Islwyn (UK Parliament constituency)
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| 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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[edit] Boundaries
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[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 1995: Neil Kinnock, Labour
- 1995 – present: Don Touhig, Labour Co-operative
[edit] 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 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 | |||||
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| 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 (politician) | 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 | ||||
[edit] See also
| Constituencies in Wales | |
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| Labour |
Aberavon | Alyn and Deeside | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff North | Cardiff South and Penarth | Cardiff West | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Clwyd South | Conwy | Cynon Valley | Delyn | Gower | Islwyn | Llanelli | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Neath | Newport East | Newport West | Ogmore | Pontypridd | Rhondda | Swansea East | Swansea West | Torfaen | Vale of Clwyd | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham | Ynys Môn |
| Liberal Democrat |
Brecon and Radnorshire | Cardiff Central | Ceredigion | Montgomeryshire |
| Conservative | |
| Plaid Cymru |
Caernarfon | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy |
| Independent | |
| Wales European constituency: Labour (2) | Conservative (1) | Plaid Cymru (1) | |
