The May 2026 election to Senedd Cymru resulted in a transformation of Wales’s electoral and political landscape. Join us to get the newest data and analysis from experts at Swansea and Aberystwyth Universities.
Dr Anwen Elias, Dr Mohsin Hussain, Dr Bettina Petersohn, and Prof Matthew Wall from the Welsh Election Study 2026 will present public opinion data from before, during and after the election, to help understand how Wales voted on the 7th of May and where the Welsh public stand on important policy issues.
They’ll explore attitudes towards democracy and the reforms to how the Senedd is elected, and the key issues that mattered in this election and how this informed voters’ choices. They’ll also present data about people’s attitudes towards the places and communities where they live with a focus on Swansea, Neath, Port Talbot, and Carmarthenshire, questions which have been asked for the first time in the Welsh Election Study 2026.