{"id":947054,"date":"2026-05-08T23:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/947054\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T23:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T23:01:53","slug":"the-16-politicians-who-lost-their-seats-at-senedd-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/947054\/","title":{"rendered":"The 16 politicians who lost their seats at Senedd 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a list of the politicians who had served in the sixth Senedd from 2021 who attempted re-election but failed<\/p>\n

(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The final results of the Senedd Election are in and we now know who has won, and who has lost. A number of politicians who served in the last Senedd have failed in their re-election bids.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of the 16 politicians who had served in the sixth Senedd from 2021 who attempted re-election but failed.<\/p>\n

1. Rhys ab Owen<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Rhys ab Owen)<\/p>\n

The former Plaid Cymru<\/a> politician who was thrown out of the party had stood as an independent in Caerdydd Penarth<\/a> but failed to be re-elected.<\/p>\n

2. Russell George<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: PHOTODROME.CO.UK)<\/p>\n

The former Conservative stood as an independent after being thrown out of the Conservative Party<\/a> over allegations of gambling on the General Election date in 2024. Criminal proceedings are ongoing.<\/p>\n

3. Luke Fletcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Rob Norman\/ HayMan Media)<\/p>\n

The Plaid Cymru politician was third on the Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg list for the party.<\/a> The party got two politicians returned, but not enough votes for him to join them.<\/p>\n

4. Hannah Blythyn<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Senedd TV)<\/p>\n

The former Welsh Government minister stood for election in Clwyd but did not get re-elected. That constituency voted three Reform UK politicians, two from Plaid Cymru and one Conservative.<\/p>\n

5. Eluned Morgan<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The most high profile casualty of Labour<\/a>‘s collapse in Wales, Eluned Morgan has resigned as Welsh Labour leader after her defeat in Ceredigion<\/a> Penfro. In a statement, she said she took full responsibility. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Alun Davies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alun Davies, Labour candidate in Blaenau Gwent Caerfilli Rhymni(Image: Philip Dewey)<\/p>\n

A former Welsh Government minister, after being defeated in a shock defeat in Blaenau Gwent<\/a> Caerffili Rhymni, Alun Davies called for Keir Starmer to resign.<\/p>\n

7. Rhianon Passmore<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rhianon Passmore MS(Image: Ben Evans\/Huw Evans Agency)<\/p>\n

The former Islwyn MS was first elected in 2016, before that she had been a Caerphilly<\/a> councillor.<\/p>\n

8. Jack Sargeant<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Welsh Government<\/a> culture minister in Eluned Morgan’s cabinet, he was second on the Fflint Wrecsam list for Labour. While Ken Skates was returned for the party, his colleague was not.<\/p>\n

9. Carolyn Thomas<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Welsh Labour)<\/p>\n

The North Wales Labour member between 2021 and 2026 was second on Labour’s list in Clwyd behind Hannah Blythyn but was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

10. David Rees<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Welsh Labour)<\/p>\n

The former deputy presiding officer in the Senedd had represented Aberavon since 2011. He was third on the Afan Ogwr Rhondda<\/a> list for Labour, and only the top ranked candidate, Huw Irranca-Davies was returned.<\/p>\n

11. Gareth Davies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Senedd.tv)<\/p>\n

The Conservative was elected for the first time in 2021 to the Vale of Clwyd seat. He stood for re-election in 2026,<\/p>\n

12. Altaf Hussain<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Ben Evans\/Huw Evans Agency)<\/p>\n

A former orthopaedic surgeon he was elected to the Senedd in 2021 as Conservative member for South Wales West. He sought re-election to the Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg constituency.<\/p>\n

13. Samuel Kurtz<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A farmer’s son, he says representing the agricultural community has been a huge honour<\/p>\n

Elected in 2021, the former journalist, was second on the Conservative list for Ceredigion Penfro. While Paul Davies was re-elected in that constituency, he was not.<\/p>\n

14. Joel James<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Ben Evans\/Huw Evans Agency)<\/p>\n

The Conservative was elected in 2021 for the South Wales Central constituency. He sought re<\/p>\n

15. Tom Giffard<\/strong><\/p>\n

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(Image: Welsh Conservatives)<\/p>\n

The Conservative regional MS for South Wales West between 2021 and 2026 had stood in the 2026 election for the Gwyr Abertawe constituency.<\/p>\n

16. Luke Fletcher<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The party’s economy spokesperson Luke Fletcher MS shared the party’s new economy strategy(Image: Rob Norman\/ HayMan Media)<\/p>\n

The Plaid Cymru regional MS was third on the list for Plaid Cymru in Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg. While two of his colleagues were re-elected, he was not.<\/p>\n

For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here is a list of the politicians who had served in the sixth Senedd from 2021 who attempted…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":947055,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,4884,127448,173270,16,15,1764,52036,42719],"class_list":{"0":"post-947054","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-great-britain","10":"tag-plaid-cymru","11":"tag-senedd-election","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom","14":"tag-wales","15":"tag-welsh-conservatives","16":"tag-welsh-labour"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116541454090876473","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=947054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/947054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/947055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=947054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=947054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}