How Nick Thomas-Symonds votes
Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 83 votes, they went the other way.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Nick Thomas-Symonds has 8 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 11 August 2026 - £60.03 | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 26 June 2026 - £101.82 | 27 Jun 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 26 June 2026 - £496.08 | 27 Jun 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 25 November 2025 - £529.27 | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Honorary Fellowship of St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. This is an unpaid role. | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Member of the Neighbourhood Board for Cwmbran in my capacity as the local MP. This is an unpaid role. | 21 May 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Barrister, not currently practising. | 3 Jun 2015 |
| Employment and earnings | Royalties for books | – |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Nick Thomas-Symonds has not asked any written questions in the last 12 months. Government ministers cannot ask them, so this can simply reflect an MP’s role.
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
62 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Nick Thomas-Symonds represents Torfaen. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Nick Thomas-Symonds won with 43% of the votes, and Ian Williams (Reform UK) came second with 22%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Thomas-Symonds | Labour | 15,176 | 42.5% |
| Ian Williams | Reform UK | 7,854 | 22.0% |
| Nathan Edmunds | Conservative | 5,737 | 16.1% |
| Matthew Jones | Plaid Cymru | 2,571 | 7.2% |
| Philip Davies | Green Party | 1,705 | 4.8% |
| Brendan Roberts | Liberal Democrat | 1,644 | 4.6% |
| Lee Dunning | Independent | 881 | 2.5% |
| Nikki Brooke | Heritage Party | 137 | 0.4% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
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