Torfaen (Senedd constituency)
# Torfaen (Senedd constituency)

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

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 | Election | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1999 | Lynne Neagle | Labour |

## Elections

### Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Torfaen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 1,092 | 4.5 | +0.2 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 966 | 4.0 | +1.7 |
| | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | Propel | 144 | 0.6 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 68 | 0.3 | ±0.0 |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 46 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,321 | 24.8 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,935 | | |
| | Labour hold | 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 | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | Abolish | 1,000 | 4.3 | New |
| | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | Monster Raving Loony | 168 | 0.7 | New |
| | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | TUSC | 69 | 0.3 | New |
| | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | 68 | 0.3 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 58 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,498 | 19.8 | -7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,978 | 38.1 | +1.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Torfaen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,491 | 6.7 | +2.3 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 622 | 2.8 | -0.1 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 577 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | Welsh Christian | 326 | 1.5 | +0.3 |
| | English Democrat | English Democrat | English Democrat | English Democrat | English Democrat | 156 | 0.7 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 83 | 0.4 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,088 | 27.3 | +4.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,328 | 36.2 | −0.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Regional ballots rejected at the count: 164

### Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Torfaen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 1,293 | 5.6 | +3.9 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 1,020 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| | Green | Green | Green | Green | Green | 679 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 617 | 2.7 | +0.4 |
| | Independent - Colin Hobbs | Independent - Colin Hobbs | Independent - Colin Hobbs | Independent - Colin Hobbs | Independent - Colin Hobbs | 463 | 2.0 | New |
| | Welsh Christian Party | Welsh Christian Party | Welsh Christian Party | Welsh Christian Party | Welsh Christian Party | 276 | 1.2 | New |
| | English Democrat | English Democrat | English Democrat | English Democrat | English Democrat | 139 | 0.6 | New |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 89 | 0.4 | New |
| | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | CPA | 56 | 0.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,396 | 23.2 | -12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,215 | 37.1 | +5.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.2 | |

Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Torfaen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Lynne Neagle | 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 | Green | Green | Green | Green | 618 | 3.2 | Unknown |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 438 | 2.3 | Unknown |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 336 | 1.7 | New |
| | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | Cymru Annibynnol | 129 | 0.7 | New |
| | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | ProLife Alliance | 73 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,964 | 35.6 | +14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,555 | 31.7 | −7.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

2003 Electorate: 61,264 Regional ballots rejected: 335

### Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Torfaen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | Party | Candidate | 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 | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | United Socialist | Unknown | Unknown | N/A |
| | Others | Others | Others | Others | Others | 1,511 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,285 | 22.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,922 | 39.2 | N/A |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
