Two Independent Candidates Win Council Seats in Pontypool Community Council By-Election

TWO independent candidates have won council seats in a by-election in which Reform UK was the only party to stand candidates. 
Independent Giles Davies, who is already a Torfaen Borough Councillor for Abersychan, topped the poll to fill one of two vacancies on Pontypool Community Council. 
Cllr Davies was previously a Labour member of the community council and resigned from its ruling group on the borough council in 2023 in a row over changes to the frequency of rubbish collections. 
He received 224 votes to win one of two seats to represent the Abersychan and Cwmavon ward on the community council. The second seat was one by independent candidate Lloyd Hughes who won 155 votes. 
He was previously a member of the Restore Britain party, founded by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe, from March to August this year. 
The by-election was called after the ward’s former Labour councillors, married couple Jules and Bob Rogers, were automatically removed in August after failing to attend any meetings for six months. 
Labour remains the largest party on Pontypool Community Council with 14 members while Reform has three and the Conservatives two. 
Abersychan and Cwmavon by-election  
Result   ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Giles Douglas Davies, Independent 224 elected 
Lloyd Hughes, Independent 155 elected 
Andy Millard, Reform UK 125 
Matt Ford, Reform UK 118 
Ali Henderson, Independent 67 
Fraser James Henderson 28  ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

Spoilt: 2 
Turnout: 14.66 per cent  ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​

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By BBC LDRS ‌​‌​‌​​​‍‌​‌​​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌‌​​