Welsh nationalist political party
Appears in 2 stories · Last updated May 31, 2026
As of May 2026: Largest party in Senedd; forming minority government
Wales had a Labour-led government for every day of its 27-year devolved history. Voters ended that on Thursday, and on Saturday Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth said his party would form the next one.
Updated May 31
As of May 2026: Leading partial Senedd results with 22 seats declared; on course to become the largest party for the first time
Results from the May 7 Super Thursday elections, counted through Friday, May 8, showed Labour losing heavily and Reform surging past polling expectations. Reform gained more than 500 English council seats and took control of four authorities (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Havering, Sunderland, and Essex) for the first time.
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