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' Party of Wales '; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, and often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. [32] [33] It campaigns on a platform of social democracy and civic nationalism.
Propel (formerly the Welsh National Party and later Welsh Nation Party) is a sovereignist [1] and Welsh nationalist political party in Wales which advocates Welsh independence from the United Kingdom. The party was formed in early 2020 by its current leader Neil McEvoy. [2] Propel currently has one county councillor in Wales.
There are a number of political parties registered to the Electoral Commission in Wales. Some of these parties have elected representation in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) and/or in Westminster (UK Parliament) and some have elected representation in one or more of the 22 Welsh local authorities, while others have entirely no elected representation.
A Welsh national consciousness re-emerged during the 19th century; leading to the establishment of the National Eisteddfod in 1861, the University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru) in 1893, and the National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru) in 1911, and by 1915 the Welsh Guards (Gwarchodlu Cymreig) was formed to include Wales in the UK ...
In late 2017, a preliminary meeting was held by Royston Jones [4] in Aberystwyth over the formation of a new pro-Welsh independence party. [5] In August 2018, Ein Gwlad (English: Our Nation) was founded in Llanelli, with Gwyn Wigley Evans as its leader. [5]
Elected as Labour in 1999. Re-elected in 2003 under the label John Marek Independent Party, then sat as Forward Wales from Nov 2003 John Marek Independent Party: Forward Wales: 110 Neil McEvoy: South Wales Central: Plaid Cymru: 2016: 2021 Expelled from Plaid Cymru group 17 January 2018. [17] Set up the Welsh National Party in 2020. Independent ...
Despite almost unanimous Welsh political opposition the scheme had been approved, a fact that seemed to underline Plaid Cymru's argument that the Welsh national community was powerless. [ 12 ] In 1964 the incoming Labour Government of Harold Wilson created the Welsh Office under a Secretary of State for Wales , with its powers augmented to ...
The Welsh National Liberal Council remained loyal to him, but a substantial majority wished to stand independent Liberal Party candidates, and formed the rival Welsh Liberal Federation, with Henry Gladstone as their president. [4] In 1924, the Welsh Liberal Federation rejoined the National Council, against the lone objection of Rhys Hopkin Morris.