Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 51°39′11″N 3°11′24″W / 51.653°N 3.190°W / 51.653; -3.190
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Not to be confused with Islwyn (Assembly constituency).

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

Islwyn
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Islwyn in Wales
Preserved countyGwent
Electorate54,792 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsBlackwood, Risca, Pontllanfraith, Newbridge
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentChris Evans (Labour Co-op)
SeatsOne
Created fromBedwellty and Abertillery[2]
Overlaps
SeneddSouth Wales East

Islwyn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɪslʊɨn]) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This area, historically known for coal-mining, is a safe Labour Party seat which was once held by the party's former leader Neil Kinnock, who served as opposition leader for nearly a decade until 1992. The current MP is Chris Evans, first elected at the 2010 general election.

Boundaries

1983-2010: The Borough of Islwyn.

2010-present: The Caerphilly County Borough electoral divisions of Aberbargoed, Abercarn, Argoed, Blackwood, Cefn Fforest, Crosskeys, Crumlin, Maesycwmmer, Newbridge, Pengam, Penmaen, Pontllanfraith, Risca East, Risca West, and Ynysddu.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[3] Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 1983 Neil Kinnock Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/color" | 1995 by-election Don Touhig Labour Co-op
style="background-color: Template:Labour Co-operative/meta/color" | 2010 Christopher James Evans Labour Co-op

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Islwyn [4] [5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Christopher James Evans 17,336 49.0 −0.2
UKIP Joe Smyth 6,932 19.6 +16.9
Conservative Laura Anne Jones 5,366 15.2 +1.2
Plaid Cymru Lyn Ackerman 3,794 10.7 −2.3
Liberal Democrats Brendan D'Cruz[8] 950 2.7 −7.7
Green Peter Varley 659 1.9 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Baron von Magpie 213 0.6 N/A
TUSC Joshua Rawcliffe 151 0.4 N/A
Majority 10,404 29.4 −5.8
Turnout 35,401 63.6 +0.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing -8.5
General Election 2010: Islwyn[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Christopher James Evans 17,069 49.2 −15.1
Conservative Daniel Thomas 4,854 14.0 +3.0
Plaid Cymru Steffan Lewis 4,518 13.0 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Ashgar Ali 3,597 10.4 −1.8
Independent Dave Rees 1,495 4.3 N/A
BNP John Voisey 1,320 3.8 N/A
UKIP Jason Crew 936 2.7 N/A
Independent Paul Taylor 901 2.6 N/A
Majority 12,215 35.2
Turnout 34,690 63.3 +3.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing −9.1

Elections in the 2000s

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 Democrats 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 Democrats 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

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Islwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Don Touhig 26,995 74.2 −0.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher John Worker 3,064 8.4 +2.8
Conservative David Russell Walters 2,864 7.9 −7.0
Plaid Cymru Darren Jones 2,272 6.2 +2.4
Referendum Susan Marie Monaghan 1,209 3.3 N/A
Majority 23,391 65.8
Turnout 36,404 72.0
Labour Co-op hold Swing
By-election 1995: Islwyn
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 Moelwyn Hughes 289 1.2 N/A
Natural Law Trevor Rees 47 0.2 N/A
Majority 13,097 56.5
Turnout 23,166 45.1 −36.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Islwyn[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Kinnock 30,908 74.3 +3.0
Conservative Peter Bone 6,180 14.9 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Michael Andrew Symonds 2,352 5.7 −3.6
Plaid Cymru (Green) Helen Mary Jones 1,606 3.9 +3.9
Monster Raving Loony Screaming Lord Sutch 547 1.3 N/A
Majority 24,728 59.5 +2.8
Turnout 41,593 81.4 +1.0
Labour hold Swing +1.4

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Islwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Kinnock 28,901 71.3 +11.9
Conservative John Kenneth Twitchen 5,954 14.7 +0.6
SDP Jacqui Gasson 3,746 9.2 −13.5
Plaid Cymru William Aneurin Richards 1,932 4.8 +0.8
Majority 22,947 56.6
Turnout 40,533 80.4 +2.7
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1983: Islwyn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neil Kinnock 23,183 59.4 N/A
SDP David Stanley Johnson 8,803 22.5 N/A
Conservative Michael James Bevan 5,511 14.1 N/A
Plaid Cymru William Aneurin Richards 1,574 4.0 N/A
Majority 14,380 36.9 N/A
Turnout 39,071 77.7 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ "'Islwyn', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
  4. ^ "Islwyn result". General Election 2015 - Results for Islwyn constituency. Caerphilly County Borough Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. ^ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/islwyn-2015.html
  6. ^ http://wales.greenparty.org.uk/news.html/2014/11/13/peter-varley-is-green-candidate-for-islwyn/
  7. ^ http://www.ukipwales.org.uk/our-candidates/4587404460
  8. ^ "Member of Parliament for Islwyn". YourNextMP. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  9. ^ Islwyn Caerphilly County Borough Council - Islwyn candidates
  10. ^ Islwyn BBC Election - Islwyn
  11. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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