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The electoral system used is first-past-the-post. The largest unitary authorities in Wales are Cardiff, Newport and Swansea councils, which all lie in the southern coastal belt. The next Welsh local elections are scheduled for 2027; Local election results 2022; Local election results 2017; Local election results 2012; Local election results 2008
This is a timeline of Welsh history, comprising important legal and territorial changes, and political events in Wales This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
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.
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.
It was established in April 1965 to execute government policy in Wales, and was headed by the Secretary of State for Wales, a post which had been created in October 1964. The post however had no Welsh electoral mandate, and over the ensuing years there were complaints of a "democratic deficit".
Welsh devolution is the transfer of legislative powers for self-governance to Wales by the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The current system of devolution began following the enactment of the Government of Wales Act 1998, with the responsibility of various devolved powers granted to the Welsh Government rather than being the responsibility of the Government of the United Kingdom.
Wales says yes: the inside story of the yes for Wales referendum campaign. Bridgend: Seren. Butt-Phillip, A. (1975). The Welsh Question. University of Wales Press. Davies, John (1994). A History of Wales. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-014581-8. Morgan, Kenneth O. (1981). Rebirth of a Nation. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198217367. Williams, Gwyn Alf ...
The only king to unite Wales was Gruffydd ap Llywelyn, who ruled as King of Wales from about 1057 until his death in 1063. [11] [12] Fourteen years later the Norman invasion of Wales began, which briefly controlled much of Wales, but by 1100 Anglo-Norman control was reduced to the lowland Gwent, Glamorgan, Gower, and Pembroke, while the contested border region between the Welsh princes and ...