Islwyn by-election, 1995
A by-election was held in the Welsh parliamentary constituency of Islwyn on 16 February 1995 following the resignation of Neil Kinnock who was appointed as a European 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 - by gaining less than 5% of the vote.[1]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Don Touhig | 16,030 | 69.2 | −5.1 | |
Plaid Cymru | Jocelyn Davies | 2,933 | 12.7 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrat | 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
References
- 1 2 Patricia Wynn Davies (2005-02-17). "Conservatives trounced in poll". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ↑ "Islwyn". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
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