1995 Islwyn by-election

1995 Islwyn by-election
The Islwyn seat in the House of Commons.; Elected by simple majority using first past the post.; Triggered by resignation of incumbent
Member of Parliament before election; Neil Kinnock; Labour	Elected Member of Parliament ; Don Touhig; Labour

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]

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

1995 Islwyn by-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

References

^ ^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.

[independent-1] Patricia Wynn Davies (17 February 1995). "Conservatives trounced in poll". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

[2] "Islwyn". Caerphilly Observer. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

[3] 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.

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