Ynys Môn (UK Parliament constituency)
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Ynys Môn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˌənɨs ˈmoːn]; officially called Anglesey until 1983) is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It is one of five 'protected constituencies' within the UK, with boundaries defined by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 to be fixed to those of Isle of Anglesey County Council.[2]
Ynys Môn | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Preserved county | Gwynedd |
Electorate | 50,551 (December 2018)[1] |
Major settlements | Holyhead, Llangefni, Beaumaris |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1536 |
Member of Parliament | Virginia Crosbie (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Overlaps | |
Senedd | Ynys Môn, North Wales |
The Ynys Môn Senedd constituency was created with the same boundaries in 1999 (as an Assembly constituency).
Ynys Môn is represented by Virginia Crosbie of the Conservative Party. Crosbie is the first Conservative to win the constituency since the 1983 general election.