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Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament

Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament

Welsh Parliament

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Plaid Cymru to form Welsh government, ending 27 years of Labour rule

Rule Changes

Newly expanded chamber holds first sitting after election

Wales had a Labour-led government for every day of its 27-year devolved history. Voters ended that on Thursday, and on Saturday Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth said his party would form the next one.

Updated May 31

Britain's Super Thursday tests Labour across three nations

Rule Changes

Holding first election under expanded 96-seat closed-list PR system

Results from the May 7 Super Thursday elections, counted through Friday, May 8, showed Labour losing heavily and Reform surging past polling expectations. Reform gained more than 500 English council seats and took control of four authorities (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Havering, Sunderland, and Essex) for the first time.

Updated May 31