The Senedd Election 2026 votes have now all been counted and we know the makeup of the 96 politicians who will represent people in the Welsh Parliament. Many of them will be new faces. Find out more about all of them here.

Turnout was up at this year’s Senedd election. Some 1.2m of people went to the polls taking turnout for 2026 to 51.72%.

The election five years ago previously held the record for the highest turnout at a Welsh election at 47%. However, the turnout is still significantly lower than in Wales for UK General Elections, which peaked at 69% in 2017.

The new politicians will now have to take their oaths ahead of the first plenary meeting must take place by May 21, 14 days after the election.

The current Presiding Officer, Elin Jones, will name the date and time of that meeting. She is not standing for re-election to that role again.

At its first meeting the Senedd must elect a new Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer, and the next First Minister has to be appointed by June 4.

LIVE: Updates, reaction and quotes as the votes are counted across Wales

EXPLAINED: How the D’Hondt system used to choose the Senedd Members elected in Wales works

The full results across Wales

  • Plaid Cymru: 43 seats (35.4% of the vote – up 14.7)
  • Reform UK: 34 seats (29.3% of the vote – up 29.3)
  • Labour: 9 seats (11.1% of the vote – down 25.1)
  • Conservative: 7 seats (10.7% – down 14.3)
  • Green: 2 seats (6.7% – up 2.4)
  • Lib Dems: 1 (4.5% – up 0.1)

The makeup of the new Welsh Parliament

The makeup of the new Welsh Parliament

Vote totals

  • Plaid Cymru: 444,665
  • Reform UK: 367,985
  • Labour: 139,203
  • Green: 84,608
  • Lib Dem: 56,012
  • Independents: 14,063
  • Heritage Party 5,474
  • Propel: 4,032
  • Glwad 2,479
  • Open Party: 684
  • Welsh Christian Party: 456
  • Communist Party: 354
  • Monster Raving Loony: 279
  • Socialist Labour: 285
  • Welsh TUSC: 244
  • Social Democratic Party: 165

How each constituency votedBangor Conwy Môn

Parties elected

  • Plaid Cymru (3)
  • Reform UK (2)
  • Conservatives

Politicians elected:

  • Rhun ap Iorwerth (Plaid Cymru)
  • Helen Jenner (Reform UK)
  • Mair Rowlands (Plaid Cymru)
  • Elfed Williams (Plaid Cymru)
  • John Clark (Reform UK)
  • Janet Finch-Saunders (Conservatives)

Votes cast:

  • Plaid: 31,057 (44.9%)
  • Reform UK: 19,440 (28.1%)
  • Conservatives: 8,555 (12.4%)
  • Labour: 4,448 (6.4%)
  • Greens: 3,101 (4.5%)
  • Lib Dems: 1,591 (2.3%)
  • Socialist Labour: 285
  • Monster Raving Loony: 279
  • Heritage Party: 231
  • Communist Party: 143

Turnout: 53.85%

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Clwyd

Parties elected

  • Reform UK (3)
  • Plaid (2)
  • Conservatives

Politicians elected:

  • Adrian Mason (Reform UK)
  • Louise Emery (Reform UK)
  • Thomas Montgomery (Reform UK)
  • Becca Martin (Plaid Cymru)
  • Llyr Gruffydd (Plaid Cymru)
  • Darren Millar (Conservatives)

Votes cast:

  • Reform UK: 25,741
  • Plaid Cymru: 22,583
  • Conservatives: 16,193
  • Labour: 8,314
  • Green: 4,219
  • Lib Dems: 2,355
  • Heritage Party: 352

Turnout: 51.39%

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Fflint Wrecsam

Parties elected

  • Plaid Cymru (2)
  • Reform UK (2)
  • Conservatives
  • Labour

Politicians elected:

  • Christiana Emsley (Reform UK)
  • Nigel Williams (Reform UK)
  • Carrie Harper (Plaid Cymru)
  • Marc Jones (Plaid Cymru)
  • Sam Rowlands (Conservatives)
  • Ken Skates (Labour)

Votes cast:

  • Reform UK: 25,349
  • Plaid Cymru: 18,440
  • Welsh Conservatives: 9,017
  • Welsh Labour: 8,555
  • Wales Green Party: 5,138
  • Welsh Liberal Democrats: 2,647
  • Andrew Williams (independent): 429
  • Heritage Party: 256
  • Social Democratic Party: 165

Turnout: 46.5%

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Gwynedd Maldwyn

Parties elected

  • Plaid Cymru (4)
  • Reform UK (2)

Politicians elected:

  • Siân Gwenllian (Plaid Cymru)
  • Mabon ap Gwynfor (Plaid Cymru)
  • Beca Brown (Plaid Cymru)
  • Elwyn Vaughan (Plaid Cymru)
  • Andrew Griffin (Reform UK)
  • Claire Johnson Wood (Reform UK)

Votes cast:

  • Plaid: 36,087
  • Reform UK: 22,667
  • Conservatives: 5,650
  • Lib Dems: 4,554
  • Labour: 4,466
  • Greens: 4,090
  • Russell George (independent): 2,862
  • Gwlad: 767
  • Monty Kennard (independent): 307
  • Heritage Party: 240

