Latest News About Plaid Cymru tops Wales vote,

Wales trends indicated the 2026 Senedd election returned Plaid Cymru as the largest party with 43 assembly seats, while Welsh Labour dropped to 9 assembly seats. With no party reached a majority, Plaid Cymru moved toward a minority arrangement, and First Minister Eluned Morgan lost her seat. The election brought in a larger Senedd with 96 seats elected by closed-list PR, and turnout posted a record 51.6 percent, with NHS funding remaining a dominant campaign issue. Plaid Cymru signaled groundwork for a Welsh independence document, though a referendum is not planned in the first term.