THE Conservatives have held off the challenge from Reform to win a community council by-election.

The vacancy on Caerwent Community Council was created as the town’s Conservative county councillor, Phil Murphy, had resigned his seat on the local voluntary council though he remains its representative on Monmouthshire County Council.

Ed Sullivan, who was listed as a ‘Local Conservative’ on the ballot paper won the Caerwent seat with 134 votes. Reform UK candidate James David Wright received just 68 votes.

Mr Sullivan said:........

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