2027 Welsh local elections
Upcoming elections in Wales
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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.
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6 May 2027[1]
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Background
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
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
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:
- A British citizen
- An Irish or an EU citizen
- A qualifying commonwealth citizen
- A citizen of another country who has permission to live in the UK, or who does not require permission
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
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
| 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 | |