Wales election 2026: Live results map as party to lose control of Senedd for first time

Polls have suggested Labour could see its worst result in over a century in the nation
Welsh first minister Eluned Morgan has lost her seat in the Senedd , as Labour continues to suffer a disastrous set of results in the elections.

In a speech following the defeat, Baroness Morgan said she was proud to have been the first woman to have held the job of Welsh First Minister.

She said: “I’m very proud of what Welsh Labour has achieved over all the years we’ve led in the Senedd, but today, the pressures on public services are enormous.

“That change is clearly not coming fast enough.

We’re living in turbulent times.

There are challenges in all directions.”
Labour is only set to retain 10 seats in the Senedd , according to the party's spokespeople, who say: "We now expect to lose several hardworking and respected members of the Senedd .

We thank them for their service to their communities.

"It is looking like Welsh Labour will return a group of around 10 MSs - which will at least allow a vocal Labour opposition, even though we are deeply disappointed about not being able to lead a government."
Only Gwynedd Maldwyn in north-mid Wales is left to declare their results, with Plaid Cymru so far in the lead.

As of 6pm, they have 39 seats, with Reform UK trailing them in second place with 32 seats and Labour only retaining nine of their seats in the Senedd.

It is now clear that the Welsh nationalist party will be the largest party in Wales, with the BBC estimating they will finish with 42-43 seats, and Reform ending with 34-35.

However, this means that neither party will have achieved the 49 seats needed to form a majority government.

This election marked the first time Wales used the ‘closed proportional list system’ for voting.

It was implemented with the aim of more closely reflecting the number of seats a party or independent candidate wins with the percentage of votes they receive.

Here’s an overview of the results in Wales so far:
Pollsters have forecast that the results will see Labour lose the Senedd for the first time in 27 years, and mark its worst election result in the nation for over a century with just 12 seats.

YouGov’s modelling put Plaid Cymru as the most successful party, forecast to win around 43 seats.

Reform was forecast to take 34 seats, which would make it the second largest party in Wales .

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Sir Keir Starmer said he is “hurt” but is “not going to walk away” after Labour lost hundreds of councillor seats, along with control of several councils, in the English local elections .

The prime minister insisted he would carry on in his post despite the losses, as he said “days like this don’t weaken my resolve to deliver the change that I promised”.

Mr Farage said the results showed a “truly historic shift in British politics” away from the old era of Labour and Conservative domination, vowing “the best is yet to come” for his party.

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