Preserved county Gwent European Parliament constituency Wales Number of members 1 Welsh assembly South Wales East | Electorate 61,806 (December 2010) Member of parliament Nick Thomas-Symonds Replaced by Pontypool Created from Pontypool | |
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Major settlements Cwmbran, Pontypool, Blaenavon | ||
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.
Boundaries
The area is a Labour Party stronghold with a majority of around 9,000, with the community of New Inn the only strong Conservative area. 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.
References
Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA