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We examined how broadcast, online & social media news covered the Senedd election & how balanced the reporting was across the election period - which was particularly interesting in a new multi-party environment.

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Interestingly, despite introducing a new electoral system partly to improve proportionality, the result was only marginally more proportional than in 2021.

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Welsh Labour – historically the dominant party of devolved Welsh politics – failed to reach 17% of the vote in any constituency.

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Turnout exceeded 50% for the first time in Senedd election history.

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More than two-thirds of the 96 elected Members had never previously served in the Senedd while Plaid Cymru & Reform UK together secured 77 seats.

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Just how much did the 2026 Senedd election transform Welsh politics?

New analysis from Senedd Research, Welsh Parliament captures the scale of May’s change.

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