Senedd Election 2026

[jack123]

Did anyone catch ITV Wales news at six? They did a poll and if IRC Plaid on 33% and Reform 27% and Labour 13%, then it showed a clip from the chambers in the Senedd from today of Eluned Morgan having a right go at Rhun the Plaid leader, more or less accused him of showboating.

It’s like it suddenly dawned on Welsh Labour that their end is near.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Vote Plaid

 

[Scotia]

I did see it. Eluned Morgan seems to be going down with a fight but it's definitely too little too late and change is overdue.

I thought Darren Millar made a fool of himself blaming Welsh Labour for the cost of living crisis including increased fuel costs.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Wales needs a change. Wales (and nowhere else frankly) needs Reform or the Tories. So on that basis, Plaid it is.

 

[Professor]

Wales needs a change. Wales (and nowhere else frankly) needs Reform or the Tories. So on that basis, Plaid it is.

If I was on the other side of the Bristol Challenge I would be doing that even though I am a Labour member (which can get you booted out). Wales needs considerable investment. It's only when I went to University (1986) I realised how bad infrastructure and education are, Unfortunately devolution has not really helped or hindered progress. The one big factor was losing EU investment via Objective One status.

 

[JustJack]

Did anyone make a website yet telling you who to vote for in your constituency, in order to stop Reform?

 

[JackSomething]

Did anyone make a website yet telling you who to vote for in your constituency, in order to stop Reform?

Found this website which claims to be run by volunteers, but they don't have anything about the Senedd elections at this point: https://stopreformuk.vote/elections

I'm not an expert, but would the new system in use in Wales at this election make it much harder to vote tactically to keep Reform out?

 

[stevethejack]

Plaid Cymru = Labour, Labour = Plaid Cymru
Conservatives, a joke.

Reform offers something different & have to be considered a viable option. If they don't work, kick them out. Labour/Plaid Cymru have been given decades and made a complete mess of things

 

[monmouth]

Plaid Cymru = Labour, Labour = Plaid Cymru
Conservatives, a joke.

Reform offers something different & have to be considered a viable option. If they don't work, kick them out. Labour/Plaid Cymru have been given decades and made a complete mess of things

Ridiculous.

 

[Smurph]

Plaid Cymru = Labour, Labour = Plaid Cymru
Conservatives, a joke.

Reform offers something different & have to be considered a viable option. If they don't work, kick them out. Labour/Plaid Cymru have been given decades and made a complete mess of things

Saying Labour and Plaid are the same is just a lazy argument.

Plaid is more willing to rethink and reshape how Wales works. They have a stronger focus on prevention in healthcare as an example, along with greater use of Welsh powers, and are prepared to stand up to Westminster and put the people of Wales first.

Plaid offers a completely different mindset with fresh ideas, whereas Labour has spent far too long working within the current system.

Farage and his merry band of grifters will say anything people want to hear. If people are daft enough to consider voting for them, they’d do well to take a quick look at the shit storm which is the US of A.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Plaid Cymru = Labour, Labour = Plaid Cymru
Conservatives, a joke.

Reform offers something different & have to be considered a viable option. If they don't work, kick them out. Labour/Plaid Cymru have been given decades and made a complete mess of things

Div.

 

[JustJack]

Plaid Cymru = Labour, Labour = Plaid Cymru
Conservatives, a joke.

Reform offers something different & have to be considered a viable option. If they don't work, kick them out. Labour/Plaid Cymru have been given decades and made a complete mess of things

Jesus Joseph i cant think of anything worse than if Reform gets in and it 'doesn't work out'

 

[Smurph]

Jesus Joseph i cant think of anything worse than if Reform gets in and it 'doesn't work out'

Not sure how the "kick them out" is going to work, either.

 

[Cooperman]

Plaid Cymru = Labour, Labour = Plaid Cymru
Conservatives, a joke.

Reform offers something different & have to be considered a viable option. If they don't work, kick them out. Labour/Plaid Cymru have been given decades and made a complete mess of things

Voters need to have a long hard look at their performance when running English councils. This gives a pretty good insight into how things could go, and in addition to this see how Farage is making some significant backtracking on his commitments. If that’s not enough then read their policy commitments such as leaving EHCR. Labour and Plaid might not be great options, but it could be even worse.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Found this website which claims to be run by volunteers, but they don't have anything about the Senedd elections at this point: https://stopreformuk.vote/elections

I'm not an expert, but would the new system in use in Wales at this election make it much harder to vote tactically to keep Reform out?

I wouldn’t worry too much about tactical voting here. For the first time it’s fully proportional and every vote counts. So if you don’t want reform vote for someone else. Every vote not for reform is a vote lost for them.