Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Torfaen County constituency |
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| Torfaen shown within Wales | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Paul Murphy |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | Gwent |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
Torfaen is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post system.
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[edit] Boundaries
The area is a Labour Party stronghold with a majority of around 15,000. The area covers the new town of Cwmbran, Pontypool and its surrounding districts and stretches as far north as Blaenavon.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- Leo Abse, Labour (1983 - 1987)
- Paul Murphy, Labour (1987 - present)
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Torfaen | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paul Murphy | 20,472 | 56.9 | -5.2 | |
| Conservative | Nick Ramsay | 5,681 | 15.8 | -0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Veronica Watkins | 5,678 | 15.8 | +4.6 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Aneurin Preece | 2,242 | 6.2 | -1.5 | |
| UK Independence | David Rowlands | 1,145 | 3.2 | +1.3 | |
| Independent | Richard Turner-Thomas | 761 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Majority | 14,791 | 41.1 | |||
| Turnout | 35,979 | 59.3 | +1.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.5 | |||
| General Election 2001: Torfaen | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paul Murphy | 21,883 | 62.1 | -7.0 | |
| Conservative | Jason Evans | 5,603 | 15.9 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Masters | 3,936 | 11.2 | -1.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Stephen Smith | 2,720 | 7.7 | +5.3 | |
| UK Independence | Brenda Vipass | 657 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| Socialist Alliance | Stephen Bell | 443 | 1.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,280 | 46.2 | |||
| Turnout | 35,242 | 57.7 | -14.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in Wales | |
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| Labour |
Aberavon | Alyn and Deeside | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Clwyd South | Conwy | Cynon Valley | Delyn | Gower | Islwyn | Llanelli | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Neath | Newport East | Newport West | Ogmore | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Swansea East | Swansea West | Torfaen | Vale of Clwyd | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | Ynys Môn |
| Liberal Democrat |
Brecon and Radnorshire | Cardiff Central | Ceredigion | Montgomeryshire |
| Conservative | |
| Plaid Cymru |
Caernarfon | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Independent | |
| Wales European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (1) | Plaid Cymru (1) | |
