Reform UK councillor given community order over racist Facebook post about Nigerians

Summary

Glenn Gibbins, a Reform UK councillor who was elected to Sunderland council in May, has been handed a community order by South Tyneside magistrates for posting grossly offensive material. In a March 2024 Facebook post he wrote that there were too many Nigerians in town and that they should be melted down to fill in potholes. He described the comments as a “bit of fun”. He was sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work.

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1. The Guardian

   9 Nov 2026, 17:57 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Reform UK councillor Glenn Gibbins, elected to Sunderland council in May, was sentenced to 150 hours of unpaid work by South Tyneside magistrates over a March 2024 Facebook post about Nigerians, after he called the comments no more than a “bit of fun”.