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Torfaen

Every general election in Torfaen since 1983. Latest: Nick Thomas-Symonds, Labour, majority 7,322.

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Member of Parliament

Nick Thomas-Symonds

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 7,322

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Nick Thomas-Symonds Elected sitting MPLabour15,17642.5%
Ian WilliamsReform UK7,85422.0%
Nathan EdmundsConservative5,73716.1%
Matthew JonesPlaid Cymru2,5717.2%
Philip DaviesGreen1,7054.8%
Brendan RobertsLiberal Democrats1,6444.6%
Lee DunningIndependent8812.5%
Nikki BrookeHeritage Party1370.4%
Valid votes35,705
Majority7,32220.5%

Lab hold Turnout 49.8% of 71,738 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Labour, 1983: 47.3%Labour, 1987: 58.7%Labour, 1992: 64.1%Labour, 1997: 69.1%Labour, 2001: 62.1%Labour, 2005: 56.9%Labour, 2010: 44.8%Labour, 2015: 44.7%Labour, 2017: 57.6%Labour, 2019: 41.8%Labour, 2024: 42.5%Conservative, 1983: 22.3%Conservative, 1987: 19.1%Conservative, 1992: 20.3%Conservative, 1997: 12.3%Conservative, 2001: 15.9%Conservative, 2005: 15.8%Conservative, 2010: 20.0%Conservative, 2015: 23.1%Conservative, 2017: 31.0%Conservative, 2019: 31.8%Conservative, 2024: 16.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 12.1%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 15.8%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 16.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.4%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.2%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 4.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 28.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 19.9%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.3%UK Independence Party, 2015: 19.0%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.9%Reform UK, 2024: 22.0%Brexit Party, 2019: 15.5%
Vote share in Torfaen at each general election Lab Con LD Alliance UKIP Ref Brx

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Torfaen lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Nick Thomas-SymondsRef7,32220.549.8%Lab hold
2019Lab Nick Thomas-SymondsCon3,74210.159.6%Lab hold
2017Lab Nick Thomas-SymondsCon10,24026.762.1%Lab hold
2015Lab Nick Thomas-SymondsCon8,16921.561.3%Lab hold
2010Lab Paul MurphyCon9,30624.761.5%Lab hold
2005LabCon14,79141.158.8%
2001LabCon16,28046.257.7%Lab hold
1997LabCon24,53656.771.7%
1992LabCon20,75443.877.5%Lab hold
1987LabAlliance17,55038.875.6%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance8,28519.073.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Torfaen?

Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) won Torfaen at the 2024 general election with a majority of 7,322.

Which parties have won Torfaen?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 11.

Which region is Torfaen in?

Torfaen is in Wales.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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