Turnout: 52.59%

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Gŵyr Abertawe

Parties elected

  • Plaid Cymru (3)
  • Reform UK (2)
  • Labour

Politicians elected:

  • Gwyn Williams (Plaid Cymru)
  • John Davies (Plaid Cymru)
  • Safa Elhassan (Plaid Cymru)
  • Francesca O’Brien (Reform UK)
  • Steven Rodaway (Reform UK)
  • Mike Hedges (Labour)

Votes cast:

  • Plaid Cymru: 25,076
  • Reform UK: 21,641
  • Labour: 11,195
  • Conservatives: 7,523
  • Greens: 6,383
  • Lib Dems: 6,262
  • Heritage Party: 227
  • Welsh Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition: 119
  • Katon Bouzalakos: 111
  • Dan Brown: 104
  • Emma McNamara: 81

Turnout: 50.87%

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Ceredigion Penfro

Parties elected

  • Plaid Cymru (3)
  • Reform UK (2)
  • Conservative (1)

Politicians elected:

  • Elin Jones (Plaid Cymru)
  • Kerry Ferguson (Plaid Cymru)
  • Anna Nicholl (Plaid Cymru)
  • Susan Archibald (Reform UK)
  • Paul Marr (Reform UK)
  • Paul Davies (Conservative)

Votes cast:

  • Plaid: 31,943
  • Reform UK: 23,003
  • Conservatives: 14,789
  • Labour: 6,495
  • Greens: 6,324
  • Lib Dems: 4,613
  • Gwlad: 802
  • Heritage Party: 442
  • Aaron Carey: 368
  • George Chadzy: 286
  • Paul Dowson: 88

Turnout: 56.21%

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Sir Gaerfyrddin

Parties elected

  • Plaid Cymru (3)
  • Reform UK (3)

Politicians elected:

  • Cefin Campbell (Plaid Cymru)
  • Adam Price (Plaid Cymru)
  • Nerys Evans (Plaid Cymru)
  • Carmelo Colasanto (Reform UK)
  • Gareth Beer (Reform UK)
  • Sarah Edwards (Reform UK)

Votes cast:

  • Plaid: 36,160 (43.1%)
  • Reform UK: 27,542 (32.8%)
  • Labour: 6,458 (7.7%)
  • Conservatives: 5,853 (7%)
  • Greens: 3,832 (4.6%)
  • Lib Dems: 1,662 (2%)
  • Steve Williams: 1,298 (1.5%)
  • Heritage Party: 496
  • Gwlad: 327
  • Carl Peters-Bond: 254
  • Jonathan Rose: 101

Turnout: 55.97%

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Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd

Parties elected

  • Reform UK (3)
  • Plaid Cymru (2)
  • Liberal Democrats (1)

Politicians elected:

  • James Evans (Reform UK)
  • Ian McIntosh (Reform UK)
  • David Mills (Reform UK)
  • Sioned Williams (Plaid Cymru)
  • Rebeca Phillips (Plaid Cymru)
  • Jane Dodds (Liberal Democrats)

Votes cast:

  • Reform UK: 26,897 (33.2%)
  • Plaid: 23,276
  • Liberal Democrat: 9,549 (11.8%)
  • Labour: 7,086 (8.7%)
  • Conservatives: 6,821 (8.4%)
  • Greens: 5,405 (6.7%)
  • Beverley Baynham: 586
  • Welsh Christian Party: 456
  • Dai Richards: 316
  • Heritage Party: 275
  • Joe Hale: 225
  • Gwlad: 204

Turnout: 52.98%

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Afan Ogwr Rhondda

Parties elected:

  • Plaid (3)
  • Reform UK (2)
  • Labour (1)

Politicians elected:

  • Sera Evans (Plaid)
  • Alun Cox (Plaid)
  • Elyn Stephens (Plaid)
  • Benjamin McKenna (Reform UK)
  • Steve Bayliss (Reform UK)
  • Huw Irranca Davies (Labour)

Vote totals

  • Plaid: 24,538 (36.9%)
  • Reform UK: 22,345 (33.6%)
  • Labour: 11,123 (16.7%)
  • Conservatives: 2,831 (4.3%)
  • Green Party: 2,561 (3.9%)
  • Lib Dems: 1,800 (2.7%)
  • Heritage Party 747 (1.1%)
  • Captain Beany 504 (0.8%)

Turnout: 44.77%

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Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr

Parties elected:

  • Plaid (3)
  • Reform UK (2)
  • Labour (1)

Politicians elected:

  • Heledd Fychan (Plaid)
  • Lis McLean (Plaid)
  • Sara Crowley (Plaid)
  • Jason O’Connell (Reform UK)
  • David Hughes (Reform UK)
  • Vikki Howells (Labour)

