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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.
A minister has announced she will be standing down ahead of the 2026 Senedd election. ... to promote the constituency and to support our local community," she told the public meeting in Merthyr ...
It was held along with the other 2021 United Kingdom local elections and was the first election where 16 and 17-year-olds were allowed to vote in Wales, which is the largest extension of the franchise in Wales since 1969. Both changes were a result of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill 2019. [13] Overall turnout: 46.5%
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A bill was introduced by the Welsh Government in November 2019 to reform local government in Wales. The bill contains provisions to reduce the voting age from 18 to 16 for local elections in Wales and will extend the franchise to include eligible foreign nationals. It extends the term of local councillors from four years to five years.
The race for key Senate contests in 2026 is already getting underway, with a few major potential candidates hinting they may join the race. Republicans won back control of the Senate in the 2024 ...
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said it has received requests from 16 counties and two unitary authorities that involve “postponing their election from 2025 to 2026”.
The 2016 election was delayed from 2015 as the UK general election was held in 2015, [87] [88] and following the passing of the Wales Act 2014, elections occur every five years from the 2016 election. The next Senedd election is due to be held on Thursday 7 May 2026.