Current MP
Current representation
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Labour
Male
Constituency view
Torfaen
Wales
Lab hold
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Labour15,176 - 42.5%
Reform7,854 - 22.0%
Conservative5,737 - 16.1%
Plaid Cymru2,571 - 7.2%
Green1,705 - 4.8%
Lib Dem1,644 - 4.6%
Other1,018 - 2.9%
Benefits bill · 2025/26
£289,744,578
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£3,078 total benefits bill per resident · 36% above average
- Torfaen
- £3,078
- England and Wales average
- £2,259
Ranked 75 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £289,744,578 | 159/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +17.4% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £36,068 |
- Universal Credit£151,854,732
£1,613 per resident · 12,897 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 5,776 · 1 in 10 working-age adults
- Personal Independence Payment£81,206,542
£863 per resident · 10,651 claimants (+11.8% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 3,653 · 34% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,938
- Disability Living Allowance£18,069,711
£192 per resident · 2,905 claimants
- Housing Benefit£16,114,819
£171 per resident · 2,404 claimants
- Employment Support Allowance£13,094,626
£139 per resident · 2,014 claimants
- Carer's Allowance£9,404,148
£100 per resident · 2,170 claimants
Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗
Demographics
Demographics
Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.
Ethnic composition
2021
White 97.1%White British 95.2%Asian 1.3%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.3%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 98.0%White British 96.9%Asian 1.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 99.1%White British 97.9%Asian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.4%Other 0.0%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 99.3%White British N/AAsian 0.4%Black, African or Caribbean 0.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%
Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.
2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.
2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.
1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.
Country of birth
Torfaen (2021)
UK 96.4%Other EU 1.5%Other countries 2.0%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Torfaen (2011)
UK 97.3%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 2.0%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Torfaen (2001)
UK 98.0%Other EU 0.5%Other countries 1.4%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Torfaen (1991)
UK 98.1%Other EU 1.0%Other countries 0.8%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%
1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.
Nearby seats
Constituencies around Torfaen
Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.
Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.