Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)

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Not to be confused with Torfaen (National Assembly for Wales constituency).
Torfaen
County constituency
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

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Torfaen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Murphy 20,472 56.9 -5.2
Conservative Nick Ramsay 5,681 15.8 -0.1
Liberal Democrat 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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Paul Murphy 21,883 62.1 -7.0
Conservative Jason Evans 5,603 15.9 +3.6
Liberal Democrat 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

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Constituencies in Wales
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Conservative
Plaid Cymru
Independent
Wales European constituency: Labour (2) · Conservative (1) · Plaid Cymru (1)


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