Latest headlines
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Labour win 29 seats - but fall short of a majority
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UKIP wins its first seats in the Assembly
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Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood ousts Labour in Rhondda
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Mapping the election - see party vote share by constituency across Wales
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
PC Plaid Cymru |
Candidates Rhun ap Iorwerth | Votes 13,788 | 54.8% | Net percentage change in seats +13.4 |
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Party
LAB Welsh Labour |
Candidates Julia Dobson | Votes 4,278 | 17.0% | Net percentage change in seats −9.2 |
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Party
UKIP UKIP Wales |
Candidates Simon Wall | Votes 3,212 | 12.8% | Net percentage change in seats +12.8 |
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Party
CON Welsh Conservative |
Candidates Clay Theakston | Votes 2,904 | 11.5% | Net percentage change in seats −17.7 |
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Party
GRN Wales Green Party |
Candidates Gerry Wolff | Votes 389 | 1.5% | Net percentage change in seats +1.5 |
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Party
LD Welsh Liberal Democrat |
Candidates Thomas Crofts | Votes 334 | 1.3% | Net percentage change in seats −1.8 |
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Party
IND Independent |
Candidates Daniel Ap Eifion Jones | Votes 262 | 1.0% | Net percentage change in seats +1.0 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Plaid Cymru Majority
9,510Turnout
50.0%Constituency Profile
Ynys Mon ("Anglesey" in English) is an island constituency off the north-west coast of Wales.
It is the only Welsh constituency to have been held at various elections by all four main parties in Wales. It is home to Wales' only nuclear power station at Wylfa - a major employer. The existing power station is currently being decommissioned, but there are plans to replace it with an entirely new one. Holyhead international ferry port offers links to Ireland and tourism also provides many jobs. Nearly one in four of the population (24%) is over 65 - the Wales average is one in five (20%). The current AM is Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth who won the seat with nearly 60% of the vote in a by-election in 2013. In 2011, the former Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones won with 41% of the vote. The Conservatives were second with 29%, Labour third with 26% and the Liberal Democrats fourth with 3%.