2000 Plaid Cymru leadership election

Plaid Cymru leadership electionJuly 2017 2000 Plaid Cymru leadership election presidential no 1991 2003 2000 05 31 yes – 2000 08 03 yes First round Percentage Second round Percentage 160x160px Ieuan Wyn Jones 4,834 77.6% 160x160px Helen Mary Jones 798 12.8% 160x160px Jill Evans 598 9.6% Leader Dafydd Wigley Ieuan Wyn Jones The 2000 Plaid Cymru leadership election was held following the resignation on health grounds of Dafydd Wigley.Plaid Cymru leader steps down BBC News, 13 May 2000 Wigley had led the party since 1991 and saw them make a surprise breakthrough in the 1999 Assembly elections winning 17 seats and almost a third of the popular vote.Plaid makes breakthrough BBC News, 17 May 1999 The role of leader, at this point, was combined with the role of Party President. Three candidates stood. MEP for Wales Jill Evans, Ynys Mon AM and MP Ieuan Wyn Jones and Llanelli AM Helen Mary Jones The contest was won by Ieuan Wyn Jones with 77.6% of the vote in the first round.Plaid Cymru picks Ieuan Wyn Jones by a landslide The Independent, 3 August 2000 Results CandidateVotes% Ieuan Wyn Jones4,83477.6 Helen Mary Jones79812.8 Jill Evans5989.6Total6,230100 References 2000 Category:2000 in Wales Category:2000s elections in Wales Category:2000 political party leadership elections in the United Kingdom