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ISLWYN: Constituency profile

PLACES OF INTEREST: Blackwood Miners’ Institute

LABOUR will be defending a majority of 2,218 votes after holding onto the Islwyn seat since 2003 with Irene James.

ISLWYN: David Chipp (Conservative)

CONSERVATIVE candidate David Chipp, was unavailable at the time this profile of Islwyn was published.

ISLWYN: Steffan Lewis (Plaid Cymru)

NOW we’ve got a stronger Assembly, the priority for the coming years must be to use its full potential – improving standards in schools and creating good-quality jobs across Wales.

ISLWYN: Gwyn Price (Labour)

INTRODUCTION – My wife and I live in the heart of the constituency and we have a daughter who is a school teacher and one granddaughter.

ISLWYN: Tom Sullivan (Liberal Democrat)

IT IS clear to me that there is widespread dissatisfaction with the performance of the Welsh Assembly Government.

ISLWYN: Peter Whalley (BNP)

2:50pm Friday 29th April 2011

BNP candidate Peter Whalley, was unavailable at the time this profile of Islwyn was published.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE: Islwyn

3:00pm Saturday 1st May 2010

Islwyn has traditionally been an extremely safe seat for Labour, with the last two incumbents being Don Touhig and Neil Kinnock.

Asghar Javed Ali - Welsh liberal Democrats

3:00pm Saturday 1st May 2010

My name is Mr Asghar Javed Ali and I am the Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Islwyn Constituency, South Wales.

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Jason Richard Crew - UK Independence Party

3:00pm Saturday 1st May 2010

Born in 1968 I was brought up in Newport Gwent and attended Hartridge Comprehensive School before moving to Blackwood where myself and my family have lived for the past 15 years.

Chris Evans - Labour Party

3:00pm Saturday 1st May 2010

As someone born and raised in the valleys it would be an honour to be elected to represent the community of Islwyn in Parliament.

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