UK general elections › 2015 › Islwyn
Islwyn — 2015
Chris Evans (Labour Party) was elected with 17,336 votes— 49.0% of 35,401 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.
Result · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −1.0 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 35,401
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes. | Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Evans | Labour Party | 17,336 | −1.0 pts | Elected | |
| 2 | Joe Smyth | UK Independence Party | 6,932 | — | ||
| 3 | Laura Jones | Conservative Party | 5,366 | — | ||
| 4 | Lyn Ackerman | Plaid Cymru | 3,794 | — | ||
| 5 | Brendan D'Cruz | Liberal Democrats | 950 | — | ||
| 6 | Peter Varley | Green Party | 659 | — | ||
| 7 | von Magpie Baron | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 213 | — | ||
| 8 | Josh Rawcliffe | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 151 | — |
Source data: UK Parliament psephology database, retrieved
2026-05-19, generated
2026-05-19
(Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl-psephology@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.