Vote totals

  • Plaid: 28,687 (39.5%)
  • Reform UK: 22,217 (30.6%)
  • Labour: 9,344 (12.9%)
  • Conservatives: 4,339 (6%)
  • Green Party: 3,446 (4.8%)
  • Lib Dems: 1,393 (1.9%)
  • Beth Winter: 2,297 (3.16%)
  • Heritage Party: 431
  • Gwlad: 202
  • Dai Williams: 148
  • Anthony Biddulph: 104

Turnout: 47.28%

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Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni

Parties elected:

Politicians elected:

  • Delyth Jewell (Plaid)
  • Lindsay Whittle (Plaid)
  • Niamh Salkeld (Plaid)
  • Llyr Powell (Reform UK)
  • Catherine Cullen (Reform UK)
  • Joshua Kim (Reform UK)

Vote totals

  • Conservatives: 3,353
  • Green Party: 2,447
  • Labour: 7,739
  • Lib Dems: 1,284
  • Plaid: 29,314
  • Reform UK: 23,955
  • Other: 1,740

Turnout: 47.7%

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Sir Fynwy Torfaen

Parties elected

  • Reform UK (2)
  • Plaid Cymru (2)
  • Conservative (1)
  • Labour (1)

Vote totals in Sir Fynwy Torfaen

  • Reform UK: 24,155 (31.1%)
  • Plaid Cymru: 18,275 (23.5%)
  • Conservatives: 13,394 (17.2%)
  • Labour: 11,672 (15%)
  • Greens: 6,375 (8.2%)
  • Lib Dems: 2,742 (3.5%)
  • Owen Lewis: 393 (0.5%)
  • Heritage Party: 331
  • Gwlad: 177
  • Open Party: 147
  • Welsh Pool: 45

Senedd Members elected

  • Laura Anne Jones (Reform UK)
  • Matthew Jones (Plaid Cymru)
  • Peter Fox (Conservatives)
  • Stephen Senior (Reform UK)
  • Lynne Neagle (Labour)
  • Donna Cushing (Plaid Cymru)

Turnout: 51.9%

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Casnewydd Islwyn

Parties elected:

  • Reform UK (2)
  • Plaid (2)
  • Labour
  • Conservatives

Politicians elected:

  • Dan Thomas (Reform UK)
  • Peredur Griffiths (Plaid Cymru)
  • Art Wright (Reform UK)
  • Lyn Ackerman (Plaid Cymru)
  • Jayne Bryant (Labour)
  • Natasha Asghar (Conservatives)

Votes cast:

  • Reform UK: 25,571 (31.6%)
  • Plaid: 23,069 (29.7%)
  • Labour: 10,622 (13.7%)
  • Conservatives: 8,847 (11.4%)
  • Greens: 5,898 (7.6%)
  • Lib Dems: 2,683 (3.5%)
  • Open Party 435 (0.4%)
  • Heritage Party 349 (0.4%)
  • Taran Clayton 224 (0.3%)

Turnout: 47.8%

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Caerdydd Penarth

Parties elected

  • Plaid (3)
  • Reform UK
  • Labour
  • Green

Politicians elected:

  • Anna Brychan (Plaid)
  • Keira Marshall (Plaid)
  • Joe Martin (Reform UK)
  • Anthony Slaughter (Green)
  • Leticia Gonzalez (Plaid)
  • Huw Thomas (Labour)

Votes cast:

  • Conservatives: 6,818 (7.7%)
  • Greens: 12,113 (13.8%)
  • Labour: 10,907 (12.4%)
  • Lib Dems: 2,260 (2.6%)
  • Plaid: 36,136 (41%)
  • Reform UK: 15,525 (17.6%)
  • Other: 1,297 (3.9%)

Turnout: 56.72%

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Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf

Parties elected:

  • Plaid Cymru (3)
  • Reform UK
  • Green
  • Labour

Politicians elected:

  • Dafydd Trystan Davies (Plaid Cymru)
  • Cai Parry-Jones (Reform UK)
  • Zaynub Akbar (Plaid Cymru)
  • Shav Taj (Labour)
  • Nick Carter (Plaid Cymru)
  • Paul Rock (Green)

Votes cast:

  • onservatives: 8479
  • Greens: 9,036
  • Labour: 11,261
  • Lib Dems: 8,242
  • Plaid: 32,617
  • Reform UK: 17,335
  • Other: 1,050

Turnout: 58.49%

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Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg

Parties elected:

  • Plaid (2)
  • Reform UK (2)
  • Labour
  • Conservatives

Politicians elected:

  • Mark Hooper (Plaid Cymru)
  • Sarah Cooper-Lesadd (Reform UK)
  • Sarah Rees (Plaid Cymru)
  • Andrew RT Davies (Conservatives)
  • Gareth Thomas (Reform UK)
  • Sarah Murphy (Labour)

Votes cast:

  • Plaid: 27,407 (33.5%)
  • Reform UK: 24,602 (30.1%)
  • Conservatives: 12,464 (15.2%)
  • Labour: 9,518 (11.6%)
  • Greens: 4,220 (5.2%)
  • Lib Dems: 2,175 (2.7%)
  • Caroline Jones 651 (0.8%)
  • Heritage Party 429
  • William Jeffreys 221
  • Lucia Wyatt 114

Turnout: 53.73%

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