1995 Islwyn by-election
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Aby-electionwas held in theWelshparliamentary constituencyofIslwynon 16 February 1995 following the resignation on 20 January ofNeil Kinnockwho was appointed as aEuropean Commissioner.[1][2]
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 forSouth Swindon15 years later, and would go on to serve in the cabinet.[1]
Result
[edit]Party | 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 | ||||
Labourhold | Swing | -2.90 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abPatricia Wynn Davies (17 February 1995)."Conservatives trounced in poll".The Independent.Archivedfrom the original on 1 May 2022.Retrieved1 March2011.
- ^"Islwyn".Caerphilly Observer.Archived fromthe originalon 11 September 2011.Retrieved1 March2011.
- ^Boothroyd, David."Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament".United Kingdom Election Results.Archived fromthe originalon 20 July 2017.Retrieved14 February2020.