Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards}}
{{Distinguish|Torfaen (Senedd constituency)}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency main
|name = Torfaen
|parliament = uk
|year = 1983
|abolished =
|type = County
|previous = Pontypool
|next =
|population =
|mp = Nick Thomas-Symonds
|party = Welsh Labour|Labour
|region = Wales
|county = Gwent
|european = Wales
|national = Torfaen, South Wales East
|elects_howmany = One
|towns = Cwmbran, Pontypool, Blaenavon
|image2=File:Torfaen2024Constituency.svg|caption2=Location of the constituency within Wales|image={{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}|caption=Interactive map of the constituency.}}
Torfaen is a constituency{{#tag:ref|A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in Wales represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Nick Thomas-Symonds, a member of the Labour Party who also serves as the Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office under the government of Keir Starmer.{{#tag:ref|As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.|group= n}} It was established for the 1983 general election.
The constituency retained its name and gained wards, as part of the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies and under the June 2023 final recommendations of the Boundary Commission for Wales for the 2024 general election.{{Cite book |url=https://bcomm-wales.gov.uk/sites/bcomm/files/review/E02859434_Boundary%20Commission%20Wales%202023_English_Web%20Accessible_V03.pdf |title=2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies - The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituencies in Wales |date=28 June 2023 |publisher=Boundary Commission for Wales}}
Boundaries
1983–2024: The Borough of Torfaen, excluding the communities of Croesyceiliog and Llanyrafon which were part of the Monmouth constituency.
2024–present: Under the 2023 review, the constituency was defined as being composed of the whole of the County Borough of Torfaen, with Croesyceiliog and Llanyrafon being transferred from the now abolished constituency of Monmouth, which was replaced by Monmouthshire.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/made |at=Schedule 4 (Wales)}}
The constituency covers the new town of Cwmbran, Pontypool, and its surrounding districts and stretches as far north as Blaenavon.
History
The area is traditionally a Labour Party stronghold with a majority of around 9,000. The community of New Inn is the only strong Conservative area. It voted Labour even amidst the huge Conservative majorities of 1983 and 1987. However, 2019 saw the lowest Labour majority in Torfaen in the seat's history, of only 3,742 votes, in part due to 60.8% of voters choosing the Leave vote in the 2016 EU membership referendum.{{Cite web |title=Revised estimates of leave vote in Westminster constituencies |url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wTK5dV2_YjCMsUYlwg0l48uWWf44sKgG8uFVMv5OWlA/edit?gid=893960794#gid=893960794 |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Google Docs |language=en-US}} In the 2024 United Kingdom general election Labour increased their majority to 7,322 votes.
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Election | Member{{Rayment-hc|t|2|date=March 2012}} | Party |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |
|1983 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |
|1987 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Welsh Labour}}" |
|2015 |
Elections
=Elections in the 2020s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Torfaen{{cite web|date=2024-06-07|title=UK Parliamentary Election: Torfaen Constituency - Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll|url=https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/Parliamentary/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll.pdf|website=Torfaen County Borough Council|language=en}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party=Labour Party (UK)
|candidate=
Nick Thomas-Symonds|votes=15,176|percentage=42.5|change=−0.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Ian Williams|votes=7,854|percentage=22.0|change=+8.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welsh Conservatives|candidate=Nathan Edmunds|votes=5,737|percentage=16.1|change=−17.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Plaid Cymru|candidate=Matthew Jones|votes=2,571|percentage=7.2|change=+3.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Philip Davies|votes=1,705|percentage=4.8|change=+2.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Welsh Liberal Democrats|candidate=Brendan Roberts|votes=1,644|percentage=4.6|change=−0.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Lee Dunning|votes=881|percentage=2.5|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Heritage Party (UK)|candidate=Nikki Brooke|votes=137|percentage=0.4|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority|votes=7,322|percentage=20.5|change=+10.5}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=35,705|percentage=49.9|change=−10.3}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 71,738
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing = −4.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan="4" | 2019 notional result {{#tag:ref|Estimate of the 2019 general election result as if the revised boundaries recommended under the 2023 boundary review were in place|group= n}} {{Cite web |date= |title=Torfaen notional election - December 2019 |url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/2358 |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=UK Parliament}} |
|---|
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" |Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" |Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % |
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |18,616 | align="right" |42.7 |
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}}
| align="right" |14,506 | align="right" |33.3 |
| {{party color cell|Brexit Party}}
| align="right" |5,742 | align="right" |13.2 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}}
| align="right" |2,157 | align="right" |5.0 |
| {{party color cell|Plaid Cymru}}
| align="right" |1,566 | align="right" |3.6 |
| {{party color cell|Green Party of England and Wales}}
| align="right" |966 | align="right" |2.2 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0" | |
| colspan="2" |Majority
| align="right" |4,110 | align="right" |9.4 |
| colspan="2" |Turnout
| align="right" |43,553 | align="right" |61.7 |
| colspan="2" |Electorate
| align="right" |70,591 |
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2019: Torfaen{{Cite web|url=https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/UK-Parliamentary-Election/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated.pdf|title=Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll|date=14 November 2019|website=Torfaen County Borough Council|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114173930/https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/UK-Parliamentary-Election/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2019|access-date=14 November 2019}}{{cite news|title=Torfaen Parliamentary constituency|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/W07000053|website=Election 2019 Results|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=Election-Results/General-Election-2019|url=https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/Results/Parliamentary/12-12-2019-UK-Parliamentary-General-Election.pdf|website=Torfaen County Borough Council|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Nick Thomas-Symonds
|votes = 15,546
|percentage = 41.8
|change = −15.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Graham Smith
|votes = 11,804
|percentage = 31.8
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Brexit Party
|candidate = David Thomas
|votes = 5,742
|percentage = 15.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = John Miller
|votes = 1,831
|percentage = 4.9
|change = +2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Morgan Bowler-Brown
|votes = 1,441
|percentage = 3.9
|change = −1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Andrew Heygate-Browne
|votes = 812
|percentage = 2.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 126
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,742
|percentage = 10.0
|change = −16.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,176
|percentage = 60.2
|change = −2.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 61,743
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −8.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
Of the 126 rejected ballots:
- 100 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 26 voted for more than one candidate.
