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

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Islwyn_by-election
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