A by-election was held in the Welsh parliamentary constituency of Islwyn on 16 February 1995 following the resignation on 20 January of Neil Kinnock who was appointed as a European Commissioner.[1][2]
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The Islwyn seat in the House of Commons. Elected by simple majority using first past the post. Triggered by resignation of incumbent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Whilst being a safe Labour seat and a comfortable victory, the Conservative party suffered a serious drop in support which saw them lose their deposit, gaining less than 5% of the vote. The Conservative candidate, Robert Buckland, would later be elected as MP for South Swindon 15 years later, and would go on to serve in the cabinet.[1]
Result
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Don Touhig | 16,030 | 69.2 | −5.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Jocelyn Davies | 2,933 | 12.7 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Bushell | 2,448 | 10.6 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Robert Buckland | 913 | 3.9 | −10.9 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 506 | 2.2 | +0.9 | |
UKIP | Hugh Hughes | 289 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Trevor Rees | 47 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,097 | 56.5 | −3.0 | ||
Turnout | 23,166 | 45.1 | −36.3 | ||
Registered electors | 50,971 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | -2.90 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Patricia Wynn Davies (17 February 1995). "Conservatives trounced in poll". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "Islwyn". Caerphilly Observer. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2020.