Torfaen (Senedd constituency)
Constituency of the Senedd
Torfaen is a constituency of the Senedd . It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is also one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region , which elects four additional members , in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Boundaries
Map of current boundaries
The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Torfaen Westminster constituency .
The other seven constituencies of the South Wales East electoral region are Blaenau Gwent , Caerphilly , Islwyn , Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney , Monmouth , Newport East and Newport West .
Voting
In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method , with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.
Members of the Senedd
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
2021 Senedd election : Torfaen[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Lynne Neagle
11,572
48.3
+5.9
10,535
43.7
+3.5
Conservative
Gruff Parry
6,251
26.1
+9.0
6,084
25.2
+10.1
Plaid Cymru
Lyn Ackerman
2,564
10.7
-1.7
2,801
11.6
-1.0
Liberal Democrats
Veronica German
1,180
4.9
+2.2
765
3.2
+0.4
UKIP
Thomas Harrison
895
3.7
-18.9
645
2.7
-18.3
Reform UK
Ian Williams
730
3.0
New
474
2.0
New
Freedom Alliance (UK)
Mathew Ross-Francombe
522
2.2
New
241
1.0
New
Gwlad
Ryan Williams
239
1.0
New
240
1.0
New
Abolish
1,092
4.5
+0.2
Green
966
4.0
+1.7
Propel
144
0.6
New
Communist
68
0.3
±0.0
TUSC
46
0.2
-0.1
Majority
5,321
24.8
+5.0
Turnout
23,935
Labour hold
Swing
Regional Ballot void votes: 128. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (46), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (82)
Elections in the 2010s
Welsh Assembly Election 2016 : Torfaen
Party
Candidate
Constituency[ 4]
Regional[ 5]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Lynne Neagle
9,688
42.4
-3.8
9,264
40.2
-7.7
UKIP
Susan Boucher
5,190
22.6
New
4,842
21.0
+14.3
Conservative
Graham Smith
3,931
17.1
+2.3
3,488
15.1
-1.2
Plaid Cymru
Matthew Woolfall-Jones
2,860
12.4
+0.2
2,914
12.6
+0.9
Green
Steven Jenkins
681
3.0
New
542
2.3
-0.5
Liberal Democrats
Alison Willott
628
2.7
-1.1
656
2.8
-2.3
Abolish
1,000
4.3
New
Monster Raving Loony
168
0.7
New
TUSC
69
0.3
New
National Front
68
0.3
New
Communist
58
0.3
-0.1
Majority
4,498
19.8
−7.5
Turnout
22,978
38.1
+1.9
Labour hold
Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011 : Torfaen
Party
Candidate
Constituency[ 6]
Regional[ 7]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Lynne Neagle
10,318
46.2
+3.5
10,675
47.9
+7.5
Independent
Elizabeth Haynes
4,230
18.9
New
Conservative
Natasha Asghar
3,306
14.8
-4.7
3,630
16.3
-1.1
Plaid Cymru
Jeff Rees
2,716
12.2
+0.3
2,615
11.7
+0.6
BNP
Susan Harwood
906
4.1
New
967
4.3
-1.3
Liberal Democrats
Will Griffiths
852
3.8
-7.6
1,147
5.1
-6.0
UKIP
1,491
6.7
+2.3
Green
622
2.8
-0.1
Socialist Labour
577
2.6
-0.1
Welsh Christian
326
1.5
+0.3
English Democrat
156
0.7
New
Communist
83
0.4
±0.0
Majority
6,088
27.3
+4.1
Turnout
22,328
36.2
−0.9
Labour hold
Swing
Regional ballots rejected at the count: 164[ 8]
Elections in the 2000s
Welsh Assembly Election 2007 : Torfaen
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional[ 9]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Lynne Neagle
9,921
42.7
-9.2
9,362
40.4
-7.9
Conservative
Graham Smith
4,525
19.5
+3.2
4,031
17.4
+1.6
Blaenau Gwent People's Voice
Ian Williams
3,348
14.4
New
Plaid Cymru
Rhys ab Ellis
2,762
11.9
+1.2
2,579
11.1
+1.2
Liberal Democrats
Patrick Legg
2,659
11.4
-2.6
2,575
11.1
-1.9
BNP
1,293
5.6
+3.9
UKIP
1,020
4.4
-0.4
Green
679
2.9
-0.3
Socialist Labour
617
2.7
+0.4
Independent - Colin Hobbs
463
2.0
New
Welsh Christian Party
276
1.2
New
English Democrat
139
0.6
New
Communist
89
0.4
New
CPA
56
0.2
New
Majority
5,396
23.2
−12.4
Turnout
23,215
37.1
+5.4
Labour hold
Swing
−6.2
Welsh Assembly Election 2003 : Torfaen
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional[ 10]
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Lynne Neagle [ a]
10,152
51.9
+13.9
9,353
48.3
-3.0
Conservative
Nick Ramsay
3,188
16.3
+7.3
3,070
15.8
+3.7
Liberal Democrats
Mike German
2,746
14.0
+3.1
2,512
13.0
-0.8
Plaid Cymru
Aneurin J.M. Preece
2,092
10.7
0.2
1,913
9.9
-3.3
UKIP
David Rowlands
1,377
7.0
New
934
4.8
New
Green
618
3.2
Unknown
Socialist Labour
438
2.3
Unknown
BNP
336
1.7
New
Cymru Annibynnol
129
0.7
New
ProLife Alliance
73
0.4
New
Majority
6,964
35.6
+14.5
Turnout
19,555
31.7
−7.5
Labour hold
Swing
2003 Electorate: 61,264
Regional ballots rejected: 335
Elections in the 1990s
Welsh Assembly Election 1999 : Torfaen
Party
Candidate
Constituency
Regional
Votes
%
Votes
%
Labour
Lynne Neagle
9,080
38.0
N/A
12,300
51.3
N/A
Independent Labour
Michael B. Gough
3,795
15.9
N/A
Independent
Ingrid A. Nut
2,828
11.8
N/A
Plaid Cymru
Noel G. Turner
2,614
10.9
N/A
3,978
16.6
N/A
Liberal Democrats
Jean E. Gray
2,614
10.9
N/A
3,303
13.8
N/A
Conservative
Kay P. Thomas
2,152
9.0
N/A
2,899
12.1
N/A
Local Socialist
Stephen P. Smith
839
3.5
N/A
United Socialist
Unknown
Unknown
N/A
Others
1,511
6.3
N/A
Majority
5,285
22.1
N/A
Turnout
23,922
39.2
N/A
Labour win (new seat)
Notes
References
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