1995 Islwyn by-election

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]

1995 Islwyn by-election

25 May 1995
The Islwyn seat in the House of Commons. Elected by simple majority using first past the post. Triggered by resignation of incumbent
Candidate Don Touhig Jocelyn Davies John Bushell Party Labour Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats Popular vote 16,030 2,933 2,448 Percentage 69.2 12.7 10.6
MP before election Neil Kinnock Labour Elected MP Don Touhig Labour

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.[1]

Results

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

• List of United Kingdom by-elections

References

1. Patricia Wynn Davies (17 February 2005). "Conservatives trounced in poll". The Independent. 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. Retrieved 14 February 2020.