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Plaid Cymru ready to run Wales, leader says, after Labour's historic Senedd election collapse

A senior Welsh Labour figure has conceded the party has lost the Senedd election, with even the first minister herself at risk of losing her seat.

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Eluned Morgan the First Minister of Wales loses seat in Senedd election

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Plaid Cymru wins Welsh Senedd elections, ending 100 years of Labour control

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Partial Results Show Losses for Starmer’s Labour and Wins for Reform UK in Local Elections

Partial results from local elections in England showed large losses for Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party and gains for the hard-right party Reform U.K.

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Sterling rises as local election results show Labour losses, gilts edge up

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UK's Labour Party Suffers Heavy Early Losses as Reform Gains in Elections

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UK's Labour Party punished in local elections, populist Reform gains

The main beneficiary was the populist Reform UK party of Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage, which gained more than 300 council seats in England, and could form the main opposition in Scotland and Wales t...

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Voters Express Frustration with Starmer in a Set of U.K. Elections: What to Know

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Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers local election losses

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Labour loses Senedd election for the first time as Plaid Cymru becomes biggest party

Rhun ap Iorwerth said his party represents “hope over division, credibility over chaos and progress over stagnation”.

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The Senedd results are disastrous for Labour – but the writing’s been on the wall for months

First minister Eluned Morgan has lost her seat and resigned as Reform UK and Plaid Cymru make epic gains across the country

Wales Decides 2026: The full results are in for the 2026 Senedd Election

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Wales is looking at a huge shake‑up in the Senedd – so why are voters so disenchanted?

Wales is going to the polls on May 7 to elect members to the Senedd (Welsh parliament). And the results could bring big change to the country. The polls are suggesting that this election will result in the biggest shake-up to the political landscape since the creation of the National Assembly for Wales in 1999.

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The full list of Senedd election 2026 expected result times

Votes will be counted through the day on Friday before we find out the 96 politicians elected to the Welsh Parliament

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Senedd Election 2026 Live: Plaid and Reform dominate early results as Greens take first seat in Wales

Voting in the Senedd election has concluded, and now it is time for the votes to be counted. The first results should arrive later today, but Labour sources have already told WalesOnline they expect t

Polls open for voting in Senedd election

Polling stations have opened across Wales for voting in the Senedd election. Members of the Senedd (MSs) will be elected across 16 constituencies using a new voting system as the number of politicians in Cardiff Bay increases from 60 to 96.

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Full list of Wales' 96 new Senedd Members

The full list of 96 politicians elected to the Welsh Parliament is now known. Voting took place across Wales' 16 constituencies on Thursday, May 7, and counting took place on Friday, May 8. You can follow all the latest developments, news, and analysis with our rolling coverage here.