THE leader of Isle of Anglesey County Council, Llinos Medi, will stand for the Ynys Môn Westminster seat at the next UK general election.

In a meeting of the constituency’s members in Llangefni on Monday (October 2), Cllr Medi was chosen as Plaid Cymru’s Westminster parliamentary candidate for the constituency.

This news comes ahead of Plaid Cymru’s annual conference in Aberystwyth on October 6-7.

Cllr Medi said following the meeting: "I am privileged to have been chosen to stand as Plaid Cymru's Ynys Môn candidate in the next general election.

“Over the last 10 years, since I was elected as a county councillor for the first time, and then as the first female leader of the council, I have been determined to always demand the best for the island.

"I am now looking forward to the opportunity to do that in Westminster, hoping to join the active Plaid Cymru team there.

“Ynys Môn needs a voice that will always stand up for the true needs and values of the island - to stand against the unfairness, and the social injustice that is being driven by the Conservative government.”

The next United Kingdom general election is scheduled to be held no later than January 28, 2025.

Virginia Crosbie, the constituency’s current Conservative MP, has held the position since the previous election in 2019.

Cllr Medi added: "We in Plaid Cymru, under the leadership of Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid Cymru MS for Ynys Môn), have set a clear ambition for Wales - this is not as good as it gets.

“We have a vision of fairness and ambition, a vision of a prosperous Wales for our people and communities.

“But it is impossible to achieve that while the Conservatives are clearly treating Wales so unfairly, and with Labour at the same time refusing to give the commitment needed to overturn the Tories' decisions.

"There is another option - Plaid Cymru - and that is why I am excited about this campaign, and look forward to sharing Plaid Cymru's positive message with as many people as possible over the coming weeks and months."