2003 Plaid Cymru leadership election
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The 2003 Plaid Cymru leadership election was held following the resignation of Ieuan Wyn Jones after a disappointing showing in the 2003 Assembly elections where the party fell from 17 to 12 seats.[1]
Ieuan Wyn Jones had led the party since 2000. Ieuan Wyn Jones initially resigned but then decided to contest the leadership election, he was challenged by Helen Mary Jones whom he had defeated three years previously, as well as Rhodri Glyn Thomas.
Voting closed in 15 September, with the results announced at Cardiff's St David's Hall on September 18.[2]
The contest was narrowly won by Ieuan Wyn Jones in the final round with 2,603 votes, against Helen Mary Jones' 2,532.[3][4]
Candidates and Endorsements
Ieuan Wyn Jones
Supporters included:
- Dafydd Elis Thomas, former Plaid Cymru President and AM for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
- Elfyn Llwyd, MP for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy
Helen Mary Jones
Supporters included:
- Dafydd Wigley, former Plaid Cymru President
- Hywel Williams, MP for Caernarfon
- Dafydd Iwan
- Cllr Lindsay Whittle, Caerphilly Council Leader
Supporters included:
Results
Candidate | First round | Second round | |||
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Votes | % | Transfers | Votes | % | |
Ieuan Wyn Jones | 2,078 | 40.1 | ![]() | 2,603 | 50.7 |
Helen Mary Jones | 2,089 | 40.3 | ![]() | 2,532 | 49.3 |
Rhodri Glyn Thomas | 1,014 | 19.6 | |||
Total | 5,181 | 100 | 968 | 5,135 | 100 |
Turnout was around 61% of Plaid's estimated 8,500 members.[5]
References
- ^ Plaid leader resigns BBC News, 8 May 2003
- ^ "Has Wigley scuppered Ieuan's ambitions of winning party battle?". Daily Post. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Ieuan and Iwan for Plaid BBC News, 15 September 2013
- ^ "WELSH PARTY LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS 1998-2012". tquinn. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
- ^ "Ieuan win". Daily Post. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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