Comments on: Ynys Mon

By: Lancs Observer

Lancs Observer — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:44:50 +0000

Former MP for this seat, Keith Best in the News again. The Immigration Advisory Service which he headed til its abolition this year, misspent over £4m pa in public funds! Was he the wettest of Tories?

By: A Cairns

A Cairns — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:57:31 +0000

Yes I suppose the seat will expand to areas like Llanfaifechan and penmaenmawr as well.

Plaid performed as well as they thought they would here in Ynys Mon in the assembly election ( a very small increase) but actually the tories did really quite well as I expected them to get a close 3rd (with the absence of Rogers) but they achieved 2nd with 29.2% of the vote.

By: A Cairns

A Cairns — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:53:18 +0000

Yes presumably the seat will expand to areas like Llanfaifechan and penmaenmawr as well.

Plaid did as well as they thought they would here in Ynys Mon ( a very small increase) but actually the tories did really quite well as I expected them to get a close 3rd (with the absence of Rogers) but they achieved 2nd with 29.2% of the vote.

By: Shaun Bennett

Shaun Bennett — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:34:39 +0000

“Anglesey will almost certainly end up being put in a seat along with Bangor.”

Which will ensure Labour keep the seat for the forseeable future.

I was astonished when Labour won this seat in 2001 and then held it in 2005. I have to say, that Plaid failed to win it back in 2010 (after winning it in 1997) indicates that the Welsh Nationalist party is in deep trouble in this constituency longer term.

In all probability, Labour would most likely have held this seat in 2015 anyway. With the adddition of Bangor, that will be a near certainty.

By: Anthony Wells

Anthony Wells — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:51:36 +0000

Nope – the Isle of Wight, Western Isles, Orkney & Shetland have special exclusions from staying within quota enshrined in the legislation. There is no freedom for the boundary commissions to give similar exclusions to other islands.

Anglesey will almost certainly end up being put in a seat along with Bangor.

By: Cornelius Limos

Cornelius Limos — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:23:41 +0000

Wonder how the new parliamentary boundary for this seat will be set? maybe it will stay as it is because it’s an island, like Western Isles and IOW ….

By: Barnaby Marder

Barnaby Marder — Fri, 13 May 2011 13:58:59 +0000

Confirmed that Ieuan Wyn Jones is resigning as Plaid leader.

By: A Brown

A Brown — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:25:51 +0000

Does seem a bit strange I agree. My prediction anyway:

PC 42 (+2)
Lab 30 (+13)
Con 26 (+13)
LD 2 (-1)

By: H.Hemmelig

H.Hemmelig — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:14:57 +0000

This is clearly a winnable seat for Labour.

You would have thought they would have selected a better and more mature candidate.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 19:03:20 +0000

Labour candidate Joe Lock in trouble for saying Thatcher should die lol!

He was selected as cadidate without any competition which is a bit strange for a seat Labour could gain especially on their polling ratings in Wales, and where they hold the Westminster seat. He isnt from Anglsey (Hes a student in Bangor) and doesnt speak Welsh. Which is surely a disadvantage in this seat, as while not effecting the Labour vote in Holyhead that much, probabaly does affect him in more rural areas. Areas which Albert Owen won last year and where he needs to win to gain the seat.