Ynys Môn (Senedd constituency)

Not to be confused with Ynys Môn (UK Parliament constituency).

Ynys Môn
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Ynys Môn shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyPlaid Cymru
MSRhun ap Iorwerth
Preserved countyGwynedd

Ynys Môn is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Ynys Môn is also one of nine constituencies in the North Wales electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to nine constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

It was represented from 1999 by Ieuan Wyn Jones, the former leader of Plaid Cymru. Jones resigned from the Assembly on 20 June 2013, triggering a by-election, which was held on 1 August 2013.[1] Plaid Cymru's candidate Rhun ap Iorwerth comfortably held the seat for the party with a majority of over 9000 votes.[2]

Boundaries

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Map
Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Ynys Môn Westminster constituency. It is entirely within the preserved county of Gwynedd.

As created in 1999, the North Wales region includes the constituencies of Alyn and Deeside, Caernarfon, Clwyd West, Clwyd South, Conwy, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn. From the 2007 Assembly election the region included Aberconwy, Alyn and Deeside, Arfon, Clwyd South, Clwyd West, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Wrexham and Ynys Môn.

Voting

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In elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Assembly Member for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Assembly Members and Members of the Senedd

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Election Member Party
1999 Ieuan Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru
2013 by-election Rhun ap Iorwerth

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Senedd election: Ynys Môn[3]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth[a] 15,506 55.9 +1.1 11,892 42.7 -1.3
Conservative Lyn Hudson 5,689 20.5 +9.0 6,199 22.3 +8.6
Labour Sam Egelstaff 5,300 19.1 +2.1 6,546 23.5 +5.1
Reform UK Emmett Jenner 692 2.5 New 352 1.26 New
Liberal Democrats Christopher Jones 547 2.0 +0.7 478 1.7 -0.6
Abolish 739 2.7 -1.6
Green 734 2.6 +0.3
UKIP 371 1.3 -12.4
Gwlad 202 0.7 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 122 0.4 New
Communist 77 0.3 ±0.0
Propel 50 0.2 New
TUSC 14 0.1 New
Independent Michelle Brown 13 0.1 New
Majority 10,206 35.4 −2.4
Turnout 27,734
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

Elections in the 2010s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Ynys Môn
Party Candidate Constituency[4] Regional[5]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth 13,788 54.8 +13.4 11,015 44.0 +8.2
Labour Julia Dobson 4,278 17.0 -9.2 4,598 18.4 -4.7
UKIP Simon Wall 3,212 12.8 N/A 3,417 13.7 +7.8
Conservative Clay Theakston 2,904 11.5 -17.7 3,430 13.7 -10.7
Green Gerry Wolff 389 1.5 New 577 2.3 +0.3
Liberal Democrats Thomas Crofts 334 1.3 - 1.9 578 2.3 ±0.0
Independent Daniel ap Eifion Jones 262 1.0 New
Abolish 1,066 4.3 New
Monster Raving Loony 146 0.6 New
Association of Welsh Independents 94 0.4 New
Communist 63 0.3 +0.1
Mark Young - Independent 48 0.2 New
Majority 9,510 37.8 +25.6
Turnout 25,167 50.0 +1.4
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
2013 Ynys Môn by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 14.3 New
Conservative Neil Fairlamb 1,843 8.5 −20.7
Socialist Labour Kathrine Jones 348 1.6 New
Liberal Democrats Stephen Churchman 309 1.4 −1.8
Majority 9,166 42.3 +30.1
Turnout 21,635
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Ynys Môn[6]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[7]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 9,969 41.4 +1.7 8,620 35.8 -6.2
Conservative Paul Williams 7,032 29.2 +16.2 5,875 24.4 +3.3
Labour Joe Lock 6,307 26.2 +8.8 5,552 23.1 +3.5
Liberal Democrats Rhys Taylor 759 3.2 -0.2 554 2.3 -0.4
UKIP 1,431 5.9 +1.3
Green 481 2.0 -2.6
Socialist Labour 732 3.0 +2.1
BNP 539 2.2 -1.3
Weyman - Independent 105 0.4 New
Welsh Christian 104 0.4 -0.2
Communist 59 0.2 -0.1
Majority 2,937 12.2 −4.2
Turnout 24,067 48.6 −3.2
Plaid Cymru hold Swing -7.3

Regional ballots rejected at the count: 144[8]

Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Ynys Môn
Party Candidate Constituency[9] Regional[10]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 10,653 39.7 +2.3 11,167 42.0 +7.1
Independent Peter Rogers 6,261 23.3 New
Labour Jonathan Austin 4,681 17.4 -6.4 5,212 19.6 -5.6
Conservative James Roach 3,480 13.0 -15.5 5,612 21.1 -2.9
Liberal Democrats Mandi Abrahams 912 3.4 -4.8 723 2.7 -6.8
UKIP Francis Wykes 833 3.1 +2.2 1,221 4.6 +2.1
Green 1,217 4.6 +2.6
BNP 934 3.5 New
Socialist Labour 234 0.9 New
Welsh Christian 148 0.6 New
Communist 77 0.3 New
CPA 50 0.2 New
Majority 4,392 16.4 +6.5
Turnout 26,820 51.8 +1.5
Plaid Cymru hold Swing
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Ynys Môn
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[11]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 9,452 37.4 -15.2 8,765 34.9 -12.1
Conservative Peter Rogers 7,197 28.5 +9.3 6,025 24.0 +5.0
Labour William Gerwyn Jones 6,024 23.8 +0.9 6,342 25.2 -0.4
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Bennett 2,089 8.2 +3.0 2,381 9.5 +3.7
UKIP Francis Charles Wykes 481 1.9 New 616 2.5 New
Green 509 2.0 Unknown
John Marek Independent Party 219 0.9 New
Cymru Annibynnol 171 0.7 New
Communist 58 0.2 Unknown
ProLife Alliance 33 0.1 New
Majority 2,255 8.9 −20.8
Turnout 25,243 50.3 −9.3
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

2003 Electorate: 49,998
Regional ballots rejected: 239

Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Ynys Môn[12]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Ieuan Wyn Jones 16,469 52.6 N/A 14,664 47.0 N/A
Labour Albert Owen 7,181 22.9 N/A 7,982 25.6 N/A
Conservative Peter Rogers 6,031 19.2 N/A 5,930 19.0 N/A
Liberal Democrats James Clarke 1,630 5.2 N/A 1,816 5.8 N/A
Green Unknown Unknown N/A
Rhuddlan Debt Protest Campaign Unknown Unknown N/A
United Socialist Unknown Unknown N/A
Communist Unknown Unknown N/A
Natural Law Unknown Unknown N/A
Above list parties 784 2.5 N/A
Majority 9,288 29.7
Turnout 31,311 59.6
Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ynys Mon by-election set for 1 August". BBC News. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Buddugoliaeth 'ysgubol' i Blaid Cymru". 2 August 2013.
  3. ^ [1] Ynys Môn Statement of Persons Nominated
  4. ^ "Wales elections". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Wales elections". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales Election". Electoral Commission. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Welsh assembly election 2007". BBC News. BBC. 7 May 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2008.
  10. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Wales elections". BBC News. 6 May 1999. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

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