Lyn Ackerman
Lyn Ackerman | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2026 | |
| Member of the Senedd | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2026 | |
| Constituency | Casnewydd Islwyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1964 (age 62)[1] |
| Party | Plaid Cymru |
Lyn Ackerman is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician who has been a Member of the Senedd (MS) for Casnewydd Islwyn since 2026.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Ackerman was Plaid Cymru's candidate for the Islwyn constituency at the 2015 general election.[4] Ackerman was the candidate for Torfaen in the 2021 Senedd election.[5] She was a councillor in Newbridge, Caerphilly from 1999 to 2017, when she did not stand.[6][7][8] She stood again to represent an altered version of the Newbridge ward in 2022, but was not elected.[9]
In the 2026 Senedd election, Ackerman was elected as a MS for the Casnewydd Islwyn constituency.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lyn ACKERMAN". Companies House.
- ↑ "Welsh Parliament election results 2026". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Slow, Oliver; Hale, Adam (8 May 2026). "Wales election 2026: Reform and Plaid Cymru win two seats each as first results announced, with Labour admitting defeat". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Islwyn - 2015 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "Lyn Ackerman: Plaid Cymru- The Party of Wales candidate for Torfaen in the Senedd Election". Cwmbranlife. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Caerphilly County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - Newbridge Ward - Caerphilly County Borough Council". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Williams, Rhys (25 November 2025). "Who is confirmed as standing in the Casnewydd Islwyn seat at next year's Senedd election?". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - Ward Trecelyn — Caerffili / Newbridge Ward — Caerphilly". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
- ↑ Mansfield, Mark (14 June 2025). "Plaid Cymru 'probes selection of sitting Senedd Member for next year's election'". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Casnewydd Islwyn - Welsh Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
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