Editing Torfaen (section)

==Politics==
Torfaen is historically a safe [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] seat and was created to replace [[Pontypool (UK Parliament constituency)|Pontypool]] for the [[1983 British general election| 1983 general election]]. Currently, the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|MP]] is [[Nick Thomas-Symonds]]. The Croesyceiliog North, Croesyceiliog South, Llanyrafon North and Llanyrafon South wards used to be part of the former [[Monmouth (UK Parliament constituency) | Monmouth]] constituency until 2024. Torfaen is also a [[Senedd]] constituency, presided over by [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] MS, [[Lynne Neagle]].

Torfaen Council has historically been a Labour-controlled authority, however the 2008 local elections saw Labour fail to win enough seats to hold a majority, resulting in a coalition with Plaid Cymru and Independent councillors.

In the 2022 local elections, Labour regained majority control of Torfaen County Borough Council, winning 30 out of a possible 40 seats.

The main council offices for Torfaen County Borough Council are situated in The Civic Centre, Pontypool.

Torfaen has six Community Councils, which are:

*Blaenavon Town Council.
*Croesyceiliog & Llanyrafon Community Council.
*Cwmbran Community Council.
*Henllys Community Council.
*Ponthir Community Council.
*Pontypool Community Council.