Jay Cooper has stepped down less than a week after being elected to represent the Bootle West ward on Sefton Council in Merseyside18:33, 13 May 2026Updated 18:34, 13 May 2026View 3 ImagesJay Cooper has quit Reform UKA Reform councillor who claimed the Holocaust was a “hoax” has quit just days after being elected.Jay Cooper was chosen to represent the Bootle West ward on Sefton Council in Merseyside in last week’s local elections, winning 705 votes. But less than a week into the job, the councillor has stepped down over vile comments made on social media last year.Sharing an article about...