Education
She was educated at The John Bentley School and the University of Bath, where she graduated with a degree in biochemistry, later obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy in pharmacology.
She was educated at The John Bentley School and the University of Bath, where she graduated with a degree in biochemistry, later obtaining a Doctor of Philosophy in pharmacology.
She was elected in 2014. She worked as a diabetes laboratory researcher at the Royal United Hospital until being made redundant in 2009. Reid joined the Social Democratic Party during its inaugural year, 1981, and stayed with the party until its merger with the Liberals in 1988.
In 1993, Reid joined the newly founded UKIP. She was fourth on the South West region party list for the 2009 European election.
In 2010, she contested the new seat of Chippenham in the general election, finishing fourth with 1,783 votes (34%). In 2011, she became a research assistant for Trevor Colman.
Reid was elected onto Calne town council in 2013. She contested Chippenham again in 2015 - coming third.
Reid opposed the pro-European Union stance of the new Liberal Democrats and instead joined the continuing Social Democratic Party, remaining with them until their demise in 1990.