Islwyn (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 51°39′11″N 3°11′24″W / 51.653°N 3.190°W / 51.653; -3.190
| Islwyn | |
|---|---|
| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Islwyn in Wales. |
|
| Preserved county | Gwent |
| Electorate | 54,792 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Blackwood, Risca, Pontllanfraith, Newbridge |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 (1983) |
| Member of Parliament | Chris Evans (Labour Co-op) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Bedwellty |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | South Wales East |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Islwyn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. This area, historically known for coal-mining, is a safe Labour Party seat which was once held by the party's former leader Neil Kinnock, who served as opposition leader for nearly a decade until 1992. The current MP is Chris Evans, first elected at the 2010 general election.
Read more about Islwyn (UK Parliament Constituency): Boundaries, Members of Parliament
Famous quotes containing the word parliament:
“At the ramparts on the cliff near the old Parliament House I counted twenty-four thirty-two-pounders in a row, pointed over the harbor, with their balls piled pyramid-wise between them,—there are said to be in all about one hundred and eighty guns mounted at Quebec,—all which were faithfully kept dusted by officials, in accordance with the motto, “In time of peace prepare for war”; but I saw no preparations for peace: she was plainly an uninvited guest.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)