Islwyn (National Assembly for Wales constituency)

Islwyn is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Islwyn Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Gwent.

The other seven constituencies of the region are Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney, Monmouth, Newport East, Newport West and Torfaen.

Voting

In general elections for the National Assembly for Wales, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Members of the National Assembly for Wales

Results

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title=Welsh Assembly election 2007: IslwynElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Irene James
votes = 8,883
percentage = 37.7
change = -18.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Kevin Etheridge
votes = 6,665
percentage = 28.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = Alan Pritchard
votes = 5,084
percentage = 21.6
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Williams
votes = 1,797
percentage = 7.6
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Maguire
votes = 1,135
percentage = 4.8
change = -1.3Election box majority
votes = 2,218
percentage = 9.4
change =Election box turnout
votes = 23,564
percentage = 43.0
change = +3.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = +23.3

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title=Welsh Assembly election 2003: IslwynElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Irene James
votes = 11,246
percentage = 55.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = Brian Hancock
votes = 3,926
percentage = 19.3
change = Election box candidate
party = Tinker Against the Assembly
candidate = Paul Taylor
votes = 2,201
percentage = 10.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Terri-Anne Matthews
votes = 1,848
percentage = 9.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Huw Price
votes = 1,268
percentage = 6.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 7,320
percentage = 35.7
change =Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 39.6
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Plaid Cymru
swing =

Election box begin
title=Welsh Assembly election 1999: IslwynElection box candidate with party link
party = Plaid Cymru
candidate = Brian Hancock
votes = 10,042
percentage = 42.0
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Shane Williams
votes = 9,438
percentage = 39.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Caroline Bennett
votes = 2,351
percentage = 9.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Chris Stevens
votes = 1,621
percentage = 6.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = United Socialist
candidate = Ian Thomas
votes = 475
percentage = 2.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 604
percentage =
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 47.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Plaid Cymru
swing =