#welsh-politics — Public Fediverse posts

Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth voted first minister of Wales https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/12/rhun-ap-iorwerth-plaid-cymru-sworn-in-as-first-minister-of-wales #WelshPolitics #Wales #PlaidCymru #Politics #UkNews #RhunApIorwerth

Plaid Cymru leader plans minority Welsh government built on cooperation https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/10/plaid-cymru-leader-plans-minority-welsh-government-cooperation #PlaidCymru #WelshElections2026 #WelshPolitics #May2026Elections #Politics #UkNews #Wales

Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/09/why-welsh-voters-turned-their-backs-on-the-labour-party #WelshPolitics #Politics #Wales #UkNews #Labour #KeirStarmer #PlaidCymru

2026 elections mapped: how Labour lost ground in different directions https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/08/2026-elections-mapped-labour-reform-uk-greens-scotland-wales-england-local #May2026Elections #Labour #ReformUk #GreenParty #Conservatives #LiberalDemocrats #LocalElections2026 #Politics #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #UkNews #Scotland #England #Wales #ScottishPolitics #WelshPolitics

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/08/plaid-cymru-biggest-party-wales-senedd-labour-reform #Wales #WelshPolitics #PlaidCymru #LocalElections #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #Politics #UkNews #WelshElections2026 #ReformUk

Reform UK gains at Labour’s expense in local elections – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/may/08/reform-uk-gains-at-labours-expense-in-local-elections-podcast #LocalElections2026 #Politics #UkNews #KeirStarmer #NigelFarage #ReformUk #LabourPartyLeadership #Labour #GreenParty #England #Wales #Scotland #WelshPolitics #ScottishPolitics #Conservatives #ZackPolanski

2026 election results: latest from local, Scottish and Welsh votes https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/local-elections-2026-may-full-results-england-scotland-wales #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #ScottishPolitics #WelshPolitics #Politics #LocalElections #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #Scotland #England #Wales #UkNews

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/07/polls-close-elections-england-scotland-wales-labour-reform-greens-lib-dems-conservatives #May2026Elections #LocalElections2026 #ScottishElections2026 #WelshElections2026 #Politics #UkNews #WelshPolitics #ScottishPolitics #MayoralElections #Wales #Scotland #Labour #ReformUk #GreenParty #LiberalDemocrats #ScottishNationalPartySnp #PlaidCymru #Conservatives

Thoughts with anyone casting a vote in #Wales #Cymru today who wants to vote for their favoured party but worries that the lead candidate is a massive wrong'un. This dreadful, dreadful system gives you no choice in that scenario except to vote for a different lot.

#Senedd #UKpolitics #WelshPolitics #Senedd2026

Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 and Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 parliamentary elections, and English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 local elections, will be held on 7 May 2026.

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Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/28/welsh-labour-may-elections-senedd-plaid-cymru-reform-uk #WelshElections2026 #May2026Elections #WelshPolitics #WelshGovernment #Labour #LocalElections2026 #Devolution #Wales #Politics #UkNews #PlaidCymru

📮 Received any election leaflets in the post recently?

📸 Before recycling, please consider snapping a photo and uploading it to https://electionleaflets.org/. Journalists, social scientists, historians and your fellow voters will thank you!

ℹ️ Over 1,000 leaflets have been added to the database this year alone!

#ukpolitics #localelections #scottishpolitics #welshpolitics #ukelections

‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/07/nationalist-wins-uk-celtic-nations-may-elections #Politics #Devolution #ScottishNationalPartySnp #ScottishIndependence #ScottishPolitics #Scotland #PlaidCymru #WelshGovernment #WelshPolitics #Wales #SinnFin #NorthernIrishPolitics #NorthernIreland #Labour #UkNews

May elections come at time of war on two fronts, Starmer says https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/30/may-elections-war-on-two-fronts-keir-starmer #KeirStarmer #Labour #LocalElections #LocalPolitics #WelshPolitics #PlaidCymru #Politics #Wales #UkNews

Starmer to say Iran war means Labour’s values needed more than ever at local elections campaign launch – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/mar/30/starmer-iran-war-labour-values-local-elections-campaign-launch-uk-politics-latest #Politics #UkNews #Labour #KeirStarmer #Conservatives #ReformUk #PlaidCymru #UsisraelWarOnIran #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #EnergyBills #LocalElections #Wales #WelshPolitics

Farage called Welsh people ‘foreign speakers’ in paid-for video message https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/19/farage-called-welsh-people-foreign-speakers-video-message #NigelFarage #ReformUk #WelshPolitics #Politics #Wales #UkNews

‘Life-changing’ international learning scheme in Wales at risk of closure https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/19/taith-international-learning-programme-wales-senedd-funding #Wales #WelshPolitics #Brexit #SocialEnterprises #Society #Politics #UkNews

Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/11/keir-starmer-warned-cabinet-devolved-governments #Devolution #UkNews #Politics #WelshPolitics #NorthernIrishPolitics #ScottishPolitics #PlaidCymru #Wales #Scotland #NorthernIreland #KeirStarmer #Labour

Wales Senedd elections are a ‘referendum’ on Starmer, claims Farage https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/05/wales-senedd-elections-referendum-keir-starmer-claims-nigel-farage #ReformUk #WelshPolitics #NigelFarage #KeirStarmer #Labour #Politics #UkNews #Wales

60% of Welsh voters unaware of how new system will work in May elections https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/04/60-of-welsh-voters-unaware-of-how-new-system-will-work-in-may-elections #Wales #WelshPolitics #Politics #UkNews

Welsh ‘revolution’ required to hit target of 1m speakers by 2050, says report https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/03/welsh-language-revolution-required-hit-target-million-speakers-2050 #Wales #Languages #UkNews #Culture #Schools #Education #WelshPolitics #Politics #ReformUk #PlaidCymru #Society

Rhun ap Iorwerth: Plaid Cymru is ready to ‘lead the charge’ in Wales https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/28/plaid-cymru-leader-rhun-ap-iorwerth-wales-governing #PlaidCymru #Politics #WelshPolitics #Wales #UkNews

With just over two months until the #Senedd elections, I will pledge my vote to any party who promises to introduce paramilitary-style death squads to deal with noisy chavvy exhausts on cars, or for people who listen to music on public transport without headphones.

#WelshPolitics #Wales

Welsh elections a choice between culture or ignorance, Plaid leader says https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/27/plaid-cymru-conference-welsh-elections-reform-uk #PlaidCymru #WelshPolitics #Politics #Wales #UkNews

Senedd votes in favour of implementing Westminster’s assisted dying bill https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/24/senedd-votes-in-favour-of-implementing-westminsters-assisted-dying-bill #WelshPolitics #AssistedDying #Wales #Society #Law #UkNews

How a Welsh village saved its forest … and its future https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/22/how-a-welsh-village-saved-its-forest-and-its-future #Wales #Conservation #Environment #UkNews #Communities #Society #TreesAndForests #WelshGovernment #WelshPolitics #Politics #LocalGovernment