Around a hundred years after Plaid Cymru was founded, and after roughly a century of Labour dominance in Wales, one political era draws to a close, and another begins. There is a certain symmetry to the moment.

Opinion polls before the election suggested that the right-wing anti-immigration Reform U.K. party and the center-left Plaid Cymru would battle for the top spot in Wales.

Historic power shift: Plaid Cymru has overtaken Labour to become the largest party in the Senedd, ending more than 100 years of Labour dominance in Wales. Leadership collapse: First Minister Eluned Morgan lost her seat and resigned, as Labour was reduced ...

Whether that's true, and if so who will replace them as the largest party in Wales, will become clear in the hours to come. Polling has suggested Plaid Cymru and Reform UK are battling it out for top spot.

Partial results from local elections in England show significant losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party and gains for Reform UK