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2015 general election · Wales

Islwyn: 2015 general election result

Chris Evans (Labour) won Islwyn at the 2015 general election with a majority of 10,404. Full result for every candidate, turnout and change since the last election.

Winner
Chris EvansLabour
Majority
10,40429.4% of valid votes
Turnout
63.6%35,401 valid votes
Electorate
55,697
Result
Lab hold
Result
CandidatePartyVotesShareChangeShare bar
Chris Evans Elected sitting MPLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party
17,33649.0%−0.2
Joe SmythUK Independence Party6,93219.6%+16.9
Laura JonesConservative5,36615.2%+1.2
Lyn AckermanPlaid Cymru3,79410.7%−2.3
Brendan D'CruzLiberal Democrats9502.7%−7.7
Peter VarleyGreen6591.9%+1.9
von Magpie BaronOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party2130.6%+0.6
Josh RawcliffeTrade Unionist and Socialist Coalition1510.4%+0.4
Valid votes35,401
Majority10,40429.4%

Change compared with the 2010 general election (same boundaries).

Declared 8 May 2015, 02:30.

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Questions and answers

Who won Islwyn at the 2015 general election?

Chris Evans (Labour) won with 17,336 votes (49.0%). Result: Lab hold.

What was the majority in Islwyn in 2015?

10,404 votes (29.4% of valid votes) over the UK Independence Party candidate, Joe Smyth.

What was the turnout in Islwyn in 2015?

63.6% of the 55,697 registered electors cast a valid vote (35,401 votes).

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