AN NHS mental health support worker has been selected as the Conservative candidate for the Vale of Clwyd in next year’s Welsh Assembly elections.

Cllr Gareth Lloyd Davies is currently a member of both Prestatyn town council, and Denbighshire county council. Aged 30 he has worked in the NHS for nine years

Cllr Davies said: “The election may seem like a long way off, but I plan to use that time to get out and about and speak to as many people as possible. I want them to know I would be a strong voice for them in the Assembly.”

Gareth said: “Health will be my number one priority when it comes to campaigning. The bottom line is, the people of this constituency deserve better.

The next Welsh Assembly election is due to take place on 6th May 2021.

In the last elections in 2016 Labour won the seat with 39.5 per cent of the votes, with the Conservatives coming second with 36.4 per cent.