Torsten Bell

Torsten Bell

Constituency: Swansea West

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

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).

Torsten Bell, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Swansea West elected in July 2024, has participated in voting at a rate of 70.20%, casting 377 votes across 537 eligible divisions and ranking 80th overall among all MPs and 58th among MPs elected in 2024. He has made 955 contributions across 154 debates, ranking 198th overall and 114th among the 2024 cohort, with a particular focus on pensions, welfare and benefits, and economic and finance issues. Bell shows a notable divergence between his strong voting participation and lower debate contributions, ranking significantly higher in voting than in debates. As a relatively new MP first elected in July 2024, he ranks 299th among all MPs for length of service and 163rd within his Labour (Co-op) parliamentary party.

Summary generated on 15/06/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

380 / 551

68.97%

Ranked #87 of 650 MPs (87th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

157 / 9879

971 total contributions

Ranked #203 of 650 MPs (69th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

6

£20,079.58

£

Total declared interests