The Senedd election on May 7, 2026, will decide the 96 politicians who will represent you in the Welsh Parliament. It will also decide the party which will lead the government, deciding on matters including health, education, councils, housing and agriculture.
WalesOnline will be hosting a debate between the six biggest political parties ahead of that election. The leaders of six Welsh political parties will be taking part:
- Conservatives: Darren Millar
- Green Party: Anthony Slaughter
- Labour: Eluned Morgan
- Liberal Democrats: Jane Dodds
- Plaid Cymru: Rhun ap Iorwerth
- Reform UK: Dan Thomas
The debate will be recorded on April 7, and before then we want your questions to put to the leaders to help you decide who to vote for. You can submit questions via this Google form or comment below.
This election will be unlike any other which has gone before for a number of reasons, you can read all those in full.
Polls are projecting that as well as the changes to the electoral system, there could be a huge change about how parties do.
Labour has been in power in Wales since the first Senedd in 1999, but polls project this time Plaid Cymru or Reform UK are likely to be the biggest party. For our free daily briefing on the biggest issues facing the nation, sign up to the Wales Matters newsletter here
As well as that the whole system is changing. You will elect more politicians via a new voting system. Until now, in Senedd elections you’ve had two votes. One for a constituency candidate and one for a regional one. This election you will have just one.
You will vote for a party, not a person, and each of the 16 constituencies will elect six representatives.
Instead of it being calculated via a first past the post system – the most votes wins – a proportional system is being used.
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