2013 Ynys Môn by-election

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]

2013 Ynys Môn by-election

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The Ynys Môn seat in the Welsh Assembly. Triggered by vacation of seat by incumbent
First party Second party   Candidate Rhun ap Iorwerth Tal Michael Party Plaid Cymru Labour Popular vote 12,601 3,435 Percentage 58.2% 15.9% Swing 16.8% 10.3%   Third party Fourth party   Candidate Nathan Gill Neil Fairlamb Party UKIP Conservative Popular vote 3,099 1,843 Percentage 14.3% 8.5% Swing New party 20.7%
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 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.

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	14.32	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

2011 Welsh Assembly election: 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	−4.2
Turnout			24,067	48.6	−3.2
	Plaid Cymru hold		Swing	−7.3