Torfaen: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Torfaen is represented in the House of Commons by Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour). On 4 July 2024 Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) won 15,176 votes, 42.5% of the valid vote; Ian Williams (Reform UK) came second with 7,854. 35,705 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 71,738, 49.8% of those registered. The majority was 7,322.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Torfaen has the 42nd lowest population of the 575 constituencies with this figure (94,119).
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 94,119; the estimate for 2014 was 90,866. There were more residents aged 65 and over (19,928) than children under 16 (17,200).
Workplaces in Torfaen accounted for 37,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 2,825 local units for March 2026.
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £200,000 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £121,500. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 98th lowest of 575 constituencies. 994 sales were registered in the period, against 1,085 in the year to March 2025.
At the 2021 Census there were 40,241 households and 734.1 residents per square kilometre; 22.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 24.9% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In 2024/25, 27.9% of children under 16 in Torfaen (4,794) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 20.7% in 2021/22 to 22.5% in 2024/25.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 74.7% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 4.4 points. 24.0% were economically inactive.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £36,068 for jobs in Torfaen and £39,170 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). In April 2024 the residents' figure was £33,325. The residents' figure ranks 271st highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 2,090 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 3.7%. September 2025 had 2,040.
MP
Nick Thomas-Symonds, Labour
- MP for Torfaen since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Nick Thomas-Symonds on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Nick Thomas-Symonds in Hansard, from 12 October 2026 to 26 October 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 750 spoken contributions by Nick Thomas-Symonds since 4 July 2024.
Only on Friday, I spoke to a constituent who gave notice of retirement in March and still has not had his pensions quote.
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The hon. Gentleman speaks powerfully on behalf of his constituents in Scotland; I have had many emails on this issue from my constituents in Wales. Does he agree that when it comes to testing, all men are at high risk?
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I have one final point. As I said in my speech, there is also an issue around how the UK Government calculated how much money went to the North York Moors National Park Authority for recovery from a peat fire, which is also the situation in Torfaen.
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Talking about people on the frontline, I am sure the Minister shares my horror that our firefighters did not have the personal protective equipment that they needed.
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In my negotiations with Commissioner Šefčovič, I agreed not only the re-accession of the United Kingdom to Erasmus+, but that at this year’s summit we would deliver the food and drink agreement to bear down on costs in supermarkets and an emissions trading scheme linkage meaning …
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Thomas-Symonds | Labour | 15,176 | 42.5% | −0.2 |
| Ian Williams | Reform UK | 7,854 | 22.0% | +8.8 |
| Nathan Edmunds | Conservative | 5,737 | 16.1% | −17.2 |
| Matthew Jones | Plaid Cymru | 2,571 | 7.2% | +3.6 |
| Philip Davies | Green Party | 1,705 | 4.8% | +2.6 |
| Brendan Roberts | Liberal Democrat | 1,644 | 4.6% | −0.3 |
| Lee Dunning | Independent | 881 | 2.5% | |
| Nikki Brooke | Heritage Party | 137 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 42.5% | Reform UK 22.0% | 7,322 | 49.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 42.7% | Conservative 33.3% | 4,110 | 61.7% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Torfaen lies within Torfaen.
- Torfaen W06000020
Who has power over Torfaen
Every body that makes decisions for Torfaen, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Gwent Police police force
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board NHS
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Senedd and Welsh Government makes law for Wales on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Torfaen this page: Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Torfaen?
Nick Thomas-Symonds (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Torfaen?
The House of Commons Library records 15,176 votes for Nick Thomas-Symonds of Labour and a majority of 7,322; 49.8% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Torfaen?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 2,090, 3.7% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Torfaen?
£200,000: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Torfaen?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £39,170 (April 2025).
How many children in Torfaen live in low income families?
4,794 children under 16, 27.9%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Torfaen?
94,119 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.