Latest News About Wales election leaves no majority,

Wales trends showed the 2026 Senedd election produced Plaid Cymru as the largest party with 43 Senedd seats, while Welsh Labour fell to 9 Senedd seats. With no party gained a majority, Plaid Cymru pursued a minority administration, and First Minister Eluned Morgan was unseated. The election introduced a larger Senedd with 96 assembly members elected by closed-list proportional representation, and turnout posted a record 51.6%, with NHS funding remaining a major campaign issue. Plaid Cymru indicated groundwork for a independence White Paper for Wales, though a referendum isn't planned in the first term.