Torsten Bell

Torsten Bell

Labour (Co-op) Sitting member
Constituency
Swansea West
Region
Wales
Member since
4 July 2024

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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