UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Islwyn
Result summary
| Parties | |||||
| Labour | Liberal Democrat |
Conservative | Plaid Cymru |
Other | |
| Votes | 26,995 | 3,064 | 2,864 | 2,272 | 1,209 |
| Votes gained | +10,965 | +616 | +1,951 | -661 | +662 |
| Share of votes | 74.2% | 8.4% | 7.9% | 6.2% | 3.3% |
| Share of eligible voters | 53.4% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 2.4% |
| Gain in share of votes | +5.0% | -2.2% | +3.9% | -6.4% | +2.0% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +22.0% | +1.3% | +3.9% | -1.3% | +1.3% |
| Total votes: | 36,404 | |
| Electorate: | 50,540 | |
| Turnout: | 72.0% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 5.7% | Labour from Plaid Cymru |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Abertillery, Bedwellty 9 June 1983 |
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Plaid Cymru |
Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | UKIP | Other | Brexit | Green | Others | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||||||
| Labour | Conservative | Plaid Cymru |
Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | UKIP | Other | Brexit | Green | Others | ||
| 12 December 2019 | General Election | 15,356 | 9,892 | 2,286 | 1,313 | 4,834 | 669 | 0 | |||
| 8 June 2017 | General Election | 21,238 | 9,826 | 2,739 | 685 | 1,605 | 0 | ||||
| 7 May 2015 | General Election | 17,336 | 5,366 | 3,794 | 950 | 6,932 | 364 | 659 | 0 | ||
| 6 May 2010 | General Election | 17,069 | 4,854 | 4,518 | 3,597 | 930 | 3,716 | 0 | |||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 19,687 | 3,358 | 3,947 | 3,873 | 0 | |||||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 19,505 | 2,543 | 3,767 | 4,196 | 1,680 | 0 | ||||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 26,995 | 2,864 | 2,272 | 3,064 | 1,209 | 0 | ||||
| 25 May 1995 | By Election | 16,030 | 913 | 2,933 | 2,448 | 289 | 553 | ||||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 30,908 | 6,180 | 1,636 | 2,352 | 547 | 0 | ||||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 28,901 | 5,954 | 1,932 | 3,746 | 0 | |||||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 23,183 | 5,511 | 1,574 | 8,803 | 0 | |||||