This is a list of members of the Senedd elected to the sixth Senedd at the 2021 election. There were a total of 60 members elected, 40 were elected from first past the post constituencies with a further 20 members being returned from five regions, each electing four members through mixed-member proportional representation. In between elections, members of the legislature may not necessarily be of the same party or the same candidate elected in 2021.
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Senedd | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Wales, United Kingdom | ||||
| Meeting place | Senedd building, Cardiff | ||||
| Term | 6 May 2021 – 7 May 2026[a] | ||||
| Election | 2021 Senedd election | ||||
| Government | Second Drakeford government (2021–2024) Gething government (March 2024 – August 2024) Eluned Morgan government (August 2024 – present) | ||||
| Opposition | Fourth Shadow Cabinet of Andrew RT Davies (2021–2024) Shadow Cabinet of Darren Millar (2024–2026) Vacant (2026–) | ||||
| Members | 60 | ||||
| Llywydd (presiding officer) | Elin Jones (2021–2026) | ||||
| First Minister | Mark Drakeford (2021–2024) Vaughan Gething (March 2024 – August 2024) Eluned Morgan (August 2024 – 2026) | ||||
Composition of the Senedd
edit| Party | 2021 election |
Prior to 2026 election | |
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| • | Labour | 30 | 29 |
| Conservative | 16 | 13 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 13 | 13 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | |
| Reform UK | 0 | 2 | |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 60 | 60 | |
Government parties denoted with bullets (•)
Senedd members by party following 2021 election
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Siambr diagram following the 2021 election (left) and prior to the 2026 election (right)
Senedd members by constituency and region following 2021 election
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| Region | Member | Portrait | Party | First elected | |
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| Mid and West Wales | Eluned Morgan | .jpg) |
Labour | 2016 | |
| Cefin Campbell |  |
Plaid Cymru | 2021 | ||
| Jane Dodds |  |
Liberal Democrats | 2021 | ||
| Joyce Watson | .jpg) |
Labour | 2007 | ||
| North Wales | Llŷr Gruffydd |  |
Plaid Cymru | 2011 | |
| Mark Isherwood |  |
Conservative | 2003 | ||
| Sam Rowlands |  |
Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Carolyn Thomas |  |
Labour | 2021 | ||
| South Wales Central | Andrew R. T. Davies |  |
Conservative | 2007 | |
| Heledd Fychan |  |
Plaid Cymru | 2021 | ||
| Joel James |  |
Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Rhys ab Owen |  |
Independent (originally elected with Plaid Cymru) | 2021 | ||
| South Wales East | Natasha Asghar |  |
Conservative | 2021 | |
| Peredur Owen Griffiths |  |
Plaid Cymru | 2021 | ||
| Delyth Jewell |  |
Plaid Cymru | 2019 | ||
| Laura Anne Jones |  |
Reform UK (originally elected with the Conservative Party)[4] | 2003 | ||
| South Wales West | Luke Fletcher |  |
Plaid Cymru | 2021 | |
| Tom Giffard |  |
Conservative | 2021 | ||
| Altaf Hussain |  |
Conservative | 2015 | ||
| Sioned Williams |  |
Plaid Cymru | 2021 | ||
See also
edit- 1999 National Assembly for Wales election and Members of the 1st National Assembly for Wales
- 2003 National Assembly for Wales election and Members of the 2nd National Assembly for Wales
- 2007 National Assembly for Wales election and Members of the 3rd National Assembly for Wales
- 2011 National Assembly for Wales election and Members of the 4th National Assembly for Wales
- 2016 National Assembly for Wales election and Members of the 5th National Assembly for Wales
- 2021 Senedd election
- List of by-elections to the Senedd and List of elections to the Senedd
- Senedd constituencies and electoral regions
Notes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "When does the Senedd end? Everything you need to know about dissolution". senedd.wales. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- 1 2 "The full list of all of Wales' 60 Members of the Senedd". Wales Online. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ↑ "Former Conservative MS James Evans defects to Reform". Nation.Cymru. 5 February 2026.
- ↑ "Welsh Tory Laura Anne Jones defects to Reform". BBC News. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.