Plaid Cymru candidate · stood 2015
Lyn Ackerman.
Stood for Plaid Cymru in Islwyn at the 2015 General Election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 4th of 8 with 3,794 votes (10.7%).
The result in full · 2015 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Evans✓ elected | Lab | 17,336 | 49.0% |
| Joe Smyth | — | 6,932 | 19.6% |
| Laura Jones | Con | 5,366 | 15.2% |
| Lyn Ackerman | PC | 3,794 | 10.7% |
| Brendan D'Cruz | LD | 950 | 2.7% |
| Peter Varley | Green | 659 | 1.9% |
| von Magpie Baron | — | 213 | 0.6% |
| Josh Rawcliffe | — | 151 | 0.4% |
Majority 10,404 · 35,401 votes cast.
The seat now
Chris Evans (Lab) won the 2015 contest.
Plaid Cymru in 2015
Lyn Ackerman was one of 40 Plaid Cymru candidates at the 2015 General Election — 3 won their seats, 37 did not. See the Plaid Cymru →