Nation
Wales
GOV.WALES lists Rt Hon Rhun ap Iorwerth MS as First Minister of Wales. The Electoral Commission set Senedd Cymru polling day on Thursday 7 May 2026.
Last updated: October 17, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (GOV.WALES).
The GOV.WALES page is titled “Rt Hon Rhun ap Iorwerth MS: First Minister of Wales”. The biography that was read says he was first elected as the Member for Ynys Môn in a by-election in August 2013. That page does not print the date he became First Minister.
The Electoral Commission key-dates page includes Senedd Cymru elections in the elections on Thursday 7 May 2026, and says ID is not required to vote in Senedd elections. The corporate-plan table lists Welsh local government in May 2027 and does not print a day. The GOV.WALES responsibilities list includes “Senedd electoral system”.
This page does not copy a result of the 7 May 2026 Senedd Cymru election. No results page for that election was read on 17 October 2026.
UK Parliament election
Voters in Wales vote in the UK Parliament election. The Electoral Commission lists that election at no later than 15 August 2029. UK Parliament page
Population
The ONS mid-2024 bulletin says population growth in the year to mid-2024 was 0.6% in Wales. The bulletin text that was read does not print a headcount for Wales alone.
Westminster constituencies
Current House of Commons members for constituencies in Wales, from the Members API joined to the ONS July 2024 names and codes, both read on 18 October 2026.
- Aberafan Maesteg — Rt Hon Stephen Kinnock MP, Labour
- Alyn and Deeside — Rt Hon Sir Mark Tami MP, Labour
- Bangor Aberconwy — Claire Hughes MP, Labour
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney — Nick Smith MP, Labour
- Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe — David Chadwick MP, Liberal Democrat
- Bridgend — Chris Elmore MP, Labour
- Caerfyrddin — Ann Davies MP, Plaid Cymru
- Caerphilly — Chris Evans MP, Labour (Co-op)
- Cardiff East — Rt Hon Jo Stevens MP, Labour
- Cardiff North — Anna McMorrin MP, Labour
- Cardiff South and Penarth — Stephen Doughty MP, Labour (Co-op)
- Cardiff West — Mr Alex Barros-Curtis MP, Labour
- Ceredigion Preseli — Ben Lake MP, Plaid Cymru
- Clwyd East — Becky Gittins MP, Labour
- Clwyd North — Gill German MP, Labour
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd — Rt Hon Liz Saville Roberts MP, Plaid Cymru
- Gower — Tonia Antoniazzi MP, Labour
- Llanelli — Dame Nia Griffith MP, Labour
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare — Gerald Jones MP, Labour
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire — Henry Tufnell MP, Labour
- Monmouthshire — Catherine Fookes MP, Labour
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr — Steve Witherden MP, Labour
- Neath and Swansea East — Carolyn Harris MP, Labour
- Newport East — Jessica Morden MP, Labour
- Newport West and Islwyn — Ruth Jones MP, Labour
- Pontypridd — Alex Davies-Jones MP, Labour
- Rhondda and Ogmore — Rt Hon Chris Bryant MP, Labour
- Swansea West — Torsten Bell MP, Labour
- Torfaen — Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Labour
- Vale of Glamorgan — Rt Hon Kanishka Narayan MP, Labour
- Wrexham — Andrew Ranger MP, Labour
- Ynys Môn — Llinos Medi MP, Plaid Cymru
Senedd constituencies
The 16 constituencies returned by GetCouncillorsByWard on 18 October 2026. The same names are on Find a Member of the Senedd. Each page names six current members.
- Afan Ogwr Rhondda — 6 members
- Bangor Conwy Môn — 6 members
- Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni — 6 members
- Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd — 6 members
- Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf — 6 members
- Caerdydd Penarth — 6 members
- Casnewydd Islwyn — 6 members
- Ceredigion Penfro — 6 members
- Clwyd — 6 members
- Fflint Wrecsam — 6 members
- Gwynedd Maldwyn — 6 members
- Gŵyr Abertawe — 6 members
- Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg — 6 members
- Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr — 6 members
- Sir Fynwy Torfaen — 6 members
- Sir Gaerfyrddin — 6 members
Not in this release
Gap. Local-authority pages, ward pages, parish pages and candidate lists are not published. English regions are not separate pages.
Sources
- GOV.WALES, Rt Hon Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, First Minister of Wales — read 2026-10-17
- Electoral Commission, The electoral system, scheduled elections April 2025 to March 2030 (corporate plan page, last updated 9 April 2025) — read 2026-10-17
- Electoral Commission, Key dates for voters in 2026 — read 2026-10-17
- GOV.UK, Devolution: Guidance for civil servants (last updated 28 November 2025) — read 2026-10-17
- Office for National Statistics, Population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2024 (release 26 September 2025) — read 2026-10-17
- UK Parliament Members API, constituency search (current constituencies and current representation) — read 2026-10-18
- data.gov.uk, Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Names and Codes in the UK (V2). The page prints Licence: Not set. — read 2026-10-18
- Senedd meeting-information service, GetCouncillorsByWard — read 2026-10-18
- Senedd, Find a Member of the Senedd — read 2026-10-18
- Senedd, Open data (datasets for re-use under the Open Government Licence) — read 2026-10-18