Councillor David Thomas has posted on X that he and two other Llantarnam independent councillors are joining Reform UK.
David Thomas, Jason O’Connell and Alan Slade said they had been drawn to Reform's "common sense" approach to politics.
Mr Thomas posted to X:
Well, here goes. .
After much careful thought and consideration, we are today joining Reform UK.
We’re humbled to be Llantarnam Councillors, proud to serve our electorate! We’ve decided to join Reform UK Wales who share our vision of a new way of politics, and ultimately help us achieve better outcomes for our residents at local and national government.
We will always stand up for the people of Llantarnam and always put the people before any party. @reformparty_uk
Big thank you to @LeeAndersonMP_ for coming down and celebrating our day.
Before they were independent Mr Thomas and Mr Slade were Labour councillors, while Mr O'Connell was a Conservative.
https://twitter.com/cllr_thomas/status/1825525464854626753
Lee Anderson MP visited the new Reform UK councillors in Wales to welcome them to the party.
https://twitter.com/LeeAndersonMP_/status/1825492290921488582
