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Islwyn

Every general election in Islwyn since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: Chris Evans, Labour, majority 5,464.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Chris Evans Elected sitting MPLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		15,35644.7%
Gavin ChambersConservative9,89228.8%
James WellsBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		4,83414.1%
Zoe HammondPlaid Cymru2,2866.7%
Jo WatkinsLiberal Democrats1,3133.8%
Catherine LinstrumGreen6692.0%
Valid votes34,350
Majority5,46415.9%

Lab hold Turnout 62.0% of 55,423 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Labour, 1983: 59.3%Labour, 1987: 71.3%Labour, 1992: 74.3%Labour, 1997: 74.2%Labour, 2001: 61.6%Labour, 2005: 63.8%Labour, 2010: 49.2%Labour, 2015: 49.0%Labour, 2017: 58.8%Labour, 2019: 44.7%Conservative, 1983: 14.1%Conservative, 1987: 14.7%Conservative, 1992: 14.9%Conservative, 1997: 7.9%Conservative, 2001: 8.0%Conservative, 2005: 10.9%Conservative, 2010: 14.0%Conservative, 2015: 15.2%Conservative, 2017: 27.2%Conservative, 2019: 28.8%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 4.0%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 4.8%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 3.9%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 6.2%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 11.9%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 12.8%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 13.0%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 10.7%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 7.6%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 6.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 5.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 8.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 13.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 12.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 10.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.7%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 22.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 9.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.7%UK Independence Party, 2015: 19.6%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.5%Brexit Party, 2019: 14.1%
Vote share in Islwyn at each general election Lab Con PC LD Alliance UKIP Brx

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Islwyn (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Chris EvansCon5,46415.962.0%Lab hold
2017Lab Chris EvansCon11,41231.664.2%Lab hold
2015Lab Chris EvansUKIP10,40429.463.6%Lab hold
2010Lab Chris EvansCon12,21535.263.2%Lab hold
2005LabPC15,74051.061.2%
2001LabLD15,30948.361.9%Lab hold
1997LabLD23,93165.772.0%
1992LabCon24,72859.481.5%Lab hold
1987LabCon22,94756.680.4%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance14,38036.876.9%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Islwyn?

Chris Evans (Labour) won Islwyn at the 2019 general election with a majority of 5,464.

Which parties have won Islwyn?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Labour 10.

Official results House of Commons Library and UK Parliament election results data. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. How we use this data

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