1995 Islwyn by-election

UK parliamentary by-election April 2022 December 2021 1995 Islwyn by-election Wales By-election no 1992 United Kingdom general election 1992 1997 United Kingdom general election 1997 16 February 1995 The Islwyn seat in the House of Commons.Elected by simple majority using first past the post.Triggered by resignation of incumbent Don Touhig Don Touhig.png Welsh Labour 16,030 69.2 5.1pp Jocelyn Davies Official portrait of Jocelyn Davies AM.jpg Plaid Cymru 2,933 12.7 8.8pp John Bushell LD Welsh Liberal Democrats 2,448 10.6 4.9pp Member of Parliament Neil Kinnock Don Touhig Welsh Labour Welsh Labour 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.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/conservatives-trounced-in-poll-1573413.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/conservatives-trounced-in-poll-1573413.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Patricia Wynn Davies 1995-02-17 2011-03-01 Conservatives trounced in poll The Independenthttp://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk/localinfo/generalelection/islwyn/ Islwyn Caerphilly Observer 2011-03-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20110911140611/http://www.caerphillyobserver.co.uk/localinfo/generalelection/islwyn/ 11 September 2011 dead dmy-all Whilst being a safe Labour seat and a comfortable victory, the Conservative party suffered a serious drop in support which saw them lose their election deposit, gaining less than 5% of the vote. The Conservative candidate, Robert Buckland, would later be elected as MP for South Swindon 15 years later, and would go on to serve in the cabinet.Buckland Robert 14 June 2026 I was a by-election no-hoper. At least I beat Screaming Lord Sutch https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/06/14/no-hoper-by-election-screaming-lord-sutch/ 14 June 2026 The Telegraph Robert Buckland Result 1995 Islwyn by-electionhttp://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1992.html Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament Boothroyd David 2020-02-14 United Kingdom Election Results 20 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170720031954/http://www.election.demon.co.uk/by1992.html dead Welsh Labour Don Touhig 16,030 69.2 −5.1 Plaid Cymru Jocelyn Davies 2,933 12.7 +8.8 Welsh Liberal Democrats John Bushell 2,448 10.6 +4.9 Welsh Conservatives Robert Buckland 913 3.9 −10.9 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Screaming Lord Sutch 506 2.2 +0.9 UK Independence Party Hugh Hughes 289 1.2 N/A Natural Law Party Trevor Rees 47 0.2 N/A 13,097 56.5 -3.0 23,166 45.1 −36.3 50,971 Welsh Labour -2.90 See also Lists of United Kingdom by-elections References Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Islwyn by-election Islwyn by-election Category:1990s elections in Wales Islwyn by-election Category:Neil Kinnock