Thursday 7 October 2010

Labour's Ynys Môn Assembly candidate woes

With just seven months to go until next May's Welsh Assembly elections, the Druid has been hearing a lot of rumours from the Labour camp that they are seriously struggling to find a good candidate for Ynys Môn. Three potentials with strong links to Anglesey have already ruled themselves out -- obviously not wishing to expend either their energy or political capital fighting Ieuan Wyn Jones; And who can blame them when you consider that Labour were beaten into a poor third place at the last elections in 2007, trailing IWJ by 6,000 votes. Furthermore, in a clear indication of how us Islanders vote in very different ways at different elections -- and how important personalities are above party affiliations -- Labour have seen their share of the vote on the Island decline at each Assembly election since 1999, in direct contrast to their Westminster election results here.

In conclusion -- in a knock to their chances at next year's Assembly elections -- its looking increasingly likely that Labour on Ynys Môn will have to look 'over the bridge' and draft up a candidate from Cardiff or even further afield. 

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

looking increasingly likely that Labour on Ynys Môn will have to look 'over the bridge'

Really? I reckon they'll be looking at one or two councillors and possibly one of the Holyhead office staff.

Anonymous said...

Just to say, please Labour DO NOT, repeat DO NOT choose any of the current islands Councillors or any of its islands staff.

The candidate needs to be above all welsh speaking and a credible candidate with realistic ideas of how to improve the economy of the island, not old stagers who have had their chance and as clearly evidenced failed

Anonymous said...

To the above 2 comments, I say yes please....lets have some of that, to show what Labour can do in cardiff bay...ha, ha indeed !

Anonymous said...

Who's the Tory candidate by the way?

Anonymous said...

I gather a certain contributor to this blog may be standing. I wonder who/she is?

Anonymous said...

Have they announced who it is yet .... if not who is the smart money on ?

Anonymous said...

Albert should stand - he could win.