A COMMUNITY volunteer has said she is happy to defend Labour’s “strong track record” in a council by-election.

Voters will be going to the polls in Trevethin and Penygarn in a by-election targeted by the Reform UK Party as a chance to win its first council seat in Wales.

But Toniann Phillips, who will be attempting to ensure the Torfaen Borough Council seat remains in Labour hands, has said she isn’t concerned at strong polling both across the UK and in Wales for the party led by Nigel Farage and formed from the former Brexit Party.

“After canvassing and having spoken to a lot of people on the ground they say it’s a local election and the by-election is for people to vote on local matters so I don’t think it will be an issue,” said the Labour candidate.

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