Julia Reid (née Rudman; born 16 July 1952) is a British politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the South West England region.

She was educated at Bentley Grammar School, Calne, and the University of Bath, where she graduated with a degree in biochemistry, later obtaining a PhD in pharmacology.

She worked as a diabetes laboratory researcher at Bath's Royal United Hospital until being made redundant in 2009.

Reid opposed the pro-EEC stance of the new Liberal Democrats and instead joined the continuing SDP, which turned out to be short-lived.

[5] Reid left UKIP in December 2018 in protest at the party's move to the right and, as the "final straw", the appointment of Tommy Robinson as an advisor.