Torfaen (Senedd constituency)

Not to be confused with Torfaen (UK Parliament constituency).

Torfaen
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Torfaen shown as one of the 40
Welsh Assembly constituencies
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyLabour
MSLynne Neagle
Electoral regionSouth Wales East

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
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

Election Member Party
1999 Lynne Neagle Labour

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
Notes

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

  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

References

  1. ^ "Datganiad Canlyniad Pleidlais / Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Torfaen County Borough Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ BBC News. "Elections 2021: Torfaen". BBC News. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ Sam Pilling (16 July 2021). "Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament elections 2021" (PDF). Parliament.uk. p. 39. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Wales elections > Torfaen". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Wales elections > Torfaen". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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