Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency)
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.
Islwyn | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Islwyn in Wales | |
Preserved county | Gwent |
Electorate | 54,792 (December 2010)[1] |
Major settlements | Blackwood, Risca, Pontllanfraith, Newbridge |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Chris Evans (Labour Co-operative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Bedwellty and Abertillery[2] |
Overlaps | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | South Wales East |
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 | Notes | |
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1983 | Neil Kinnock | Labour | Leader of the Labour Party & Leader of the Opposition 1983-92 | |
1995 by-election | Don Touhig | Labour Co-op | ||
2010 | Chris Evans | Labour Co-op | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Neil Kinnock | 23,183 | 59.4 | N/A | |
SDP | David Johnson | 8,803 | 22.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Michael Bevan | 5,511 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | William Richards | 1,574 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 14,380 | 36.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 39,071 | 77.7 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 50,259 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Neil Kinnock | 28,901 | 71.3 | +11.9 | |
Conservative | John Twitchen | 5,954 | 14.7 | +0.6 | |
SDP | Jacqui Gasson | 3,746 | 9.2 | −13.3 | |
Plaid Cymru | William Richards | 1,932 | 4.8 | +0.8 | |
Majority | 22,947 | 56.6 | +19.7 | ||
Turnout | 40,533 | 80.4 | +2.7 | ||
Registered electors | 50,414 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Neil Kinnock | 30,908 | 74.3 | +3.0 | |
Conservative | Peter Bone | 6,180 | 14.9 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Symonds | 2,352 | 5.7 | −3.5 | |
Plaid Cymru (Green) | Helen Jones | 1,606 | 3.9 | -0.9 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 547 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 24,728 | 59.4 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 41,593 | 81.4 | +1.0 | ||
Registered electors | 51,079 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | 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 | −11.0 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Screaming Lord Sutch | 506 | 2.2 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Hugh Hughes | 289 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Trevor Rees | 47 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 13,097 | 56.5 | -2.9 | ||
Turnout | 23,166 | 45.1 | −36.3 | ||
Registered electors | 50,971 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Labour | Swing | -2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Don Touhig | 26,995 | 74.2 | −0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Worker | 3,064 | 8.4 | +2.7 | |
Conservative | David Walters | 2,864 | 7.9 | −7.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Darren Jones | 2,272 | 6.2 | +2.3 | |
Referendum | Susan Monaghan | 1,209 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 23,391 | 65.8 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 36,404 | 72.0 | -9.4 | ||
Registered electors | 50,540 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Labour | Swing | -1.5 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Don Touhig | 19,505 | 61.5 | -12.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Etheridge | 4,196 | 13.2 | +4.8 | |
Plaid Cymru | Leigh Thomas | 3,767 | 11.9 | +5.7 | |
Conservative | Phillip Howells | 2,543 | 8.0 | +0.1 | |
Independent | Paul Taylor | 1,263 | 4.0 | N/A | |
Socialist Labour | Mary Millington | 417 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 15,309 | 48.3 | -17.5 | ||
Turnout | 31,691 | 61.9 | -10.1 | ||
Registered electors | 51,230 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -8.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | +2.7 | ||
Turnout | 30,865 | 61.0 | -0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 50,095 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +0.7 |
Elections in the 2010s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Chris 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 | -15.8 | ||
Turnout | 34,690 | 63.3 | +3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 54,866 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -9.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Chris 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 | 950 | 2.7 | -7.7 | |
Green | Peter Varley | 659 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Monster Raving Loony | Von Magpie Baron | 213 | 0.6 | N/A | |
TUSC | Josh Rawcliffe | 151 | 0.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 10,404 | 29.4 | -5.8 | ||
Turnout | 35,401 | 63.6 | +0.3 | ||
Registered electors | 55,697 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Chris Evans | 21,238 | 58.8 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Dan Thomas | 9,826 | 27.2 | +12.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | Darren Jones | 2,739 | 7.6 | -3.1 | |
UKIP | Joe Smyth | 1,605 | 4.4 | -15.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Kidner | 685 | 1.9 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 11,412 | 31.6 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 36,093 | 64.2 | +0.6 | ||
Registered electors | 56,256 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -1.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Chris Evans | 15,356 | 44.7 | -14.1 | |
Conservative | Gavin Chambers | 9,892 | 28.8 | +1.6 | |
Brexit Party | James Wells | 4,834 | 14.1 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | Zoe Hammond | 2,287 | 6.7 | -0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jo Watkins | 1,313 | 3.8 | +1.9 | |
Green | Catherine Linstrum | 669 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Rejected ballots | 145 | ||||
Majority | 5,464 | 15.9 | -15.7 | ||
Turnout | 34,351 | 62.0 | -2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 55,423 | ||||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | -7.9 |
Of the 145 rejected ballots:
See also
Notes
- "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- "'Islwyn', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "I"
- "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "BBC NEWS>VOTE 2001>Results and Constituencies>Islwyn". Vote 2001. BBC News. 1 May 1997. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "BBC NEWS > Islwyn". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- "Islwyn parliamentary constituency - Election 2005" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- Islwyn BBC Election - Islwyn
- "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- "Islwyn result". General Election 2015 - Results for Islwyn constituency. Caerphilly County Borough Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Islwyn Parliamentary constituency". Election 2015 Results. BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "Islwyn Parliamentary constituency". Election 2017 Results. BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "General Election 2019". Caerphilly County Borough Council. Caerphilly County Borough Council. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
- "Islwyn Parliamentary constituency". Election 2019 Results. BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- "Election-Results/General-Election-2019". Caerphilly Council. Caerphilly Council. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
External links
- Politics Resources (Election results from 1922 onwards)
- Electoral Calculus (Election results from 1955 onwards)
- 2017 Election House Of Commons Library 2017 Election report
- A Vision Of Britain Through Time (Constituency elector numbers)
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by Blaenau Gwent |
Constituency represented by the Leader of the Opposition 1983–1992 |
Succeeded by Monklands East |
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