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2027 Welsh local elections
← 2022
6 May 2027[1]
2032 →
All 1,234 seats to 22 Welsh councils
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Ken Skates None Rhun ap Iorwerth
Party Labour Independent Plaid Cymru
Leader since 15 July 2026 16 June 2023
Last election 526 seats, 34.0%
8 councils 		307 seats, 21.8%
0 councils 		202 seats, 16.9%
4 councils
Seats before 476[2] 342 195
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Darren Millar Jane Dodds Anthony Slaughter
Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Green
Leader since 5 December 2024 3 November 2017 21 December 2018
Last election 111 seats, 15.3%
0 councils 		69 seats, 7.0%
0 councils 		8 seats, 2.3%
0 councils
Seats before 103 69 14
  Seventh party
 
Leader Dan Thomas
Party Reform
Leader since 5 February 2026
Last election Did not contest
Seats before 21

Local elections in Wales are to be held on 6 May 2027[3] to elect members to the twenty-two local authorities. They will take place alongside other local elections in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as an election to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The previous elections were held in 2022.

Background

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The 2022 Welsh local elections saw the Labour party increase its seat and vote share, while the Conservatives lost over a third of their seats. Plaid Cymru gained control of a further 4 councils, however lost 6 seats overall.

2026 Senedd election

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The 2026 Senedd election saw the Labour party lose a Senedd election for the first time since its establishment in 1999,[4] falling to third place, with incumbent First Minister Eluned Morgan losing her seat.[5][6] Rhun ap Iorwerth became the first First Minister not to come from the Labour Party, and the first Welsh nationalist to hold the post, running a minority government with Plaid Cymru.[7][8]

Electoral system

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All eligible voters will be automatically registered to vote in this election.[9]
The following requirements are in place to be eligible to vote:[10]

  • Aged 16 or over
  • Be registered to vote
  • Be registered at an address within the area you want to vote in
  • Not be legally excluded from voting

Furthermore, people wishing to vote must also be one of the following:

All 1,234 council seats will be elected through the first-past-the-post system of voting if in single-member wards, or through plurality block voting if in multi-member wards.

Following the Local Government and Elections Act (Wales) 2021, all 22 Welsh councils will have the option to change to a different method of voting, although this law was not implemented quick enough for use in the 2022 local elections, and will not be used in the 2027 elections as the deadline to authorise the change has elapsed, with no local authority voting to change their electoral system.[11]

Councils

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Bolding and shading denotes control of each council.

Council Seats Previous election Current council control[12] Election details Council control after election
Lab PC Con LD Ref Grn Other Lab PC Con LD Ref Grn Other
Blaenau Gwent 33 2022 19 1 1 12 Details
Bridgend 51 2022 25 1 1 24 Details
Caerphilly 69 2022 42 18 1 8 Details
Cardiff 79 2022 50 2 9 10 1 1 7 Details
Carmarthenshire 75 2022 15 38 1 1 20 Details
Ceredigion 38 2022 21 7 10 Details
Conwy 55 2022 6 8 8 4 2 1 26 Details
Denbighshire 48 2022 14 7 8 1 2 16 Details
Flintshire 67 2022 27 1 4 8 27 Details
Gwynedd 69 2022 45 1 23 Details
Isle of Anglesey 35 2022 3 17 1 1 12 Details
Merthyr Tydfil 30 2022 15 15 Details
Monmouthshire 46 2022 19 19 1 7 Details
Neath Port Talbot 60 2022 22 11 3 1 23 Details
Newport 51 2022 33 6 1 2 9 Details
Pembrokeshire 60 2022 9 3 12 2 1 33 Details
Powys 68 2022 9 4 13 23 33 1 15 Details
Rhondda Cynon Taf 75 2022 58 8 1 1 6 Details
Swansea 75 2022 44 5 14 1 11 Details
Torfaen 40 2022 28 4 8 Details
Vale of Glamorgan 54 2022 24 8 13 9 Details
Wrexham 56 2022 14 7 7 1 27 Details
All councils 1,234 476 198 103 70 24 14 346

Overall results

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Party 2022 vote share Votes % +/- 2022 councils Councils +/- 2022 seats Seats +/-
Labour 34.0% 8 526
Independent 21.8% 0 307
Plaid Cymru 16.87% 4 202
Conservative 15.28% 0 111
Liberal Democrats 6.97% 0 69
Green 2.27% 0 8
Other 2.84% 0 9[13]
No overall control n/a n/a n/a n/a 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

References

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  1. ^ "Local elections in Wales". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  2. ^ "Welsh Councils 2026 (Total 22)". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  3. ^ "Local elections in Wales". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Wales election 2026: Results map as Labour loses control of Senedd for first time". The Independent. 10 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  5. ^ "First Minister of Wales loses seat in Senedd election". RTÉ. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Welsh First Minister loses seat in Labour bloodbath". The Telegraph. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. ^ "Plaid Cymru wants to run Welsh government on its own, leader says". BBC News. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth voted first minister of Wales". The Guardian. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  9. ^ "Voters in Wales to be automatically registered for 2027 council elections". BBC. 24 Jun 2026. Retrieved 27 Jun 2026.
  10. ^ "Types of election, referendums, and who can vote". Gov.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  11. ^ "Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  12. ^ "Welsh Councils 2026 (Total 22)". Open Council Data UK. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  13. ^ Mosalski, Ruth; Hayward, Will (2022-05-06). "The full results from around Wales in the local elections 2022". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-08-06.