The #Senedd 2026 vote breakdown by age is stunning.
75% of the under-30 voters chose #PlaidCymru or the Greens. 75%! Three out of four!
Between them, the #LabourParty, #LibDems and #ConservativeParty got only ~10% of the under-30 votes.
If only under-30s had voted, the Senedd would have had no Labour MS, no Conservative MS, and no LibDem MS. It would have been a wipeout
#YouGov has published a fascinating breakdown of how Wales voted in the 2026 #Senedd election by key demographic and political divides. Full details at https://yougov.com/en-gb/articles/54913-how-wales-voted-at-the-2026-senedd-election
#PlaidCymru’s support was higher among younger voters, those with higher levels of both education and household income, while being highest of all among those who are fluent in Welsh.
ht @leannewood
"The deputy leader of #PlaidCymru says the party is "absolutely not" considering a coalition with #ReformUK in the Welsh government.
"Plaid Cymru made big gains in Thursday's election and is now the biggest party in the Senedd with 43 seats, but it has fallen short of the 49 needed for a majority
"The party stands ready to form the next Welsh government and would consider co-operating with other "progressive parties" where there is common ground."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1428pev1n0t?post=asset%3A1df7cea5-a257-43b2-824c-296f9752f096#post
#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.
RE: https://mastodon.scot/@Wen/116526681592609812
Hard to refuse a #BorderPoll in #Ireland on these sort of numbers. Hard to approve a Border Poll without also granting #ScottishIndependence and #WelshIndependence referenda.
Tough choices for #Westminster
RE: https://toot.wales/@NationCymru/116526675857830845
It is so irresponsible and telling that Labour are all "we shouldn't see it as a fight between Plaid and Reform."
If your priority is avoiding fascism then yes, you absolutely should see it that way, and if you gave a damn about that you'd be doing anything it takes to support anyone who will beat Reform rather than trying to split the vote.
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"In Wales, Lord Hayward predicted #PlaidCymru, the Welsh nationalist party, will be the largest party in terms of both votes and seats in Wales’ Parliament, the Senedd."
"In Scotland, Lord Hayward predicted that the #SNP will be just short of a majority in the Holyrood Parliament."
"#Reform's Welsh leader has distanced himself from a claim by one of his candidates that "abuse in nurseries will skyrocket" if parents receive more free childcare."
“Like the majority of Welsh #Labour members I’d urge Keir Starmer not to do this. He should remember we cannot deliver for anyone if we go against the electorate, who do not like Vaughan Gething and his donations.”
https://nation.cymru/news/gething-to-get-peerage-after-senedd-election/
Martin Shipton Keir Starmer still intends to nominate Vaughan Gething for a peerage – but no announcement will be made before the Senedd election to avoid further damage to Labour’s chances, we have been told. In December 2025 The Times reported how the former First Minister was being lined up for a seat in the […]
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