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| Torfaen county borough | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 20th 126 kmē ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Pontypool |
| ISO 3166-2: | GB-TOF |
| ONS code: | 00PM |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total ( April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 17th 90,949 722 / kmē |
| Welsh language: - Any skills | Ranked 19th 14.5% |
| Politics | |
| Torfaen County Borough Council http://www.torfaen.gov.uk | |
| Control: | Labour |
| MPThis is a list of MPs elected to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Third Parliament of the United Kingdom at the UK general election, 2001, arranged by constituency. New MPs elected since the general election and changes in party allegiance are noted at: | Paul MurphyThe Right Honourable Paul Murphy (born 1948) is a British politician for the Labour Party. He is MP for Torfaen, and was appointed Secretary of State for Wales on July 28, 1999. He was moved to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on October 24, 2002. |
Torfaen is a county boroughCounty borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. History When the first county councils were created, it was decided that to let them have authority over the large tow in South WalesFor alternate meanings, see Wales (disambiguation Wales ( Welsh: Cymru pronounced /"k@mrI/ SAMPA, km IPA, 'Kumree' approximate pronunciation) is one of the four nations comprising the United Kingdom (the other three being England, Scotland and Northern Ir. It lies within the traditional boundaries of MonmouthshireMonmouthshire ( Welsh: Sir Fynwy is a county in south-east Wales. The current administrative area was created in 1996 and covers the eastern half of the traditional county namely the following towns: Abergavenny Caldicot Chepstow Monmouth Usk It was forme.
The district borders Newport to the south, MonmouthshireMonmouthshire ( Welsh: Sir Fynwy is a county in south-east Wales. The current administrative area was created in 1996 and covers the eastern half of the traditional county namely the following towns: Abergavenny Caldicot Chepstow Monmouth Usk It was forme to the east, and Blaenau GwentBlaenau Gwent is a county borough in South Wales. It borders the administrative areas of Monmouthshire and Torfaen to the east, Caerphilly to the west and Powys to the north. Its main towns are Abertillery, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale and Tredegar. The borough wa and CaerphillyCaerphilly ( Welsh: Caerffili is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, located at the bottom of the Rhymney valley, in the South Welsh Valleys. It is the site of Caerphilly castle built in the 13th and 14th centuries, and is the main town in the county borough of C to the west. Its main towns are Abersychan, Blaenavon, Cwmbran and Pontypool.
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