Election for the constituency of Islwyn on 8 June 2017

An election to the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Islwyn, held as part of the general election on 8 June 2017.

Labour hold by Chris Evans with a majority of 11,412 - 31.6% - on a turnout of 64.2%.

An electorate of 56,256, having a valid vote count of 36,093 and an invalid vote count of 78.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
EVANS, Chris Lab / Co-op 21,238 58.8% 9.9%
THOMAS, Dan Con 9,826 27.2% 12.1%
JONES, Darren PC 2,739 7.6% -3.1%
SMYTH, Joe UKIP 1,605 4.4% -15.1%
KIDNER, Matthew LD 685 1.9% -0.8%

The writ for this election was issued on 3 May 2017.

Result declared at 01:54 on 9 June 2017. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.