Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency)
| Torfaen | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Interactive map of the constituency. | |
Location of the constituency within Wales | |
| Preserved county | Gwent |
| Electorate | 70,591 (March 2020) |
| Major settlements | Cwmbran, Pontypool, Blaenavon |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Pontypool |
| Overlaps | |
| Senedd | Torfaen, South Wales East |
Torfaen is a constituency 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. 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.