Ynys Môn (Assembly constituency)

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

Coordinates: 53°17′02″N 4°21′40″W / 53.284°N 4.361°W / 53.284; -4.361

Ynys Môn
National Assembly for Wales county constituency

Ynys Môn shown within the North Wales electoral region and the region shown within Wales
Current National Assembly for Wales county constituency
Created	1999
AM	Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid Cymru)
Preserved county	Gwynedd

Ynys Môn (Anglesey) is a constituency of the National Assembly for Wales. It elects one Assembly Member by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is 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 has been represented since 1999 by Ieuan Wyn Jones, the former leader of Plaid Cymru. Jones resigned from the Assembly on 20 June 2013, leaving the seat vacant and triggering a by-election in the constituency 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

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

In elections for the National Assembly for Wales, 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.

Members of the National Assembly for Wales

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

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Ynys Môn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Rhun ap Iorwerth	13,788	54.8	+13.4
	Labour	Julia Dobson	4,278	17.0	−9.2
	UKIP	Simon Wall	3,212	12.8	+12.8
	Conservative	Clay Theakston	2,904	11.5	−17.7
	Green	Gerry Wolff	389	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Crofts	334	1.3	−1.8
	Independent	Daniel ap Eifion Jones	262	1.0	+1.0
Majority			9,510	37.8	+25.6
Turnout			25,167	50.0
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

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	14.3	N/A
	Conservative	Neil Fairlamb	1,843	8.5	−20.7
	Socialist Labour	Kathrine Jones	348	1.61	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen William Churchman	309	1.43	−1.8
Majority			9,166	42.3	+30.3
Turnout			21,635	—	—

Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Ynys Môn^[3]
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	−4.4
Turnout			24,067	48.6	−3.2
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing	−7.3

Elections in the 2000s

Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Ynys Môn^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Ieuan Wyn Jones	10,653	39.7	+2.3
	Independent	Peter Rogers	6,261	23.3	+23.3
	Labour	Jonathan Edward N. Austin	4,681	17.4	−6.4
	Conservative	James Paul Robert Roach	3,480	13.0	−15.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mrs. Mandi L. Abrahams	912	3.4	−4.9
	UKIP	Francis C. Wykes	833	3.1	+2.2
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	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Ieuan Wyn Jones	9,452	37.4	−15.2
	Conservative	Peter Rogers	7,197	28.5	+9.3
	Labour	William G. Jones	6,024	23.8	+0.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Bennett	2,089	8.2	+3.0
	UKIP	Francis C.Wykes	481	1.9	N/A
Majority			2,255	8.9	0.0
Turnout			25,243	50.3	−9.3
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Ynys Môn
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Plaid Cymru	Ieuan Wyn Jones	16,469	52.6	N/A
	Labour	Albert Owen	7,181	22.9	N/A
	Conservative	Peter Rogers	6,031	19.2	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	James H. Clarke	1,630	5.2	N/A
Majority			9,288	8.9	N/A
Turnout			31,311	59.6	N/A
	Plaid Cymru win (new seat)

References

↑ "Ynys Mon by-election set for 1 August". BBC News. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
↑ http://www.golwg360.com/newyddion/cymru/117727-buddugoliaeth-ysgubol-i-blaid-cymru
↑ "Wales elections". BBC News. BBC. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
↑ "Welsh assembly election 2007". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 2007-05-07. Retrieved 2008-07-15.

Electoral regions and Constituencies of the National Assembly for Wales

Mid and West Wales	Brecon and Radnorshire Carmarthen East and Dinefwr Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Ceredigion Dwyfor Meirionnydd Llanelli Montgomeryshire Preseli Pembrokeshire

North Wales	Aberconwy Alyn and Deeside Arfon Clwyd South Clwyd West Delyn Vale of Clwyd Wrexham Ynys Môn

South Wales Central	Cardiff Central Cardiff North Cardiff South and Penarth Cardiff West Cynon Valley Pontypridd Rhondda Vale of Glamorgan

South Wales East	Blaenau Gwent Caerphilly Islwyn Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney Monmouth Newport East Newport West Torfaen

South Wales West	Aberavon Bridgend Gower Neath Ogmore Swansea East Swansea West

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