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2017: Torfaen{{Cite web|url=https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/June-2017/Statement-of-Persons-Nominated-and-Notice-of-Poll.pdf|title=Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll|date=18 June 2017|website=Torfaen County Borough Council}}{{cite news|title=Torfaen Parliamentary constituency|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000053#election2017-logo|website=Election 2017 Results|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=2017 Results|url=https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/Results/Parliamentary/08-06-17-UK-Parliamentary-General-Election.pdf|website=Torfaen County Borough Council|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Nick Thomas-Symonds
|votes = 22,134
|percentage = 57.6
|change = +13.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Graham Smith
|votes = 11,894
|percentage = 31.0
|change = +7.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Jeff Rees
|votes = 2,059
|percentage = 5.4
|change = −0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Ian Williams
|votes = 1,490
|percentage = 3.9
|change = −15.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Andrew Best
|votes = 852
|percentage = 2.2
|change = −1.2
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 62
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,240
|percentage = 26.6
|change = +5.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 38,494
|percentage = 62.2
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 61,839
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +2.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
Of the 62 rejected ballots:
- 39 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 23 voted for more than one candidate.
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2015: Torfaen{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=May 2015 Election Result|url=http://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/Results/Parliamentary/07-05-2015-UKParliamentaryGeneralElection.pdf|website=Declaration of the result of the poll|publisher=Torfaen County Borough Council|access-date=15 September 2015}}{{cite news|title=Torfaen Parliamentary constituency|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000053#election2015-logo|website=Election 2015 Results|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Nick Thomas-Symonds
|votes = 16,938
|percentage = 44.6
|change = −0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Graham Smith
|votes = 8,769
|percentage = 23.1
|change = +3.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Ken Beswick
|votes = 7,203
|percentage = 19.0
|change = +16.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Boydd Hackley-Green
|votes = 2,169
|percentage = 5.7
|change = +0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Alison Willott
|votes = 1,271
|percentage = 3.4
|change = −13.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Matt Cooke{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11563245.greens-announce-candidate-for-torfaen/|title=Greens announce candidate for Torfaen|website=South Wales Argus|date=28 October 2014 }}
|votes = 746
|percentage = 2.0
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Cox
|votes = 697
|percentage = 1.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of Britain
|candidate = Mark Griffiths
|votes = 144
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 68
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,169
|percentage = 21.5
|change = −3.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,937
|percentage = 61.3
|change = −0.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 61,896
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −1.6
}}
{{Election box end}}
Of the 68 rejected ballots:
- 47 were either unmarked or it was uncertain who the vote was for.
- 21 voted for more than one candidate.
