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 WALES (UK)

King: Charles III. · First Minister: Carwyn Jones (LAB) · Governing parties: LAB, LD
Legislative elections: Welsh Assembly, 4-year term, 96 seats (16 six-member constituencies, PR; 2011-2026: 60 seats, AMS, 40 FPTP + 20 PR):

   2026 2021 2016 2011
Party Ideology % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
Plaid Cymru (PC)
 
Separatism
Social democracy
35,4 43 20,7 13 20,8 12 17,9 11
Reform UK (REFORM UK)
   
Euroscepticism
Right-wing populism
29,3 34 1,0 - - - - -
Welsh Labour Party (LAB)
 
Social democracy      11,1 9 36,2 30 31,5 29 36,9 30
Welsh Conservative and Unionist Party (CON)
 
Conservatism
Economic liberalism
Euroscepticism
10,7 7 25,1 16 18,8 11 22,5 14
Green Party (GP)  
 
Green politics     6,7 2 4,4 - 3,0 - 3,4 -
Welsh Liberal Democrats (LD)
 
Liberalism
Social liberalism 
4,5 1 4,3 1 6,5 1 8,0 5
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
 
Euroscepticism
Right-wing populism
- - 1,6 - 13,0 7 4,6 -
Others 2,3 - 6,7 - 6,4 - 6,5 -
Total - 96 - 60 - 60 - 60
Turnout 51,6 46,5 45,3 42,2

© 2026 Wolfram Nordsieck. Sources: Electoral Management Board for Wales (www.vote.wales), BBC (www.bbc.com).