Coordinates: 51°39′11″N 3°11′24″W / 51.653°N 3.190°W
| Islwyn County constituency |
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| Islwyn shown within Wales | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Don Touhig |
| Party: | Labour Co-operative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Preserved county: | Gwent |
| EP constituency: | Wales |
Islwyn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Boundaries
This area, historically known for coal-mining, is a safe Labour Party seat latterly held by the former Leader of the Opposition Neil Kinnock.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1983 | Neil Kinnock | Labour | |
| 1995 by-election | Don Touhig | Labour Co-op | |
Election results
| General Election 2005: Islwyn | |||||
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| 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 Democrat | 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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Don Touhig | 19,505 | 61.5 | -12.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | ||||
| General Election 1997: Islwyn | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Don Touhig | 26,995 | 74.2 | -0.2 | |
| Liberal Democrat | C J Worker | 3,064 | 8.4 | +2.8 | |
| Conservative | R Walters | 2,864 | 7.9 | -7.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | D Jones | 2,272 | 6.2 | +2.4 | |
| Referendum Party | S M Monaghan | 1,209 | 3.3 | ||
| Majority | 23,391 | 65.8 | |||
| Turnout | 72.0 | ||||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1992: Islwyn | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Neil Kinnock | 30,908 | 74.3 | ||
| Conservative | P W Bone | 6,180 | 14.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | A M Symonds | 2,352 | 5.7 | ||
| Plaid Cymru Green Party Joint Ticket | H M Jones | 1,606 | 3.9 | ||
| Monster Raving Loony | Lord David Sutch | 547 | 1.3 | ||
| Majority | 24,728 | 59.5 | |||
| Turnout | 81.4 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
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See also
| 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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