Eluned Morgan, the Labour First Minister of Wales, has lost her seat in the Senedd, the Welsh Parliament. This is the first time a sitting Welsh leader has been toppled in a Senedd election.
Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan losing her seat marks the first time a sitting Welsh leader has been defeated in a Senedd (Welsh Parliament) election , signaling a massive collapse of support for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in a traditional stronghold. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Eluned Morgan, the First Minister of Wales, has lost her seat in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament, roughly equivalent to a U.S. state legislature), and her Labour Party has lost its majority. This is the first time a sitting Welsh leader has been toppled in a Senedd election, and marks a major reversal for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in a longtime stronghold. IMPACT: The loss represents a significant blow to Welsh Labour,…Open
Over 1,300 voters in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, almost did not receive their ballot papers due to a print failure by the contracted provider. The failure occurred just days before critical elections.
Over 1,300 postal voters in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, faced severe delays receiving their ballot papers ahead of critical local elections . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Over 1,300 voters in Cardiff, the capital of Wales, almost did not receive ballot papers for the May 7 elections due to a print failure by the contracted provider. The failure occurred just days before critical elections. DETAIL: Cardiff Council has revealed that 1,388 postal voters in the constituencies of Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf and Caerdydd Penarth initially did not receive their ballot papers due to a failure by the contracted provider. Royal Mail confirmed that the missing postal votes were neither printed nor handed over for delivery. The council stated that…Open
On Thursday, voters across England, Scotland, and Wales head to the polls in the most fragmented set of British elections in living memory — with projections pointing to the simultaneous collapse of two-party politics across all three nations.
On Thursday, voters across England, Scotland, and Wales head to the polls in the most fragmented set of British elections in living memory — with projections pointing to the simultaneous collapse of two-party politics across all three nations. ■ Pulse Points / Reformation Day England — 5,066 council seats are up across 136 local authorities, including all 32 London boroughs and six directly-elected mayors (Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Watford). A recent prediction from polling group ‘More in Common’ found that Nigel Farage’s Reform UK could win in excess of 1,400 of these seats, with the Greens picking up just shy of 1,000. The historic “two major parties,” the Conservatives and Labour, would lose…Open