Wales election 2026: Votes to be counted for Welsh Parliament

It's the morning of a Senedd election... but not like one we have ever known before. For a start, around about now, most of the votes would usually have been counted, and bleary-eyed reporters would be delivering news of the winners after being up all night monitoring results. But this time, most are (relatively) well rested and primed for a busy day, with counting due to get under way later this morning. What they will be reporting on will also be different as voters prepare for a "once in a century change". For past elections, Wales has elected 60 members to the Senedd - 40 representing constituencies and 20 regional politicians. Today, there will be 96 people chosen from 16 new constituencies, with the party that gets the most seats then able to start looking to form a government. It’s going to be a busy day.