Islwyn by-election, 1995
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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.
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.
[edit] Votes
| Islwyn by-election, 1995 | |||||
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| 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 | ||
| UKIP | Hugh Moelwyn Hughes | 289 | 1.2 | ||
| Natural Law | Trevor Rees | 47 | 0.2 | ||
| Majority | 13,097 | 56.5 | |||
| Turnout | 23,166 | 45.1 | -36.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] See also
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| 1993 |
May: Newbury | July: Christchurch |
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| 1994 |
May: Rotherham | June: Barking | Bradford South | Dagenham | Eastleigh | Monklands East | Newham North East | December: Dudley West |
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| 1995 |
February: Islwyn | May: Perth and Kinross | July: Littleborough and Saddleworth | June: North Down |
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| 1996 |
February: Hemsworth | April: South East Staffordshire | December: Barnsley East |
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| 1997 | February: Wirral South | |||
