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| Plaid Cymru win Ynys Mon by-election | Plaid Cymru win Ynys Mon by-election |
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| Plaid Cymru have regained the seat of Ynys Mon in a by-election to the Welsh assembly. | |
| Former BBC Wales presenter Rhun ap Iorwerth secured a majority of over 42% or 9166 votes. | Former BBC Wales presenter Rhun ap Iorwerth secured a majority of over 42% or 9166 votes. |
| Labour managed to hold on to second place despite the efforts of UKIP who secured their best ever result to the assembly. | Labour managed to hold on to second place despite the efforts of UKIP who secured their best ever result to the assembly. |
| The Conservatives saw their vote collapse by 20%, with the Liberal Democrats beaten into last place by Socialist Labour. | The Conservatives saw their vote collapse by 20%, with the Liberal Democrats beaten into last place by Socialist Labour. |
| The by-election was prompted when former Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones stood down in June. | The by-election was prompted when former Plaid Cymru leader Ieuan Wyn Jones stood down in June. |