Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)
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Not to be confused with Torfaen (Assembly constituency).
Coordinates: 51°41′46″N 3°03′47″W / 51.696°N 3.063°W
| Torfaen | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Torfaen in Wales. |
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| Preserved county | Gwent |
| Electorate | 61,806 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Cwmbran, Pontypool, Blaenavon |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Paul Murphy (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Pontypool |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | South Wales East |
| European Parliament 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. It voted Labour even amidst the huge Conservative majorities of 1983 and 1987. The area covers the new town of Cwmbran, Pontypool and its surrounding districts and stretches as far north as Blaenavon.
[edit] Members of Parliament
The seat has been represented since 1987 by Paul Murphy of the Labour Party.
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Leo Abse | Labour | |
| 1987 | Paul Murphy | Labour | |
[edit] Elections
[edit] Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Torfaen [3] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paul Murphy | 16,847 | 44.8 | -12.1 | |
| Conservative | Jonathan Burns | 7,541 | 20.0 | +4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | David Morgan | 6,264 | 16.6 | +0.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Rhys ab Elis | 2,005 | 5.3 | -0.9 | |
| BNP | Jennifer Noble | 1,657 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| Independent | Fred Wildgust | 1,419 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| UKIP | Gareth Dunn | 862 | 2.3 | -0.9 | |
| Independent | Richard Turner-Thomas | 607 | 1.6 | -0.5 | |
| Green | Owen Clarke | 438 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 9,306 | 24.7 | |||
| Turnout | 37,640 | 61.5 | +2.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
[edit] Elections in the 2000s
| 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 | |
| UKIP | 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 | |
| UKIP | 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] Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Torfaen[4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Paul Murphy | 30,352 | 64.1 | +5.4 | |
| Conservative | Mark C. Watkins | 9,598 | 20.3 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Malcolm G. Hewson | 6,178 | 13.1 | −6.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru/Green Party | Dr. John I. Cox | 1,210 | 2.6 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 20,754 | 43.8 | +5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 47,338 | 77.5 | +1.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
- ^ BBC News Election Coverage - Torfaen
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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