Torfaen

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Region: Wales
Country: Wales

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Torfaen is a small county borough in southeast Wales, centred on the towns of Cwmbran, Pontypool, and Blaenavon, the latter a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its industrial history. Modern industries and services now dominate its economy.

The local government for this district is: Torfaen County Borough Council (Wales County Borough Council).

This district page, Torfaen, is a sub-page of this region page: Wales. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Torfaen

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Torfaen

Torfaen is divided into 18 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

  • Abersychan
  • Blaenavon
  • Coed Eva
  • Croesyceiliog
  • Fairwater
  • Greenmeadow
  • Llanfrechfa and Ponthir
  • Llantarnam
  • Llanyrafon
  • New Inn
  • Panteg
  • Pontnewydd
  • Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood
  • Pontypool Fawr
  • St. Dials
  • Trevethin and Penygarn
  • Two Locks
  • Upper Cwmbran

Districts in Wales