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2010: Torfaen{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013}}[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/w13.stm BBC News Election Coverage] - Torfaen{{cite web |title=Results |url=https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/Results/Parliamentary/06-05-2010-UK-Parliamentary-General-Election.pdf|website=Torfaen County Borough Council|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Paul Murphy
|votes = 16,847
|percentage = 44.8
|change = −12.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Jonathan H. Burns
|votes = 7,541
|percentage = 20.0
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = David P. Morgan
|votes = 6,264
|percentage = 16.6
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Rhys G. ab Elis
|votes = 2,005
|percentage = 5.3
|change = −0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Jennifer Noble
|votes = 1,657
|percentage = 4.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Fred Wildgust
|votes = 1,419
|percentage = 3.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Gareth Dunn
|votes = 862
|percentage = 2.3
|change = −0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Richard Turner-Thomas
|votes = 607
|percentage = 1.6
|change = −0.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Owen Clarke
|votes = 438
|percentage = 1.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 46
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,306
|percentage = 24.8
|change = −16.3
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 37,640
|percentage = 61.5
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 61,183
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −8.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
Of the 46 rejected ballots:
=Elections in the 2000s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2005: Torfaen{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/vote2005/html/583.stm|title=Torfaen parliamentary constituency - Election 2005|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}{{cite web |title= 2005 Results |url=https://www.torfaen.gov.uk/en/Related-Documents/Elections/Results/Parliamentary/05-05-2005-Parliamentary-Election.pdf|website=Torfaen County Borough Council|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Paul Murphy
|votes = 20,472
|percentage = 56.9
|change = −5.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Nick Ramsay
|votes = 5,681
|percentage = 15.8
|change = −0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Veronica Watkins
|votes = 5,678
|percentage = 15.8
|change = +4.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Aneurin Preece
|votes = 2,242
|percentage = 6.2
|change = −1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = David Rowlands
|votes = 1,145
|percentage = 3.2
|change = +1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Richard Turner-Thomas
|votes = 761
|percentage = 2.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14,791
|percentage = 41.1
|change = −5.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,979
|percentage = 59.3
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 60,665
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −2.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2001: Torfaen{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/583.stm|title=BBC NEWS >Torfaen|publisher=BBC News |work=Vote 2001 |date=7 June 2001|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Paul Murphy
|votes = 21,883
|percentage = 62.1
|change = −7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Jason Evans
|votes = 5,603
|percentage = 15.9
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Alan Masters
|votes = 3,936
|percentage = 11.2
|change = −0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Stephen Smith
|votes = 2,720
|percentage = 7.7
|change = +5.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|candidate = Brenda Vipass
|votes = 657
|percentage = 1.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Socialist Alliance
|candidate = Stephen Bell
|votes = 443
|percentage = 1.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,280
|percentage = 46.2
|change = −10.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 35,242
|percentage = 57.7
|change = −14.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 61,115
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = −5.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1990s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1997: Torfaen{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/vote2001/results_constituencies/constituencies/583.stm|title=BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Torfaen|date=1 May 1997|work=Vote 2001|publisher=BBC News|access-date=11 April 2020}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Paul Murphy
|votes = 29,863
|percentage = 69.1
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Neil Parish
|votes = 5,327
|percentage = 12.3
|change = −8.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jean Gray
|votes = 5,249
|percentage = 12.1
|change = −1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Referendum Party
|candidate = Deborah Holler
|votes = 1,245
|percentage = 2.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Robert Gough
|votes = 1,042
|percentage = 2.4
|change = −0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Roger Coghill
|votes = 519
|percentage = 1.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 24,536
|percentage = 56.8
|change = +13.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,245
|percentage = 71.7
|change = −5.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 60,343
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +6.5
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1992: Torfaen{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|
url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Paul Murphy
|votes = 30,352
|percentage = 64.1
|change = +5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Mark Watkins
|votes = 9,598
|percentage = 20.3
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Malcolm Hewson
|votes = 6,178
|percentage = 13.1
|change = −6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate for alliance|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|side = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = John Cox
|votes = 1,210
|percentage = 2.6
|change = +1.4
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 20,754
|percentage = 43.8
|change = +5.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 47,338
|percentage = 77.5
|change = +1.9
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 61,104
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +2.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin|title=General election 1987: Torfaen{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Paul Murphy
|votes = 26,577
|percentage = 58.7
|change = +11.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Blackburn
|votes = 9,027
|percentage = 19.9
|change = −8.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Robert Gordon
|votes = 8,632
|percentage = 19.1
|change = −3.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Jill Evans
|votes = 577
|percentage = 1.2
|change = −0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Melvin John Witherden
|votes = 450
|percentage = 1.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,550
|percentage = 38.8
|change = +19.8
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 45,263
|percentage = 75.6
|change = +1.2
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 59,896
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Welsh Labour
|swing = +9.9
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1983: Torfaen{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Leo Abse
|votes = 20,678
|percentage = 47.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Graham Blackburn
|votes = 12,393
|percentage = 28.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Welsh Conservatives
|candidate = Peter Martin
|votes = 9,751
|percentage = 22.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Plaid Cymru
|candidate = Phyllis Cox
|votes = 896
|percentage = 2.1
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 8,285
|percentage = 19.0
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 43,718
|percentage = 74.4
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 58,739
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Welsh Labour
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/edates.htm Politics Resources] (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- [http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/flatfile.html Electoral Calculus] (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- [http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7979/CBP-7979.pdf 2017 Election] House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
- [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/ A Vision Of Britain Through Time] (Constituency elector numbers)
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/13418.html Torfaen UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/66104.html Torfaen UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/169019.html Torfaen UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1983