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Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales Labour is expected
Labour is facing the prospect of losing its dominance in Wales. [Multiple party sources have told the BBC](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrpxvz61vko) they expect to lose the Senedd election
elections looks set to vividly expose the breadth of Labour's vulnerabilities. There is the tussle between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK to dominate in Wales, with Labour staring at the prospect of losing
Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come next month’s Senedd election, however, this history-making run is expected to end. Labour’s collapse has left a vacuum
Wales and Scotland next week. Their fears grew after projections from Robert Hayward, an elections expert, that Labour is [expected to lose
elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions Labour has [suffered heavy losses](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/08/labour-reform-uk-england-local-elections-2026-scotland-wales) across England, Scotland and Wales, losing
Labour Party is expected to lose hundreds of council seats, and face challenging national elections in Scotland and Wales
Labour is trailing in the polls and the prime minister's personal ratings have plumbed the depths. The party is facing losses in forthcoming elections: losing control of Wales
Wales’s Labour first minister, gave a sombre speech after losing her seat, a major indicator of the coming near-wipeout for the party. Labour has never returned fewer than 26 seats
Labour Party MPs have indicated that if the party performs poorly in Scotland, loses power in Wales, and fails to hold many of the roughly 2,500 council seats it is defending in England, then
election in a row, keeping Labour and Reform UK at bay. Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are vying to be the biggest party in the Senedd, in Wales, where Labour's continuous streak in power
losing control of the councils. A third of the seats were up for election in Wigan, with Reform winning 24 out of 25 as Labour suffered heavy losses to see its majority on the council
lose her seat. I don't remember covering another election where a party leader admitted their own perch in Parliament might disappear. Don't underestimate how totemic a Labour loss would be if it happens
Elections 2026 live: counting under way after votes in England, Scotland and Wales *Bethan McKernan is the Guardian’s [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales) correspondent* This week the Welsh parliament will grow from
Labour, which has ruled Wales since devolution began in 1999, could end up on a single-digit number of seats and that Morgan will lose her seat. “I’m certainly hoping that [Plaid Cymru
Labour faces losing more than 1,500 council seats across England, a struggle for second place in Scotland and the prospect of losing Wales after a century of domination, leaving thousands of angry local politicians
election. In other words, there was a cap on how many seats any party could win or lose. They point out that they are managing about a third of the vote, with their rivals
elections might change things, says Kiran. Historical losses are forecast in Scotland, Wales and London for Labour to the Greens, Reform and nationalist parties. --- **Waiting for the next scandal** Losing
elections, Labour lost more than 1,400 councillors across England, shedding support to [Reform UK](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/brexit-party) and the Greens in traditional heartlands. In Wales, the party lost power for the first time, plummeting
elections next month, at which Labour is expected to suffer heavy losses. Several councils, especially in urban areas, are expected to fall to the Green party, prompting concern among Labour MPs that they are losing