Politics · United Kingdom · 11 hrs ago
Evesham Council to Vote on No-Confidence Motion Against Emma Nishigaki
Evesham Town Council is due to consider a motion of no confidence against councillor Emma Nishigaki on October 12, 2026.
The motion followed a petition presented by district councillor Craig Reeves, which had 736 signatures and called for Nishigaki to resign.
The petition refers to a 2025 investigation that found she breached the councillor code of conduct in several respects, and to a formal censure by the council.
Nishigaki rejects allegations of inappropriate behaviour and describes the campaign against her as a witch hunt.
The planned vote is believed to be the first of its kind in the council’s 421-year history, but it cannot remove her from office.
The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
and is open to the public and press.
Nishigaki has said she plans to stand for re-election in 2027.
Evesham Town Council is scheduled to consider a no-confidence motion against councillor Emma Nishigaki on October 12, 2026.
The motion follows a petition presented by district councillor Craig Reeves, which contained 736 signatures and called for Nishigaki to resign.
The petition cited a 2025 conduct investigation and formal censure by the council.
Nishigaki rejects allegations of inappropriate behaviour and describes the campaign against her as a witch hunt.
The vote is understood to be the first of its kind in the council’s 421-year history, but it cannot remove Nishigaki from office.
- Who
- Evesham Town Council is due to consider a motion against councillor Emma Nishigaki, following a petition by district councillor Craig Reeves.
- What
- The council is scheduled to vote on a motion of no confidence. The vote cannot remove Nishigaki from office.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
- Where
- Evesham Town Council. The meeting is open to the public and press.
- Why
- Reeves’s petition called for Nishigaki’s resignation and cited concerns about her conduct, including a 2025 investigation and censure.
Craig Reeves and petition supporters
Emma Nishigaki
Conduct and standards
Craig Reeves and petition supporters
Reeves and petition supporters say Nishigaki failed to meet expected ethical standards and point to findings of a 2025 conduct investigation and a council censure.
Emma Nishigaki
Nishigaki rejects allegations of inappropriate behaviour and says she has been targeted and mistreated.
Resignation and vote
Craig Reeves and petition supporters
The petition calls for Nishigaki to resign and for the council to debate a no-confidence motion.
Emma Nishigaki
Nishigaki says the ballot box is the democratic process that matters and that she will not resign.
A conduct investigation following complaints from three members of the public concluded that Nishigaki had breached the councillor code in several respects.
Evesham Town Council formally censured Nishigaki.
Reeves presented a petition with 736 signatures to the council.
The council is scheduled to consider the no-confidence motion at a meeting open to the public and press.
- Petition signatures
- 736
- Petition presented
- September 28, 2026
- Scheduled meeting
- October 12, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
- Council
- Evesham Town Council
- Ward represented by Nishigaki
- Avon
- Council history
- The vote is understood to be the first of its kind in the council’s 421-year history.
What people are saying
Enough is enough. This issue is bigger than one individual pursuit - it is time for our town to stand up for better standards of behaviour in public office.
My fixations with truth and honesty, and openness should be an asset to the council.
I completely deny any inappropriate behaviour in the market square.
Only the opinion of the ballot box matters and that is due in may next year.
Sources
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