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  1. #Cymru brings the biggest defeat of 2026: #ElunedMorgan, First Minister of Wales & leader of Welsh Labour.

    Under #Wales's d'Hondt voting system, a party winning at least 17% of the votes in any constituency is guaranteed one of the six seats in that constituency. Cast iron guaranteed.

    But in Ceredigion Penfro, #WelshLabour won only 7.3%. So no seats there for Labour.

    After winning every Welsh election since the 1920s, the #LabourParty is now 3rd in the #Senedd. It's over.

    #Welshpol #ukpol

  2. #Cymru brings the biggest defeat of 2026: #ElunedMorgan, First Minister of Wales & leader of Welsh Labour.

    Under #Wales's d'Hondt voting system, a party winning at least 17% of the votes in any constituency is guaranteed one of the six seats in that constituency. Cast iron guaranteed.

    But in Ceredigion Penfro, #WelshLabour won only 7.3%. So no seats there for Labour.

    After winning every Welsh election since the 1920s, the #LabourParty is now 3rd in the #Senedd. It's over.

    #Welshpol #ukpol

  3. #Cymru brings the biggest defeat of 2026: #ElunedMorgan, First Minister of Wales & leader of Welsh Labour.

    Under #Wales's d'Hondt voting system, a party winning at least 17% of the votes in any constituency is guaranteed one of the six seats in that constituency. Cast iron guaranteed.

    But in Ceredigion Penfro, #WelshLabour won only 7.3%. So no seats there for Labour.

    After winning every Welsh election since the 1920s, the #LabourParty is now 3rd in the #Senedd. It's over.

    #Welshpol #ukpol

  4. #Cymru brings the biggest defeat of 2026: #ElunedMorgan, First Minister of Wales & leader of Welsh Labour.

    Under #Wales's d'Hondt voting system, a party winning at least 17% of the votes in any constituency is guaranteed one of the six seats in that constituency. Cast iron guaranteed.

    But in Ceredigion Penfro, #WelshLabour won only 7.3%. So no seats there for Labour.

    After winning every Welsh election since the 1920s, the #LabourParty is now 3rd in the #Senedd. It's over.

    #Welshpol #ukpol

  5. #Cymru brings the biggest defeat of 2026: #ElunedMorgan, First Minister of Wales & leader of Welsh Labour.

    Under #Wales's d'Hondt voting system, a party winning at least 17% of the votes in any constituency is guaranteed one of the six seats in that constituency. Cast iron guaranteed.

    But in Ceredigion Penfro, #WelshLabour won only 7.3%. So no seats there for Labour.

    After winning every Welsh election since the 1920s, the #LabourParty is now 3rd in the #Senedd. It's over.

    #Welshpol #ukpol

  6. SENEDD ELECTION: First Minister Eluned Morgan loses seat and resigns as Welsh Labour leader

    First Minister Eluned Morgan has lost her seat at the Senedd election – and resigned as Welsh Labour leader on the spot.

    Speaking from the stage at her Ceredigion Penfro count this afternoon, the defeated Labour leader said her party needed to take a hard look at itself.

    “I’ve lost my seat here in Ceredigion Penfro and I will be stepping down as Welsh Labour leader,” she told the count. “I take responsibility for the Labour result in Wales.”

    Morgan received 6,495 votes in the constituency – just 170 more than the Green Party – finishing well behind Plaid Cymru, who took 31,943 votes.

    Reform UK won 23,003 votes in the constituency, with the Conservatives taking 14,789.

    Her defeat is historic on multiple fronts. She is the first ever serving Welsh First Minister to lose her seat at an election since the Senedd was established in 1999.

    And she is the first leader of any government in the UK to lose her seat while in office.

    Morgan, who became Wales’ first female First Minister in 2024, said she was proud of what Welsh Labour had achieved in government but acknowledged the scale of the challenge facing public services.

    “I’m very proud of what Welsh Labour has achieved over all the years we have led in the Senedd,” she said. “But today the pressures on public services are enormous and change is not coming fast enough.”

    She told the count that voters were demanding answers Welsh Labour could not deliver. “Many expect simple answers to very complex questions but there are no simple answers and the budgets are limited,” she said.

    And she signalled that the political landscape had been fundamentally reshaped. “The age of two-party dominance is dead,” she said.

