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1995 Islwyn by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1995 Islwyn by-election |
| country | Wales |
| type | By-election |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1992 United Kingdom general election |
| previous_year | 1992 |
| next_election | 1997 United Kingdom general election |
| next_year | 1997 |
| election_date | 16 February 1995 |
| seats_for_election | The Islwyn seat in the House of Commons. |
| Elected by simple majority using first past the post. | |
| Triggered by resignation of incumbent | |
| candidate1 | **Don Touhig** |
| image1 | {{CSS image crop |
| Image | Official portrait of Lord Touhig crop 2.jpg |
| bSize | 150 |
| cWidth | 120 |
| cHeight | 160 |
| oLeft | 15 |
| oTop | 15 |
| Location | center |
| Alt | Blank |
| party1 | Welsh Labour |
| popular_vote1 | **16,030** |
| percentage1 | **69.2%** |
| swing1 | 5.1pp |
| candidate2 | Jocelyn Davies |
| image2 | {{CSS image crop |
| Image | Jocelyn Davies 2011.jpg |
| bSize | 200 |
| cWidth | 120 |
| cHeight | 160 |
| oLeft | 35 |
| oTop | 20 |
| Location | center |
| Alt | Blank |
| party2 | Plaid Cymru |
| popular_vote2 | 2,933 |
| percentage2 | 12.7% |
| swing2 | 8.8pp |
| candidate3 | John Bushell |
| image3 | **LD** |
| party3 | Welsh Liberal Democrats |
| popular_vote3 | 2,448 |
| percentage3 | 10.6% |
| swing3 | 4.9pp |
| candidate4 | Robert Buckland |
| image4 | {{CSS image crop |
| Image | Official portrait of Robert Buckland crop 2.jpg |
| bSize | 170 |
| cWidth | 120 |
| cHeight | 160 |
| oLeft | 25 |
| oTop | 25 |
| Location | center |
| Alt | Blank |
| party4 | Welsh Conservatives |
| popular_vote4 | 913 |
| percentage4 | 3.9% |
| swing4 | 10.9pp |
| title | Member of Parliament |
| before_election | Neil Kinnock |
| after_election | Don Touhig |
| before_party | Welsh Labour |
| after_party | Welsh Labour |
Elected by simple majority using first past the post. Triggered by resignation of incumbent
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.
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.
Result
|reg. electors = 50,971
References
References
- Patricia Wynn Davies. (1995-02-17). "Conservatives trounced in poll". The Independent.
- "Islwyn". Caerphilly Observer.
- Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament".
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