Eluned Morgan the First Minister of Wales loses seat in Senedd election

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8 May 2026 • 11:56 PM MYT
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Eluned Morgan the First Minister of Wales loses seat in Senedd election

Baroness Eluned Morgan, the First Minister of Wales, has lost her seat in the Senedd in a dire set of elections for Welsh Labour.

Lady Morgan losing her seat marks the first time a sitting Welsh leader has lost an election in the Welsh Parliament.

The election in Wales has been dire for Welsh Labour (Ben Birchall/PA) (PA Wire)

Labour has led Wales since the Senedd was first established as the National Assembly for Wales in 1999, and has been the largest party in the country for more than a century.

Lady Morgan’s departure comes amid a brutal day for the party across Wales and the UK.

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She had been a member of the Senedd since 2016, became a minister in the Welsh government a year later and was the first woman to hold the role of First Minister in Wales.

She took over at a turbulent time in Welsh Labour, with former first minister Vaughan Gething lasting just five months in the role.

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