    The result triggers an immediate Welsh Labour leadership contest – and means Wales will need a new First Minister.

    Welsh Labour now faces the prospect of selecting an interim leader within hours, with the new Senedd due to meet for the first time in the coming weeks.

    Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer paid tribute to Morgan in a statement issued shortly after her defeat.

    “Eluned Morgan has been a formidable First Minister and tireless champion for Wales,” he said. “She broke barriers and has never stopped fighting for families in the communities she loves.”

    The Prime Minister paid tribute to Morgan’s record in office. “Together, we have worked to lift children out of poverty, cut hospital waiting lists, and create thousands of new jobs,” he said.

    “I want to thank Eluned Morgan for the over 30 years of service she has already given to our country and our party. I have no doubt her contribution to Wales will endure.”

    The tribute came as senior Welsh Labour figures earlier today called for Sir Keir himself to consider his position over the scale of the party’s defeat in Wales.

    Welsh political expert Professor Laura McAllister told BBC Wales that Morgan had been dealt an impossible hand.

    “Let’s be fair to the First Minister, I don’t think she could have done much to salvage this election,” she said.

    McAllister said Morgan had received no support from her UK party. “The odds were stacked so hard against her, she didn’t get an ounce of help from her UK party, or the Prime Minister,” she said. “The pleas she made were flat turned down.”

    She added that Morgan had inherited a difficult legacy. “She inherited a divided party that had lost its energy and soul,” McAllister said.

    But she said Welsh Labour had still made errors during the campaign. “Having said all that, they made some fundamental mistakes with the campaign,” she said.

    The Ceredigion Penfro result also saw the return of former Welsh Conservative leader Paul Davies, who held his seat. His Senedd colleague Samuel Kurtz failed to be re-elected.

    Plaid Cymru took three seats in the constituency, with Reform UK taking two and the Conservatives one.

    Morgan’s defeat brings to an end a remarkable political journey. She rose through Welsh Government to become Health Minister and then First Minister last year, taking over from Vaughan Gething following his resignation.

    Her tenure as First Minister was always going to be a challenging one – taking over a party in Wales that had been in power for more than a quarter of a century and was facing the most difficult electoral landscape it had ever seen.

    This morning, in our overnight coverage, we reported that senior Welsh Labour sources had been describing Morgan’s seat as on a knife edge.

    That knife edge has now fallen.

    The Senedd vote also ends a century-long run of Labour election successes in Wales – with Welsh Labour having won every major Welsh election since 1922.

    The Welsh Labour party will now move quickly to begin the process of selecting a new leader, who will become Wales’ next First Minister at a moment of unprecedented political turbulence.

    Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth, who was re-elected in Bangor Conwy Mon earlier this afternoon, signalled his party was ready to step up.

    “It has become clear that Wales has demanded that change of leadership,” he said. “I look forward to saying more about this later as the full picture becomes complete. Plaid Cymru is ready to serve.”

    Polling expert Sir John Curtice has projected Plaid Cymru will win between 41 and 46 seats – short of the 49 needed for an overall majority – with Reform UK on 32 to 34.

    Coalition negotiations look almost certain to follow.

    Our Senedd Election 2026 coverage

    Sir Gaerfyrddin: Reform UK and Plaid Cymru take three seats each as Welsh Labour wiped out
    Adam Price returns to the Senedd as Reform UK secures its first ever west Wales breakthrough.

    Welsh Labour bracing for historic loss as counting begins
    Our overnight roundup of the political mood as counting got under way across Wales.

    What does a Welsh defeat mean for Keir Starmer?
    Senior Welsh Labour figures have called for the prime minister to consider his position if the result is as bad as predicted.

    Polls have closed – here’s what happens next, and how the new D’Hondt voting system works
    Our complete guide to the count, the D’Hondt formula, and when results were due to land.

    #CeredigionPenfro #ElunedMorgan #SeneddElection2026 #WelshLabour
  7. PENLAN: Selfies and fish and chips – First Minister’s ‘off-script’ surprise visit to Swansea social club

    The Welsh leader made an unannounced appearance at the Penlan Social Club, catching supporters and staff off guard in a “no airs and graces” visit.

    Organisers admit the night went “slightly off script” when the First Minister was found in a huddle with young people in the bar, posing for photos before her formal speech.

