She received 16,946 votes, with her majority substantially increased from 2,408 to 12,145. Jones, who was born in Lampeter and now lives in Aberaeron, has held the seat since its creation in 1999, and has been the Llywydd of the Senedd since 2016. The Welsh Conservatives came second with 4,801 votes, with Welsh Labour third with 3,345 votes and the Liberal Democrats - who have been second in every other vote since 2003 - finishing fourth with 3,227 votes. Full results: Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru) 16,946; Amanda Jenner (Welsh Conservatives) 4,801; Dylan Lewis-Rowlands (Welsh Labour) 3,345; Cadan ap Tomos (Welsh LD) 3,227; Harry Hayfield (Green Party) 1,356; Gethin James (Reform UK) 775; Stephanie Evans (Freedom Alliance) 305.
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Peter Ainsworth, Tory whip who served in the Shadow Cabinet and was passionate about the environment – obituary
Described as ‘a Technicolor human being’, he was Campaigning Politician of the Year in 1993 and championed English classical music
Peter Ainsworth at the 2000 Conservative Party conference in Bournemouth
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Peter Ainsworth, who has died suddenly aged 64, was Conservative MP for East Surrey from 1992 to 2010, a government whip under John Major, and shadow secretary for culture and later the environment under William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith and David Cameron.
Yet he made as great a contribution to public life after leaving the Commons, as chairman of the Big Lottery Fund, the Churches Conservation Trust, the Elgar Foundation and the Heritage Alliance.
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