Tom Pickup
Reform UK
Reform UK county councillor for Padiham and Burnley West, and Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care on the Reform-run Lancashire County Council.
Tom in the news
Robotic cats bringing comfort in Lancashire care homes and day centres
Cllr Tom Pickup: robotic pets are helping to improve wellbeing and bring moments of joy for older people using Lancashire's day centres and care homes.
Read moreLancashire publishes its adult social care 'Local Account' for 2025/26
The county council has published its annual Living Better Lives in Lancashire report, with Cllr Tom Pickup among the councillors setting out the year in a short film.
Read moreGawthorpe Hall's Great Barn reopens in Padiham after £1.35m rescue
One of the North West's finest aisled barns is open again in Padiham for the first time since 2008, after a £1.35m project to save its roof.
Read moreCllr Tom Pickup praises care worker taking on the English Channel
A Lancashire day centre support worker is swimming the English Channel for charity, and the county's cabinet member for adult social care has cheered her on.
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Council One year of Reform running Lancashire: the record in the council's own figures
In July 2026 Lancashire County Council's cabinet received the year-end financial figures for Reform's first full year in charge. Here is what they show, set against the Conservative record, and every number comes from the council's own reports.
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Council Under Reform, Lancashire's pothole queue has fallen 42 per cent
Outstanding road defects across Lancashire fell from 61,063 in September 2024 to 35,514 a year later. Our Burnley county councillors want that work in every neighbourhood.
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Council Burnley's Reform county councillors and their roles at County Hall
From cabinet to scrutiny, here are the roles and committee appointments held by Burnley and Padiham’s four Reform county councillors at Lancashire County Council.
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Council Cllr Tom Pickup appointed Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care
Burnley's Cllr Tom Pickup has joined the Lancashire County Council Cabinet, taking responsibility for Adult Social Care.
Read more Council One year of Reform at Lancashire County Council
One year on from taking control of Lancashire County Council, Reform UK has frozen councillors' allowances, set the lowest council tax rise in 12 years, and opened up the council's finances.
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Council Reform delivers Lancashire's lowest council tax rise in 12 years
Reform UK's first Lancashire budget, set on 26 February 2026, raises council tax by 3.8 per cent, the lowest rise in 12 years and well below the 4.99 per cent of the previous two years.
Read moreCllr Tom Pickup at Cabinet: a clear flag policy and a new property strategy
At the October 2025 Cabinet, Burnley's Cllr Tom Pickup spoke on the county's settled flag policy and introduced a new property strategy for Lancashire.
Read more Council Cllr Tom Pickup appointed Lead Member for Finance and Resources
Following Reform UK winning control of Lancashire County Council in May 2025, Padiham and Burnley West's Cllr Tom Pickup was given charge of the county's money as Lead Member for Finance and Resources for 2025/26.
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Council Reform UK takes control of Lancashire and wins four Burnley divisions
On 1 May 2025 Reform UK won control of Lancashire County Council for the first time, taking 53 of the 84 divisions, including four covering Burnley and Padiham.
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