Plaid Cymru candidate · stood 2015
Simon Coopey.
Stood for Plaid Cymru in Newport West 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 6 with 1,604 votes (4.0%).
The result in full · 2015 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Flynn✓ elected | Lab | 16,633 | 41.2% |
| Nick Webb | Con | 13,123 | 32.5% |
| Gordon Norrie | — | 6,134 | 15.2% |
| Simon Coopey | PC | 1,604 | 4.0% |
| Ed Townsend | LD | 1,581 | 3.9% |
| Pippa Bartolotti | Green | 1,272 | 3.1% |
Majority 3,510 · 40,347 votes cast.
The seat now
Paul Flynn (Lab) won the 2015 contest.
Plaid Cymru in 2015
Simon Coopey was one of 40 Plaid Cymru candidates at the 2015 General Election — 3 won their seats, 37 did not. See the Plaid Cymru →