Latest News About Wales election leaves no majority,

Updated 2026-06-18 05:45

Wales trends indicated the 2026 Senedd election delivered Plaid Cymru as the largest party with 43 seats, while Welsh Labour collapsed to 9 assembly seats. With no majority was won, Plaid Cymru signaled a minority government, and First Minister Eluned Morgan was unseated. The election brought in a larger Senedd with 96 seats elected by closed-list proportional voting, and turnout reached a record 51.6%, with NHS funding enduring a dominant campaign issue. Plaid Cymru signaled groundwork for a Welsh independence document, though a referendum is not planned in the first term.

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Latest news on Wales, covering Welsh politics, the Senedd, Plaid Cymru, NHS Wales, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport, Wrexham, devolution, and the Welsh language

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