Election results in England, Scotland and Wales so far

About this episode

The episode discusses the significant election results in the UK, particularly focusing on the historic defeat of Welsh Labour and the rise of Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.

Saturday, May 9, 2026, the United Kingdom is processing the results of a "seismic" set of elections that have dramatically reshaped the political landscape across England, Scotland, and Wales. Wales: Historic Labour Defeat Welsh Labour has suffered its first national election defeat in over 100 years, ending 27 years of dominance since devolution began. Plaid Cymru: Emerged as the largest party for the first time, winning 43 seats in the newly expanded 96-seat Senedd. Reform UK: Secured a major breakthrough, finishing in second place with 34 seats. Labour: Fell to third place with just 9 seats. First Minister Eluned Morgan lost her seat in Ceredigion Penfro, becoming the first sitting government leader in the UK to be defeated in their own constituency. Others: The Conservatives won 7 seats, the Greens won their first-ever 2 seats in the Senedd, and the Liberal Democrats held 1 seat. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/today-explained--6659607/support . Don’t miss our latest episodes! Please follow me to stay updates with fresh news everyday. Let’s keep the support this podcast to serve update news entire the world!

People in this episode

Host: Elex Air Media

Topics covered

• election results
• political landscape
• Wales elections
• Labour defeat
• Plaid Cymru
• Reform UK
• UK politics

Keywords

• election results
• Wales
• Labour
• Plaid Cymru
• Reform UK
• politics
• UK elections

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Welsh Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform UK, Labour, Conservatives, Greens, Liberal Democrats

Places: England, Scotland, Wales

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