The local authorityCouncil · welsh_council · Wales
Torfaen.
Labour Party-controlled welsh_council. 18 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
Net revenue · —
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Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
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For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
31/42
Labour Party 74%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Torfaen is a welsh_council controlled by Labour Party (31 of 42 seats). It covers 18 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Lab 31Independent Berwick Hills Resident 11
Labour Party 74% · last contested 5 May 2022
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Tew | Ind | Abersychan | 2022 |
| Giles Davies | Lab | Abersychan | 2022 |
| Lynda Clarkson | Lab | Abersychan | 2022 |
| Janet Jones | Ind | Blaenavon | 2022 |
| Liam James Cowles | Lab | Blaenavon | 2022 |
| Nick Horler | Ind | Blaenavon | 2022 |
| Fiona Claire Cross | Lab | Coed Eva | 2022 |
| Joanne Gauden | Lab | Croesyceiliog | 2022 |
| Richard Giles Clark | Lab | Croesyceiliog | 2022 |
| Jayne Watkins | Lab | Fairwater | 2022 |
| Rose Seabourne | Lab | Fairwater | 2022 |
| Mandy Owen | Lab | Greenmeadow | 2022 |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torfaen | 18 | 100% | Nick Thomas-Symonds | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
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CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Torfaen
Not yet ingested for Torfaen
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
Pending ingest at LAD level