    Ms Morgan arrived quietly and without fanfare, joining more than 80 people gathered for the launch of Welsh Labour’s new Gwyr Abertawe candidates.

    Alison Martin, Club Secretary of Penlan Social Club, said: “Our regulars had no idea she was coming and were delighted to have the First Minister posing for photos in the bar.”

    She added: “It’s not every day the First Minister drops in for a fish and chip supper and we’re very proud to have been part of such a special evening.”

    Eluned Morgan with Alison Martin, Club Secretary and regulars at Penlan Social Club. Credit: Alison Martin

    The First Minister used the visit to set out her party’s election pledges ahead of the Senedd vote on May 7, promising a “new chapter” for Wales.

    The evening also marked a changing of the guard for Swansea, with Ms Morgan paying tribute to long-serving MSs Julie James and Rebecca Evans, who are both standing down.

    The new candidate list for the region is led by Mike Hedges MS, followed by Swansea Council Leader Rob Stewart, who has spearheaded the city’s regeneration.

    Eluned Morgan arriving with Party Fundraiser, Kirstie Logan-Townshend Credit: Jennifer Ann PhotographyEluned takes to the stage, credit: Jennifer Ann Photography
    Eluned photographed with the Senedd candidates, credit: Jennifer Ann Photography L-R Rebecca Fogarty, Mike Hedges, Eluned Morgan, Rebecca Francis- Davies, Rob Stewart, Patience Bentu

    In a move that delighted the room, Ms Morgan stayed on after the formal speeches to enjoy a supper of fish and chips supplied by local Swansea chip shop, Roma.

    She also took time to meet local business owners, including Nicky Romanello from the popular chippy, who had supported the event.

    The First Minister’s unannounced stop in Penlan is seen as a key moment in the lead-up to the May elections, as parties begin to ramp up their local campaigns.

    #CllrRobStewart #ElunedMorgan #ElunedMorganMS #MikeHedges #Penlan #PenlanSocialClub #RobStewart #SeneddElection #Swansea #WelshLabour
  8. First Minister Eluned Morgan tops Labour’s Senedd candidate list for Ceredigion Penfro

    Under Labour’s rules, incumbent Members of the Senedd are automatically placed at the top of their constituency lists. Morgan has represented Mid and West Wales on the regional list since 2016 and became First Minister in 2024, having previously served as Health Minister and International Relations Minister.

    Just two of Labour’s candidates on the Ceredigion Penfro list have direct links to the area. Marc Tierney, Morgan’s current office manager, is a county councillor for Narberth Urban and Cabinet Member for Young People, Communities and the Wellbeing of Future Generations. Joshua Phillips, a local activist, chairs Welsh Labour’s Solva & St Davids Branch, is vice chair of Solva Community Council, and is founder of the Edge Festival as well as director of Solva Gin.

    Other names on the list include Margaret Greenaway, Swansea‑based President of The Open University Students’ Association; Tansaim Hussain‑Gul, a Cardiff‑born British Gas worker and trade union activist; Luke Davies‑Jones, a chartered accountant and Unite union member born in Swansea and now living in Cardiff; and Peter Huw Jenkins, a county councillor for Llandaff on Cardiff City Council.

    Labour’s candidate list for Ceredigion Penfro

    Eluned Morgan
    First Minister of Wales and incumbent MS, automatically placed at the top of Labour’s slate.

    Marc Tierney
    County councillor for Narberth Urban, Cabinet Member for Young People, Communities and Wellbeing of Future Generations, and Morgan’s current office manager.

    Joshua Phillips
    Local activist, chair of Welsh Labour’s Solva & St Davids Branch, vice chair of Solva Community Council, founder of the Edge Festival and director of Solva Gin.

    Margaret Greenaway
    Swansea-based President of The Open University Students’ Association (OUSA).

    Tansaim Hussain-Gul
    Cardiff-born British Gas worker and trade union activist.

    Luke Davies-Jones
    Chartered accountant and Unite union member, born in Swansea and living in Cardiff.

    Peter Huw Jenkins
    County councillor for Llandaff on Cardiff City Council.

    New constituency and projections

    Ceredigion Penfro is one of the new multi‑member constituencies created under Senedd reforms, combining parts of Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire. Each of the new constituencies will elect six Members of the Senedd using proportional representation, replacing the old mix of constituency and regional seats.

