Lyn Ackerman

Lyn Ackerman
MS
Official portrait, 2026
Member of the Senedd
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 May 2026
ConstituencyCasnewydd Islwyn
Personal details
BornAugust 1964 (age 62)
PartyPlaid Cymru

Lyn Ackerman is a Welsh Plaid Cymru politician who has been a Member of the Senedd (MS) for Casnewydd Islwyn since 2026.

Biography

Ackerman was Plaid Cymru's candidate for the Islwyn constituency at the 2015 general election. Ackerman was the candidate for Torfaen in the 2021 Senedd election. She was a councillor in Newbridge, Caerphilly from 1999 to 2017, when she did not stand. She stood again to represent an altered version of the Newbridge ward in 2022, but was not elected.

In the 2026 Senedd election, Ackerman was elected as a MS for the Casnewydd Islwyn constituency.

References

  1. ↑ "Lyn ACKERMAN". Companies House.
  2. ↑ "Welsh Parliament election results 2026". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "Islwyn - 2015 General Election". UK Parliament. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Lyn Ackerman: Plaid Cymru- The Party of Wales candidate for Torfaen in the Senedd Election". Cwmbranlife. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Caerphilly County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - Newbridge Ward - Caerphilly County Borough Council". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - Ward Trecelyn — Caerffili / Newbridge Ward — Caerphilly". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  10. ↑ Mansfield, Mark (14 June 2025). "Plaid Cymru 'probes selection of sitting Senedd Member for next year's election'". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Casnewydd Islwyn - Welsh Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 9 May 2026.