8 May 2003 (2003-05-08) – 15 September 2003 (2003-09-15)
2012 →
Candidate
Ieuan Wyn Jones
Helen Mary Jones
Rhodri Glyn Thomas
First round
2,078
2,089
1,014
Percentage
40.1%
40.3%
19.6%
Final round
2,603
2,532
—
Percentage
50.7%
49.3%
—
Leader before election
Ieuan Wyn Jones
Elected Leader
Ieuan Wyn Jones
The 2003 Plaid Cymru leadership election was held following the resignation of Ieuan Wyn Jones after a disappointing showing in the 2003 Assembly elections where the party fell from 17 to 12 seats.[1]
Ieuan Wyn Jones had led the party since 2000. Ieuan Wyn Jones initially resigned but then decided to contest the leadership election, he was challenged by Helen Mary Jones whom he had defeated three years previously, as well as Rhodri Glyn Thomas.
Voting closed in 15 September, with the results announced at Cardiff's St David's Hall on September 18.[2]
The contest was narrowly won by Ieuan Wyn Jones in the final round with 2,603 votes, against Helen Mary Jones' 2,532.[3][4]
^Plaid leader resigns BBC News, 8 May 2003
^"Has Wigley scuppered Ieuan's ambitions of winning party battle?". Daily Post. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^Ieuan and Iwan for Plaid BBC News, 15 September 2013
^"WELSH PARTY LEADERSHIP ELECTIONS 1998-2012". tquinn. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016.
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