Latest News About Wales election leaves no majority,

Wales trends showed the 2026 Senedd election produced Plaid Cymru as the largest party with 43 assembly seats, while Welsh Labour fell to 9 Senedd seats. With no party gained a majority, Plaid Cymru signaled a minority administration, and First Minister Eluned Morgan lost her seat. The election brought in a larger Senedd with 96 seats elected by closed-list proportional voting, and turnout reached a record 51.6% turnout, with NHS funding remaining a key campaign issue. Plaid Cymru signaled groundwork for a Welsh independence White Paper, though a referendum is not planned in the first term.