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This is a list of elections to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru; formerly the National Assembly for Wales until May 2020), the devolved legislature of Wales. These elections have been held regularly since its establishment in 1999.
The elections were held every four years from 1999, but were increased to five years following the Wales Act 2014 for the 2016 election. The 2021 Senedd election on 6 May 2021, was the first election to the devolved parliament since its name change. The election took place akin to previous elections when it was known as the National Assembly ...
The election was held alongside the Scottish Parliament election, English local elections, London Assembly and mayoral election and the Hartlepool by-election. It was the first election in which 16- and 17-year-olds and legally resident foreign nationals were allowed to vote in Wales, the largest extension of the franchise in Wales since 1969.
This year’s Welsh Parliament election is the first since the legislature was renamed from the National Assembly of Wales.
Thirty-two seats were up for election in Wales as the general election occurred after the recently completed boundary review took effect. The Labour Party remained the largest party in Wales, gaining six seats for a total of 27. Both Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats made gains, taking them to four seats and one seat respectively.
' parliament ' or ' senate '), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and Senedd Cymru ([ˈsɛnɛð ˈkəmrɨ]) in Welsh, [3] is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees to certain taxes, and scrutinises the Welsh Government . [ 4 ]
The next Senedd election is due to be held by 7 May 2026 [1] to elect 96 members to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru).It will be the seventh devolved general election since the Senedd (formerly the National Assembly for Wales) was established in 1999.
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