Torsten Bell
Labour MP for Swansea West
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Torsten scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 41.4% of the vote, majority of 8,515
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
High deprivation area — 27.8% child poverty rate
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
49% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Won with 41.4% of the vote, majority of 8,515
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
4,961 children in poverty in this constituency (27.8%)
Follow the Money
What Torsten claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,961 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 49% of their constituents rent
Voted against welfare scrutiny and blocked protections for disabled benefit claimants
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(1 entry)£11k
Robert Caskie (Agent), private address
Role, work or services: Paperback publication Payer: Robert Caskie (Agent), private address (Registered 1 April 2025) Payment: £10,865 Advance for paperback publication Received on: 5 March 2025. Hours: Payment relates to paperback of a book written prior to being elected. Ultimate payer: The Random House Group, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7BW (Registered 1 April 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£929
France
Paid by: Franco-British Colloque Ltd
Name of donor: Franco-British Colloque Ltd Address of donor: Station House, Station Approach, East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6QX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Food and accomodation (€1,000) and transfers (€68) while attending the Franco-British Colloque 2026 in Versailles., value £929 Destination of visit: France Dates of visit: 15 January 2026 to 17 January 2026 Purpose of visit: Franco-British Colloque 2026 (Registered 14 February 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£448
The Random House Group Ltd
Name of donor: The Random House Group Ltd Address of donor: One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7BW Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £447.65 travel expenses for literary festivals Date received: 11 February 2025 Date accepted: 11 February 2025 Donor status: company, registration 00954009 (Registered 6 March 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Torsten's Expenses
116 individual claims totalling £167,159.54 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(2 claims)£126,866.84
Payroll(1)£123,866.84
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Accommodation(21 claims)£17,459.21
Council tax(2)£8,629.60
Rent(8)£7,894.52
Utilities(4)£535.24
Hotel - UK Not London(2)£249.90
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(5)£149.95
Office Costs(86 claims)£14,951.53
Equipment - purchase(13)£5,525.51
Software & applications(5)£3,778.51
Stationery & printing(45)£1,539.43
Bought-in services(1)£1,060.00
Advertising and contact cards(5)£853.18
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(3)£685.18
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£440.52
Moving Fees(1)£300.00
Utilities(4)£274.92
Website hosting and design(2)£211.68
Postage & couriers(2)£174.60
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(1)£108.00
MP Travel(2 claims)£5,014.21
Rail(1)£2,922.16
Mileage - car(1)£2,092.05
Staff Travel(3 claims)£2,493.20
Rail(2)£1,629.25
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£863.95
Dependant Travel(2 claims)£374.55
Rail(1)£198.15
Mileage - car(1)£176.40
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Swansea West: The Real Impact
The people Torsten was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024