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parties to form the next Welsh government. The Welsh result is also likely to have an impact on the future of the prime minister as Labour contemplates a challenging set of local elections
party promised to "finally bring the feudal leasehold system to an end". In a speech, Matthew Pennycook said this meant the government would "dismantle" the system before the next election by making it easier
party held the line against 14 years of Conservative government in Westminster, protecting public services from the impact of austerity, Brexit and the Covid pandemic. Welsh Labour partly had an incumbency issue
parties increased from 11% to 12%. The Greens held 5% of seats, a similar share to 2024. Reform went from zero to 5% with the election of 677 councillors. In Scotland, 129 MSPs will
impact of austerity, Brexit and the Covid pandemic. But after 27 years of devolution, Wales has fallen behind the other UK nations in several key metrics. About 20% of Welsh NHS patients have to wait
parties, in different ways, deliberately play on it, and manipulate it, and I think people fall for it. "But I think people are genuinely concerned about it. Unless funding is increased to help the extra
Welsh government will be formed and become largely responsible for tackling issues with NHS recruitment [following May's Senedd election](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c7vj3650rrvt). The last government, run by Labour, said in April: "We are committed
elections on 7 May. Polls suggest after more than 100 years in office in [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales), Labour will come third or even fourth next month, behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK. Starmer
impact in Wales and Scotland of Sir Keir Starmer's woes? "It's just so huge," says a senior Labour MP who's been knocking on voters' doors in recent days. But these elections aren
Welsh Senedd and English local elections. Keir Starmer had been planning a big speech today, but he, and other political leaders, are today focusing on their response to the Golders Green stabbing and the antisemitism
Welsh politics. 2026 forecast Labour Conservatives Plaid Cymru Lib Dem Reform Green Meanwhile, Reform and Plaid Cymru are neck-and-neck for first place, with Reform just eking out by one seat for a total
election. Labour has previously faced criticism from its political opponents after failing to hit targets set out in its April 2022 Covid recovery plan. Its overall record on the NHS after 27 years in power
Welsh parliaments for the first time. Prof Tony Travers, a local government expert at the London School of Economics, said that the Greens’ failure to make more of an imprint in London reflected the capital
Welsh elections. The party [takes an anti-climate stance](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/labour-will-drop-unaffordable-net-zero-policies-predicts-reforms-deputy-leader), and has vowed to encourage fracking, impose punitive taxes on renewable energy generation, and [block solar and windfarms](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/reform-uk-government-truss-renewable-energy-policy). The Conservatives
Welsh and local English elections on 7 May, which are expected to be disastrous for his party. All that said, Starmer is not totally isolated. Unlike some prime ministers, whose connections in parliament felt largely
party leadership, [the charity has said](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/05/zack-polanski-falsely-claimed-to-be-british-red-cross-spokesperson-charity-says). 2. ***Fuel shortages***| Two million airline seats have been [cut from this month’s schedules](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/05/airline-seats-cut-jet-fuel-prices) as airlines redraw their operations because of soaring