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Plaid Cymru wins Welsh Senedd elections, ending 100 years of Labour control
UK NewsPolitics•May 8, 2026 at 7:50 PMNational

Plaid Cymru wins Welsh Senedd elections, ending 100 years of Labour control

By Bethan McKernan and Steven Morris•The Guardian - UK News

Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth says he is ready to become first minister and form next Welsh governmentFull results from England, Scotland and WalesElections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directionsPlaid Cymru has won the Welsh Senedd elections, ending 100 years of Labour dominance in Wales and blocking the momentum of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.The leader of the centre-left Welsh nationalist party, Rhun ap Iorwerth, said he stood ready to become first minister and form the next Welsh government, taking over from Welsh Labour, who have governed in Wales since devolution began in 1999. Continue reading...

Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth says he is ready to become first minister and form next Welsh government

Plaid Cymru has won the Welsh Senedd elections, ending 100 years of Labour dominance in Wales and blocking the momentum of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

The leader of the centre-left Welsh nationalist party, Rhun ap Iorwerth, said he stood ready to become first minister and form the next Welsh government, taking over from Welsh Labour, who have governed in Wales since devolution began in 1999.

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