Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party after 100 years Disregard from UK Labour and struggling public services are just some of reasons behind ‘astonishing’ collapse The Guardian - UK · May 9
Swinney keen to work with fellow nationalist devolved leaders in UK SNP leader wants to ensure voices of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ‘are heard loud and clear’ The Guardian - UK · May 9
Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales Results of elections for councils in England, the Senedd in Wales and the Scottish parliament could transform Great Britain’s political landscape The Guardian - UK · May 7
Thursday briefing: Five things to look out for in today’s local and parliamentary elections In today’s newsletter: As voters cast their ballots from Wales to Westminster, long‑established political loyalties face their toughest test in decades, with parties old and new vying to reshape the national landscape The Guardian - UK · May 7
Election day in England, Scotland and Wales: What you need to know The final results are not likely to be declared until nearly 48 hours after polling stations close. Evening Standard · May 7
The Guardian view on Britain’s multiparty politics: the Westminster voting system needs to catch up Editorial: Local and devolved elections will reveal fragmented party allegiances that cannot be fairly represented in parliament via first past the post The Guardian - UK · May 6
Welsh election: why immigration is important to voters in the ‘Nation of Sanctuary’ Immigration is receiving much attention in the run-up to the Welsh election. This might seem odd at first because the Welsh parliament (the Senedd) has no power over immigration. It can’t make laws on who enters the country, how asylum claims are handled or who gets citizenship. All of that… The Conversation · May 6
Reform and Plaid Cymru likely to benefit from polarisation of Welsh politics Polls suggest Reform could win most seats in Senedd election but party is unlikely to be able to form government The Guardian - UK · May 6
May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland? Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be forced into third place in Scotland? We examine the possible outcomes for election night The Guardian - UK · May 6
Labour’s nationwide collapse risks making Nigel Farage the face of the UK’s fragile union Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr The Guardian - UK · May 6
Local elections could hasten the exit of Britain's embattled prime minister British voters are casting ballots in elections that could hasten the end of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s troubled term The Independent UK · May 6
Labour will be ‘smashed to smithereens’ in Wales, says Farage The Reform leader said Wales has become a ‘basket case’ after being led by Labour for more than two decades. Evening Standard · May 5
‘Voting Green will stop Reform’: party eyes kingmaker role in Wales With Plaid Cymru set to end Labour dominance, activists say the Greens could hold the balance of power in the next Senedd The Guardian - UK · May 4
UK facing constitutional shock in Scottish and Welsh elections – Stephen Flynn The SNP Westminster leader spoke out before Thursday’s elections to both Holyrood and the Senedd. Evening Standard · May 3
The Independent UK · May 3 The Welsh election is a two-horse race – and Labour is nowhere to be seen WELSH ELECTIONS : Labour’s domination of Welsh politics is set to come to an abrupt end next week. Holly Evans speaks to Plaid Cymru about whether the Welsh nationalists have what it takes to finally become the country’s biggest party – and the threat of Nigel Farage’s Reform
The Guardian - UK · May 1 If I could vote in next week’s Senedd election, I’d choose Plaid Cymru. Here’s why Wales could be richer than any other area of the UK. I just wish Plaid’s leader would be more confident about independence, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
The Independent UK · Apr 30 Welsh Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan shouts ‘vote Plaid Cymru’ in major campaign gaffe The slip of the tongue was met with amusement
The Guardian - UK · Apr 30 ‘Reform is an acute threat to Scottish self-government,’ says John Swinney Polling puts Reform, led in Scotland by former peer Malcolm Offord, neck and neck with Labour for second place
Evening Standard · Apr 30 May 7 elections in England, Scotland and Wales: What you need to know Elections are being held for the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd in Wales and 136 councils in England.
The Conversation · Apr 29 Welsh countryside: what Greens and Reform are promising they would change after election In the last of our series on environmental issues and the Wales election campaign, we look particularly at countryside policies of two parties that are new contenders for seats in the Senedd.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28 Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat ‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in power
The Conversation · Apr 27 A new Welsh electoral landscape puts Plaid Cymru within reach of power Plaid Cymru’s electoral hopes for May’s Senedd election are high. Polls suggest the party is competing with Reform UK to emerge as the largest group in the next Welsh parliament, putting it, for the first time, within reach of leading a government in Wales.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27 What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform, the Greens, the Tories and the Lib Dems set out competing plans but offer little detail on how they would pay for them
Evening Standard · Apr 24 Welsh FM likens herself to canned cocktail while warning she could lose seat Baroness Eluned Morgan, the leader of Welsh Labour, said in a video posted on social media there was a ‘danger’ of her losing to a Reform candidate.