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Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales
Opinion polls show Plaid Cymru and Reform UK ahead as Labour faces the likely end of its decades-long hold on the Senedd.
- On Friday, May 8, counting began across Wales following the Senedd election, with Labour facing an expected defeat potentially ending its 27-year rule as Plaid Cymru and Reform UK compete for the top spot.
- Under the new proportional voting system, the Senedd has expanded to 96 members, requiring 49 seats for a majority, which experts consider highly unlikely for any single party to achieve.
- Former Welsh counsel general Mick Antoniw told BBC Wales the campaign was the most difficult for Labour "in living memory," noting voters focused more on Downing Street and immigration than Welsh issues.
- Defeat in Wales raises questions about the future of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, though First Minister Eluned Morgan dismissed speculation during the campaign about his leadership.
- The Senedd must nominate a First Minister by June 3, within 28 days of the election, after which the new leader will appoint up to 17 cabinet secretaries and ministers to form the Welsh Government.
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The regional elections in Wales have led to a historic turnaround in the country. The victory of the independence formation Plaid Cymru and the forceful eruption of the ultra-rightist Reform UK party have led to a historic collapse of the Labour Party that is fulminating 27 years of government in the region. Plaid Cymru has won 43 of the 96 Senedd seats (the Welsh Parliament), compared to the 34 seats of the ultras, which debut in the House as a…
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Labour expect to lose power in Wales as Senedd Election results awaited
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 to no longer be in power in Wales
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Leaning Left4Leaning Right1Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution64% Center
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