'I do not understand the constitution' - Watch incredible moment Reform UK councillor admits she 'does not understand' what she was voting for
This is the moment a newly-elected Reform UK councillor admitted she did "not understand" what she was voting for during a chaotic meeting.
Sarah Wood confessed she 'did not know the rules' at the first full meeting of Kirklees Council since Reform UK became its largest party.
The embarrassing confession came as councillors were asked to consider electing her as a new leader for the council which is currently hung on Wednesday (May 20).
Reform UK became the biggest party after winning 29 seats during the recent local council elections but fell short overhaul control.
At the authority's Annual Council meeting, Reform put forward Coun Sarah Wood as leader in a bid to stop a Greens-led coalition taking power.
But after the Conservatives refused to back the Greens, councillors scrambled to find another way forward.
It was then proposed that Green councillor Andrew Cooper and Wood face a 'head-to-head' vote - a move which required the suspension of 'standing orders'.
Standing orders are the formal procedural rules that councils use to govern debates, votes and meetings.
But Reform councillors objected, accusing rivals of "playing political games" and trying to exploit the party's lack of council experience.
Coun Wood told the chamber: "I do not understand the constitution. I have not had sufficient time to read that as yet.
"I don't understand what standing orders are, what they're made up of, nor do I understand what an amendment is."
She added: "I suggest there is a possibility that we might vote for something that we don't understand at the moment."
Wood continued: "We are at a disadvantage, we do not necessarily know what we are voting for and therefore we consider this not to be a democratic process."
Another Reform councillor complained the group was "being manoeuvred with a game play" because they did "not know the rules".
Despite the protests, councillors eventually voted on whether to hold the proposed 'head-to-head' leadership contest.
But the motion was defeated - denying Wood the opportunity to become council leader.
With no candidate able to secure enough backing, the meeting was finally being adjourned.
Kirklees Council will now reconvene on Thursday (May 28), in another attempt to elect a leader and determine who will run the authority.