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
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Don Touhig	16,030	69.2	-5.1
	Plaid Cymru	Jocelyn Davies	2,933	12.7	8.8
	Liberal Democrat	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
	UK Independence	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

• List of United Kingdom by-elections

v • d • e « 50th Parliament «   By-elections to the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom   » 52nd Parliament » 1993 May: Newbury • July: Christchurch 1994 May: Rotherham • June: Barking • Bradford South • Dagenham • Eastleigh • Monklands East • Newham North East • December: Dudley West 1995 February: Islwyn • May: Perth and Kinross • July: Littleborough and Saddleworth • June: North Down 1996 February: Hemsworth • April: South East Staffordshire • December: Barnsley East 1997 February: Wirral South Lists of UK by-elections: 1885–1900 • 1900–1918 • 1918–1931 • 1931–1950 • 1950–1979 • 1979–present