Islwyn
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Islwyn shown as one of the 40
Senedd constituencies
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyLabour
MSRhianon Passmore
Electoral regionSouth Wales East

Islwyn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɪslʊɨn]) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd 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

Map
Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Islwyn Westminster constituency.

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

Voting

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd 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.

Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd

Election Member Party Portrait
1999 Brian Hancock Plaid Cymru
2003 Irene James Labour
2011 Gwyn R Price Labour
2016 Rhianon Passmore Labour

Results

Elections in the 2020s

2021 Senedd election: Islwyn[1]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rhianon Passmore[a] 9,962 40.7 -4.3 10,845 46.1 +1.6
Independent Kevin Etheridge 4,723 19.3 New N/A N/A N/A
Plaid Cymru Rhys Mills 3,930 16.1 -3.4 4,072 17.3 +0.6
Conservative Gavin Chambers 3,894 15.9 +7.9 4,837 20.6 +12.3
Abolish Michael Ford 568 2.3 New 1,190 5.1 +1.3
UKIP Neil Hamilton 507 2.1 -20.1 621 2.6 -18.4
Liberal Democrats Oliver Townsend 476 1.9 -0.8 572 2.4 +0.1
Gwlad 462 2.0 New
Reform UK James Wells 421 1.7 New 452 1.9 New
No More Lockdowns 194 0.8 New
Propel 113 0.5 New
Communist 87 0.4 +0.2
TUSC 55 0.2 -0.2
Majority 5,239 21.4 -1.4
Turnout 24,613[2] 42.48 +1.7
Labour hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

Regional Ballot void votes: 198. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (57), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (141)

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Islwyn
Party Candidate Constituency[3] Regional[4]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Rhianon Passmore 10,050 45.0 −12.9 9,935 44.5 -7.1
UKIP Joe Smyth 4,944 22.2 New 4,683 21.0 +15.7
Plaid Cymru Lyn Ackerman 4,349 19.5 −2.2 3,740 16.7 -0.7
Conservative Paul Williams 1,775 8.0 −3.9 1,853 8.3 -2.0
Liberal Democrats Matthew Kidner 597 2.7 −0.4 512 2.3 -0.8
Green Katy Beddoe 594 2.7 New 449 2.0 -0.1
Abolish 844 3.8 New
Monster Raving Loony 126 0.6 New
TUSC 98 0.4 New
National Front 51 0.2 New
Communist 46 0.2 -0.1
Majority 5,106 22.8 -13.4
Turnout 22,309 40.8 +2.5
Labour hold Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Islwyn
Party Candidate Constituency[5] Regional[6]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Gwyn R Price 12,116 57.9 +20.2 10,804 51.6
Plaid Cymru Steffan Lewis 4,527 21.7 +0.1 3,640 17.4
Conservative David Chipp 2,497 11.9 +4.3 2,161 10.3
BNP Peter Whalley 1,115 5.3 New 944 4.5
Liberal Democrats Tom Sullivan 653 3.1 −1.7 657 3.1
UKIP 1,102 5.3
Socialist Labour 680 3.2
Green 444 2.1
Welsh Christian 355 1.7
English Democrat 87 0.4 New
Communist 63 0.3
Majority 7,589 36.2 +26.8
Turnout 20,908 38.3 −4.7
Labour hold Swing +10.1

Regional ballots rejected at the count: 134[7]

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Islwyn
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[8]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Irene James 8,883 37.7 −18.2 9,925 42.3 -11.0
Independent Kevin Etheridge 6,665 28.3 New
Plaid Cymru Alan Pritchard 5,084 21.6 +2.7 5,049 21.5 +4.3
Conservative Paul Williams 1,797 7.6 −1.5 2,283 9.7 -1.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Maguire 1,135 4.8 −1.3 1,482 6.3 -.1.6
UKIP 1,221 5.2 +3.2
BNP 1,213 5.2 +3.5
Green 629 2.7 -0.5
Independent - Colin Hobbs 612 2.6 New
Socialist Labour 428 1.8 -0.8
Welsh Christian Party 375 1.6 New
English Democrat 108 0.5 New
CPA 76 0.3 New
Communist 70 0.3 New
Majority 2,218 9.4 −26.3
Turnout 23,564 43.0 +3.6
Labour hold Swing +23.3
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Islwyn
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[9]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Irene James 11,246 55.2 +15.8 10,874 53.3 +10.7
Plaid Cymru Brian Hancock 3,926 19.3 −22.7 3,516 17.2 -25.4
Tinker Against the Assembly Paul Taylor 2,201 10.8 New
Conservative Terri-Anne Matthews 1,848 9.1 +2.3 2,283 11.2 +4.3
Liberal Democrats Huw Price 1,268 6.2 −3.6 1,607 7.9 -1.7
Green 656 3.2 Unknown
Socialist Labour 524 2.6 Unknown
UKIP 415 2.0 New
BNP 337 1.7 New
Cymru Annibynnol 144 0.7 New
ProLife Alliance 50 0.2 New
Majority 7,320 35.9 N/A
Turnout 20,489 39.6 −7.7
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru Swing +19.4

2003 Electorate: 51,170
Regional ballots rejected: 316

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Islwyn
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Brian Hancock 10,042 42.0 N/A 10,209 42.6 N/A
Labour Shane Williams 9,438 39.4 N/A 8,604 35.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Caroline J. Bennett 2,351 9.8 N/A 2,299 9.6 N/A
Conservative Chris Stevens 1,621 6.8 N/A 1,640 6.9 N/A
Socialist Alliance Ian Thomas 475 2.0 N/A 100 0.4 N/A
Others 1,085 4.5 N/A
Majority 604 2.6 N/A
Turnout 23,927 42.48[10] N/A
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Wales elections > Islwyn". BBC News. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ Caerphilly Statement of Persons Nominated
  3. ^ "Wales elections > Islwyn". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Wales elections > Islwyn". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  10. ^ Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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