THE Conservatives have completed a hattrick of by-election victories over Reform though Nigel Farage’s party has gained another community councillor in Torfaen.

Conservative candidate Lisa Dymock triumphed in the by-election to Portskewett Community Council which is the third consecutive week the Tories have defeated Reform candidates in elections to the volunteer councils in Monmouthshire.

Cllr Dymock, who already represents the Portskewett ward on Monmouthshire County Council, was congratulated on her victory in the village’s Leechpool ward by the party’s leader in the Senedd, Darren Millar and the UK party’s deputy chairman Matt Vickers MP.

The Welsh Tory chief posted on social media platform X “Another cracking by-election result for the @Conservatives here in Wales!” while shadow cabinet member Mr Vickers posted congratulations and: “Smashing result from the @WelshConserv team!”

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