    Polling averages suggest Labour could secure around two seats in Ceredigion Penfro, with Plaid Cymru expected to perform strongly in the area and Reform UK also polling competitively. That would give Labour a foothold in a constituency where Plaid has historically dominated, but where Pembrokeshire’s Labour vote could now play a bigger role under the new boundaries.

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    #candidates #ceredigion #ceredigionPenfro #elunedMorgan #elunedMorganMs #firstMinister #labour #pembrokeshire #senedd #seneddElection #seneddElections2026 #welshLabour

  9. @Fife4Europe I've boosted it of course, but, too little too late IMO. Reading the room at #senedd #cymru yesterday I'd say Labour have lost Wales to the fascists. = #noreturn #WelshLabour & #ElunedMorgan is well hard but I've seen this at Westminster, the money / landowning elites have got the bit between their teeth. ✊ #solidarity

  10. @Fife4Europe I've boosted it of course, but, too little too late IMO. Reading the room at #senedd #cymru yesterday I'd say Labour have lost Wales to the fascists. = #noreturn #WelshLabour & #ElunedMorgan is well hard but I've seen this at Westminster, the money / landowning elites have got the bit between their teeth. ✊ #solidarity

  11. @Fife4Europe I've boosted it of course, but, too little too late IMO. Reading the room at #senedd #cymru yesterday I'd say Labour have lost Wales to the fascists. = #noreturn #WelshLabour & #ElunedMorgan is well hard but I've seen this at Westminster, the money / landowning elites have got the bit between their teeth. ✊ #solidarity

  12. @Fife4Europe I've boosted it of course, but, too little too late IMO. Reading the room at yesterday I'd say Labour have lost Wales to the fascists. = & is well hard but I've seen this at Westminster, the money / landowning elites have got the bit between their teeth. ✊

  13. @Fife4Europe I've boosted it of course, but, too little too late IMO. Reading the room at #senedd #cymru yesterday I'd say Labour have lost Wales to the fascists. = #noreturn #WelshLabour & #ElunedMorgan is well hard but I've seen this at Westminster, the money / landowning elites have got the bit between their teeth. ✊ #solidarity

  14. [20:08] Harris to review Hollyhead port repairs with Welsh leader

    Taoiseach Simon Harris and Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan agree to review progress around repairing Holyhead port in the new year.

    rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1220/

    #SimonHarris #WelshFirst #ElunedMorgan #Holyhead #thenewyear

  15. [20:08] Harris to review Hollyhead port repairs with Welsh leader

    Taoiseach Simon Harris and Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan agree to review progress around repairing Holyhead port in the new year.

    rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1220/

    #SimonHarris #WelshFirst #ElunedMorgan #Holyhead #thenewyear

  16. [19:15] Tánaiste meets Welsh First Minister at bilateral forum

    Tánaiste Micheál Martin has met Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan at the Ireland-Wales Forum in Cork.

    rte.ie/news/politics/2024/1018

    #TánaisteMicheálMartin #WelshFirst #ElunedMorgan #theIreland_WalesForum

  17. [19:15] Tánaiste meets Welsh First Minister at bilateral forum

    Tánaiste Micheál Martin has met Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan at the Ireland-Wales Forum in Cork.

    rte.ie/news/politics/2024/1018

    #TánaisteMicheálMartin #WelshFirst #ElunedMorgan #theIreland_WalesForum

  18. [19:15] Tánaiste meets Welsh First Minister at bilateral forum

    Tánaiste Micheál Martin has met Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan at the Ireland-Wales Forum in Cork.

    rte.ie/news/politics/2024/1018

    #TánaisteMicheálMartin #WelshFirst #ElunedMorgan #theIreland_WalesForum

  19. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 Eluned Morgan (57 ans) nouvelle Première Ministre et première femme à occuper la fonction depuis sa création en 1999. Re tour sur son parcours et galerie de portraits de ses prédécesseurs election-politique.com/dirigea

    #PaysDeGalles #Wales #ElunedMorgan #PremiereMinistre

  20. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧 Eluned Morgan (57 ans) nouvelle Première Ministre et première femme à occuper la fonction depuis sa création en 1999. Re tour sur son parcours et galerie de portraits de ses prédécesseurs election-politique.com/dirigea

    #PaysDeGalles #Wales #ElunedMorgan #PremiereMinistre