Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/3 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation The leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth, speaking in Llandudno, said it was a moment 100 years in the making. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty View image in fullscreen The leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth, speaking in Llandudno, said it was a moment 100 years in the making. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Plaid Cymru wins Welsh Senedd elections, ending 100 years of Labour controlLeader Rhun ap Iorwerth says he is ready to become first minister and form next Welsh government
Full results from England, Scotland and Wales Elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions 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.
Published: May 8, 2026 5:21 pm
Source: The Guardian — Read original