Ynys Môn by-election, 2013

Ynys Môn by-election, 2013

1 August 2013

The Ynys Môn seat in the Welsh Assembly. Triggered by vacation of seat by incumbent   Candidate Rhun ap Iorwerth Tal Michael Party Plaid Cymru Labour Popular vote 12,601 3,435 Percentage 58.24% 15.88%   Candidate Nathan Gill Neil Fairlamb Party UKIP Conservative Popular vote 3,099 1,843 Percentage 14.32% 8.52%

Map showing the Ynys Môn Assembly constituency within the North Wales electoral region within Wales.

AM before election Ieuan Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru Subsequent AM Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru

The Ynys Môn by-election 2013 is a by-election that was held for the Welsh Assembly constituency of Ynys Môn on Thursday 1 August 2013,^[1] 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]

Ynys Môn by-election, 2013
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	14.32	N/A
	Conservative	Neil Fairlamb	1,843	8.52	-20.7
	Socialist Labour	Kathrine Jones	348	1.61	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen Churchman	309	1.43	-1.8
Majority			9,166	42.4	+30.3%
Turnout			21,635	42.4
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing	+13.58%

Previous result

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Ynys Môn[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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
Turnout			24,067	48.6
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing	−7.3

References

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-23072242
2. http://www.assemblywales.org/newhome/new-news-fourth-assembly.htm?act=dis&id=247249&ds=6/2013
3. "Ynys Mon by-election: Six names put forward for poll". BBC News online. 5 July 2013.
4. http://www.ynysmon.gov.uk/Journals/2013/07/08/v/d/u/Datganiad_am_personau_a_enebwyd.pdf
5. "Plaid's Anglesey win 'energising' for party, says Rhun ap Iorwerth". BBC News online. 2 August 2013.
6. "Wales elections". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.