A torque sensor for detecting a steering torque of a steering column, wherein the steering column comprises an input shaft, an output shaft and a torsion bar connected between the input shaft and the output shaft, the torque sensor comprising: an input rotation component, capable of rotating together with the input shaft and provided with a first conducting part; an output rotation component, capable of rotating together with the output shaft and provided with a second conducting part; and an electromagnetic carrier, positioned in a positionally fixed manner and provided with a magnetic field generating means and a magnetic field detection means, wherein the magnetic field generating means is configured to generate a magnetic field penetrating the first conducting part and the second conducting part, the magnetic field detection means is configured to detect a change in the magnetic field caused by a change in the positions of the first conducting part and second conducting part in the magnetic field when the steering column is under torsional stress, and the steering torque is determined at least on the basis of the detected change in the magnetic field, wherein the first conducting part is configured to extend radially along a first plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the steering column, and the second conducting part is configured to extend radially along a second plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the steering column, characterised in that, the first conducting part and the second conducting part are disposed at the same side of the electromagnetic carrier so as to be adjacent to the electromagnetic carrier, preferably at that side of the electromagnetic carrier which is adjacent to the input shaft. an input rotation component, capable of rotating together with the input shaft and provided with a first conducting part; an output rotation component, capable of rotating together with the output shaft and provided with a second conducting part; and an electromagnetic carrier, positioned in a positionally fixed manner and provided with a magnetic field generating means and a magnetic field detection means, wherein the magnetic field generating means is configured to generate a magnetic field penetrating the first conducting part and the second conducting part, the magnetic field detection means is configured to detect a change in the magnetic field caused by a change in the positions of the first conducting part and second conducting part in the magnetic field when the steering column is under torsional stress, and the steering torque is determined at least on the basis of the detected change in the magnetic field, wherein the first conducting part is configured to extend radially along a first plane perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the steering column, and the second conducting part is configured to extend radially along a second plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the steering column, characterised in that, the first conducting part and the second conducting part are disposed at the same side of the electromagnetic carrier so as to be adjacent to the electromagnetic carrier, preferably at that side of the electromagnetic carrier which is adjacent to the input shaft.