2013 Ynys Môn by-election
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The Ynys Môn seat in the Welsh Assembly. Triggered by vacation of seat by incumbent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Map showing the Ynys Môn Assembly constituency within the North Wales electoral region within Wales. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A by-election for the Welsh Assembly constituency of Ynys Môn was held on 1 August 2013,[1] The by-election was triggered following the resignation on 20 June 2013 of its sitting Assembly Member, Ieuan Wyn Jones.[2]
The election was the third Assembly by-election to be held since its formation in 1999, and the first for over seven years (the previous contest being at Blaenau Gwent in June 2006).
Prior to the by-election, the governing Labour Party held exactly half the Assembly seats, meaning a gain for that party (who have held the equivalent seat in the House of Commons since 2001) would have given the Welsh government a two-seat majority.
Election
Six candidates were nominated for the election.[3][4][5]
Result
Plaid Cymru held the seat with a greatly increased majority.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Plaid Cymru | Rhun ap Iorwerth | 12,601 | 58.24 | +16.8 | |
| Labour | Tal Michael | 3,435 | 15.88 | −10.3 | |
| UKIP | Nathan Gill | 3,099 | 14.32 | New | |
| Conservative | Neil Fairlamb | 1,843 | 8.52 | −20.7 | |
| Socialist Labour | Kathrine Jones | 348 | 1.61 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Churchman | 309 | 1.43 | −1.8 | |
| Majority | 9,166 | 42.34 | +30.1 | ||
| Turnout | 21,635 | 42.4 | −6.2 | ||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | +13.58 | |||
Previous result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Plaid Cymru | Ieuan Wyn Jones | 9,969 | 41.4 | +1.7 | |
| Conservative | Paul Williams | 7,032 | 29.2 | +16.2 | |
| Labour | Joe Lock | 6,307 | 26.2 | +8.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Rhys Taylor | 759 | 3.2 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 2,937 | 12.2 | −4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 24,067 | 48.6 | −3.2 | ||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | −7.3 | |||
References
- ^ "Ynys Mon by-election set for 1 August". 26 June 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Senedd Cymru | Welsh Parliament". senedd.wales.
- ^ "Ynys Mon by-election: Six names put forward for poll". BBC News online. 5 July 2013.
- ^ "Datganiad am y Personau a Enwebwyd a Rhybudd y Bleidlais / Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). ynesmon.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Plaid's Anglesey win 'energising' for party, says Rhun ap Iorwerth". BBC News online. 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Wales elections". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.