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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]
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The Islwyn seat in the House of Commons. Elected by simple majority using first past the post. Triggered by resignation of incumbent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. 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.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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 | |||
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