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Coordinates: 51°39′11″N 3°11′24″W / 51.653°N 3.190°W / 51.653; -3.190

Islwyn
County constituency
IslwynConstituency.svg
Islwyn shown within Wales
Created: 1983
MP: Don Touhig
Party: Labour Co-operative
Type: House of Commons
Preserved county: Gwent
EP constituency: Wales

Islwyn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

[edit] Boundaries

This area, historically known for coal-mining, is a safe Labour Party seat latterly held by the former Leader of the Opposition Neil Kinnock.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1983 Neil Kinnock Labour
1995 by-election Don Touhig Labour Co-op

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Islwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Don Touhig 19,687 63.8 +2.3
Plaid Cymru Jim Criddle 3,947 12.8 +0.9
Liberal Democrat Lee Dillon 3,873 12.5 -0.7
Conservative Phillip Howells 3,358 10.9 +2.9
Majority 15,740 51.0
Turnout 30,865 61.0 -0.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing +0.7
General Election 2001: Islwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Don Touhig 19,505 61.5 -12.6
Liberal Democrat Kevin Etheridge 4,196 13.2 +4.8
Plaid Cymru Leigh Thomas 3,767 11.9 +5.6
Conservative Phillip Howells 2,543 8.0 +0.2
Independent Paul Taylor 1,263 4.0 N/A
Socialist Labour Mary Millington 417 1.3 N/A
Majority 15,309 48.3
Turnout 31,691 61.9 -10.2
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General Election 1997: Islwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Don Touhig 26,995 74.2 -0.2
Liberal Democrat C J Worker 3,064 8.4 +2.8
Conservative R Walters 2,864 7.9 -7.0
Plaid Cymru D Jones 2,272 6.2 +2.4
Referendum Party S M Monaghan 1,209 3.3
Majority 23,391 65.8
Turnout 72.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing
General Election 1992: Islwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Kinnock 30,908 74.3
Conservative P W Bone 6,180 14.8
Liberal Democrat A M Symonds 2,352 5.7
Plaid Cymru Green Party Joint Ticket H M Jones 1,606 3.9
Monster Raving Loony Lord David Sutch 547 1.3
Majority 24,728 59.5
Turnout 81.4
Labour hold Swing

[edit] References

[edit] See also

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Blaenau Gwent
Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition
1983 – 1992
Succeeded by
Monklands East





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