Torsten Bell
- Constituency
- Swansea West
- Region
- Wales
- Member since
- 4 July 2024
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 72%
- Debates contributed to
- 185
- Registered interests
- 6
- Declared value
- £20,080
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Torsten Bell is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Swansea West, elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He holds the government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions. He has cast 453 votes from 631 eligible divisions, giving a participation rate of 72%, and has made 1,072 debate contributions across 185 debates in which he participated. His top debate topics are Pensions, Welfare & Benefits, and Economy & Finance, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
453 / 631
71.79%
Ranked #332 of 655 MPs (49th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
185 / 12881
1072 total contributions
Ranked #235 of 655 MPs (64th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
6
£20,079.58
Ranked #365 of 655 MPs (44th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Torsten Bell is the Labour MP for Swansea West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury), and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions).
Constituencies
- Swansea West Jul 2024 – present
Posts held
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Jan 2025 – present
- Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury) Jan 2025 – present