Welsh Liberal Democrats

Jane Dodds with her hands clasped on stage in front of a red backdrop reading be enslaved by poverty, ignorance or conformity
Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd

JANE DODDS: Welsh Lib Dem leader stands down after nine years, saying a ‘new generation’ should rebuild the party

She stays on as MS for Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, the party's only Senedd seat, "to hold them to that promise…

Four party representatives stand together in Cardiff with a copy of the agreement held up.
Plaid Cymru

UNION ROW: Plaid told to fix NHS as Rhun backs break-up pact

Welsh opposition parties say hospital care and schools should come first as nationalist leaders declare Westminster’s time is running out.…

David Chadwick MP and Jane Dodds MS standing in front of the bilingual Ystradgynlais Community Hospital sign
David Chadwick MP

YSTRADGYNLAIS: Hospital would lose its beds, minor injuries unit and X-ray under every option in health board shake-up

Powys Teaching Health Board's Better Together papers propose cutting the county's community hospital beds from 146 to 90 or 60,…

The entrance sign and low brick buildings of Ystradgynlais Community Hospital, with the bilingual Ysbyty Cymunedol Ystradgynlais sign in front
David Chadwick MP

YSTRADGYNLAIS: Beds campaigners brand Reform ‘naive’ as hospital row deepens

Reform say the health board told them site closures aren't expected, and accused the Lib Dems of frightening residents. The…

A packed hall of seated residents viewed from the back as David Chadwick MP speaks from the stage
David Chadwick MP

YSTRADGYNLAIS: Hundreds pack hospital beds meeting as crowd spills onto the street

Organisers say more than 400 people turned out to fight proposals that could strip beds from Ystradgynlais Community Hospital, with…

Prime Minister, Sir Kier Starmer at Number 10 Downing Street (Image: Simon Dawson/ No 10 Downing Street)
David Chadwick MP

KEIR STARMER: Prime Minister resigns — Welsh reaction as Labour leadership race begins

Sir Keir Starmer has announced he is stepping down as Prime Minister and Labour leader, prompting tributes and calls for…

Dwr Cymru Welsh Water Headquarters (Image: Google Maps)
David Chadwick MP

WELSH WATER: £44.7m sewage package confirmed — but critics say it is too little, too late

An enforcement package forcing Welsh Water to spend £44.7m fixing its sewage failures has been confirmed by the regulator —…

Beth Rowe

FAIRWOOD: Lib Dems take Swansea seat from Conservatives in by-election following death of former Lord Mayor

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have won the Fairwood ward on Swansea Council from the Conservatives in a by-election held after…

Three Plaid Cymru politicians celebrate at the Sir Gaerfyrddin Senedd count, all wearing yellow and green Plaid Cymru rosettes — Cefin Campbell on the left in a navy suit and pink tie, Nerys Evans centre in a black dress, and Adam Price on the right in a navy suit and tie — with their hands clasped together and raised in the air
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SENEDD ELECTION 2026: Plaid Cymru largest party, Reform UK historic breakthrough, Welsh Labour reduced to nine seats — the new political map of Wales

Plaid Cymru has emerged as the largest party in the Senedd with 41 seats, Reform UK has secured a historic…

The Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd results being announced by Powys County Council
Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd

BRYCHEINIOG TAWE NEDD: Reform UK tops the poll as Jane Dodds holds on for the Welsh Lib Dems — Welsh Labour wiped out

Reform UK has topped the poll in Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd, taking three of the six Senedd seats. Plaid Cymru took…

Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds MS with Swansea councillors Sandra Joy, Allan Jeffery and Sam Bennett in front row, surrounded by party supporters holding orange Liberal Democrat campaign signs at Brynmill Community Centre
Cllr Allan Jeffery

Uplands councillors join Liberal Democrats as former party leader hits back

Two Swansea councillors have joined the Welsh Liberal Democrats in their second party switch since last July, a move that…