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2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions

Plaid Cymru surging to become the largest party and Reform in second. Labour has suffered its worst ever result in Wales Vote shares in Welsh Senedd elections

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

Plaid Cymru is on course to declare victory in the Welsh Senedd elections, a result

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

elections to the Welsh Senedd, Labour is on course to lose power to Plaid Cymru and record its worst ever result

Labour expected to lose Senedd after century of winning elections in Wales

Senedd election, multiple party sources have told the BBC, ending its 27-year-long rule in Wales. The party has won Westminster and Cardiff Bay elections in the country for more than a century

SNP leader John Swinney rules out Holyrood talks with Reform UK

election results in England, where Reform racked up more than 1,400 councillors, and in Wales, where it is the second largest party behind Plaid Cymru in the Senedd

‘Starmer’s referendum’: How local elections could expose a fractured UK

Plaid Cymru is polling strongly – an unprecedented challenge in a nation Labour has dominated since the establishment of the Welsh parliament, the Senedd, in 1999. Analysts say these elections carry more weight compared with previous

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

Plaid Cymru are vying to be the biggest party in the Senedd, in Wales, where Labour's continuous streak in power since devolution in 1999 is under threat. Labour also has a lot to lose

Labour’s better than expected thrashing may allow Starmer to cling on in No 10

elected mayor of Hackney in London. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/Reuters The idea that Labour will lose the Welsh Senedd to Plaid Cymru, and even potentially come third behind the Scottish National party and Reform

Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party

results were announced at the count in her west [Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/wales) constituency of Ceredigion Penfro. Three of the six seats available went to Plaid Cymru, two to Reform and one to the Conservatives

How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins

results indicated that while the Scottish National party was set to comfortably win an unprecedented fifth successive parliamentary term, Farage’s party had made significant inroads for the first time. In Wales, [Plaid Cymru

Starmer under pressure as Labour suffers heavy election losses including historic Wales defeat

election results" show a "stark disconnect between the Labour government and working people". In a joint statement which includes even the usually more supportive unions, they are calling for a change of direction on "economic

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

results very hard to predict. At least one of Welsh Labour’s anticipated election woes is directly of the party’s making. In 2022, the special purpose committee on Senedd reform laid out several more

Labour’s disastrous night puts focus on Keir Starmer’s future as leader

election results would be a perilous moment for the prime minister. Robert Hayward, the Conservative peer and polling expert, has predicted the party could lose approximately 1,850 councillors in England, while polls suggest

Nigel Farage hails ‘historic shift in politics’ after Reform UK election gains

results showed Reform had gained support across swathes of the country, some targets eluded the party. The Tories secured all 11 district council seats available in Harlow, Essex. Reform also fell short of taking control

Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

result later could leave the city under no overall control for the first time in more than a decade. After more than a century of being the biggest party in Westminster and Cardiff Bay elections

Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday

Cymru is hoping to become Welsh first minister as early as Tuesday after his party won a historic victory in the Senedd elections, [soundly beating Labour and holding off Reform UK.](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/08/plaid-cymru-biggest-party-wales-senedd-labour-reform) Plaid

Welsh party leaders gear up for live debate ahead of tightly contested Senedd election

Plaid Cymru, Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Green Party support the policy however, and in the past have accused Reform and the Conservatives of fuelling division. There's just over a week to go until

Challenge Starmer by Monday or I will, Labour MP tells cabinet

results started coming in. Labour has lost more than 1,400 seats in English council elections, with Reform UK making huge gains in former Labour heartlands in northern England and the Midlands. Meanwhile, the Greens

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

Plaid Cymru vying for first. Labour is on track for its worst-ever local election performance Vote share for Labour (%) in elections for English councils\*, Welsh Senedd elections and Scottish parliament elections. 2026 values taken

Keir Starmer under pressure to agree exit plan after election mauling

Plaid Cymru [became the largest party in Wales](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/08/plaid-cymru-biggest-party-wales-senedd-labour-reform), beating Reform into second place, after Labour admitted it was on course to lose control of the Senedd for the first time since devolution