Labour’s century-long hold on Wales faces collapse – but why?
Welsh Labour faces a humiliating defeat in the Senedd election to be held on May 7th. But there is also an additional, Welsh-specific dimension to social change that is serving to further undermine Welsh Labour support. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty ImagesFinally, the end of Labour hegemony is coinciding with the collapse of the “Welsh Labour” project. Those leaders who had championed “Welsh Labour” had failed to embed the project in the party’s structures. Wales has changed; the Labour Party in Wales has changed.
Source: The Irish Times March 25, 2026 16:33 UTC
