Latest News About Plaid Cymru tops Wales vote,

Wales trends showed the 2026 Senedd election returned Plaid Cymru as the largest party with 43 Senedd seats, while Welsh Labour collapsed to 9 Senedd seats. With no party reached a majority, Plaid Cymru signaled a minority arrangement, and First Minister Eluned Morgan was unseated. The election implemented a larger Senedd with 96 seats elected by closed-list proportional representation, 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.