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Get the latest on the 2026 Senedd election. Explore our FAQs to learn about changes to Members, new voting system, revised constituencies, and more.
Find out about the different ways you can vote in Senedd and local elections in Wales.
Every time an election or referendum is held in Wales, it’s a chance for you to use your voice and have your say, to shape the future of Wales.
Voting has now opened in the Welsh Youth Parliament elections from today until the 21st of November 2024.
The Reform Bill Committee's report calls for the Welsh Government to change their proposed voting system.
If you’re aged 11-17 and live or go to school in Wales, you can register to vote today in four easy steps.
In the lead up to the election, here are all the key dates you need to know.
We call on the National Assembly for Wales to lower the voting age to sixteen for those elections where they have the powers to do so.
The Welsh Assembly now has legal power over its own electoral system. We call on the National Assembly for Wales to stop Members on the regional li...
The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales have extremely advanced proposals, now with the Welsh Government, which move Forge Mill estat...
For reasons related to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Welsh Government is pursuing emergency legislation that would allow it to delay the upcoming Sene...
On 4 July 2024, people across the UK went to the polls to vote in a general election. The result saw a large UK majority for the Labour Party, whic...
The results of the UK General Election are in! In Wales, Labour won the most seats, with 27, followed by Plaid Cymru with 4. The Liberal Democrats...
The Police and Crime Commissioner elections on 2 May 2024 will be the first time that voters in Wales will need to show photographic ID at polling...
research.senedd.wales/ Welsh Parliament Senedd Research Constitutional Quick Guides Research Briefing September 2024 http://research.senedd.wales/ The Welsh Parliament is the democratically...
Referendum on the voting system for UK Parliamentary elections 2011 March 2011 A referendum on changing the voting system for parliamentary elections to the House of...
www.senedd.wales Welsh Parliament Senedd Research Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Bill Bill Summary May 2024 The Welsh Parliament is the democratically elected body that represents the...
Parliamentary Voting and Constituencies Bill October 2010 This paper provides a background briefing on the Parliamentary Voting and Constituencies Bill, which was presented to the UK Parliam...