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April 27, 2026
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The 2026 Senedd Election: What is each party promising? 

With the Senedd Elections fast approaching on the 7th of May, navigating various party manifestos can be a challenge. To help you prepare, we’ve summarised the major manifestos from every party so you can head to the polls with confidence.

Your Voice. Your Vote.

Welsh Conservatives

Focus: Get Wales Working

  • NHS: Declare a health emergency on Day 1 to tackle waiting lists.


  • Tax: Cut the basic rate of income tax by 1p and scrap Stamp Duty (LTT) on primary homes.


  • Transport: Reverse the default 20mph speed limit back to 30mph.


  • Government: Scrap the Senedd expansion (cutting the number of MSs back to 60).


  • Farming: Scrap the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and replace it.



Wales Green Party

Focus: A Green Transformation

  • Climate: Ensure every government decision supports nature and climate recovery.


  • Homes: A national mission to retrofit 100,000 homes for energy efficiency.


  • Transport: Retain the 20mph limit and pivot funding from new roads to public transport.
  • Energy: Oppose all nuclear power and fossil fuel extraction in Wales.


  • Food: A ‘Welsh Good Food Bill’ to boost local, organic food production.



Welsh Labour

Focus: A New Chapter for Wales

  • Hospitals: £4 billion for new hospitals (including a replacement for UHW in Cardiff).


  • Transport: A £2 adult bus fare cap across Wales.


  • Housing: 100,000 new homes by 2036 (40,000 of which will be social housing).


  • Tax: No changes to the Welsh rate of income tax.


  • Environment: A major crackdown on fly-tipping with increased fines.



Welsh Liberal Democrats

Focus: A Fairer Wales

  • Social Care: Invest in 5,000 new nursing-care placements to end ‘corridor care’ in hospitals.
  • The Union: ‘Stop independence’ and focus on daily local issues.
  • Economy: Reform business rates to help high street shops and small firms.


  • Environment: A legal ‘Clean Water Bill’ to protect Welsh rivers and seas from sewage.


  • Early Years: Universal, high-quality childcare starting from 9 months.



Plaid Cymru

Focus: For Wales / Dros Gymru

  • Health: Hire 100 new GPs and create 10 new surgical hubs to cut waiting times.
  • Childcare: Extend free childcare to all children from 9 months to 4 years old.


  • Education: Free school meals for secondary pupils (starting with families on Universal Credit).


  • Transport: Demand full devolution of rail and HS2 ‘consequential’ funding.
  • Community: A new law to help communities buy local pubs, shops, and cafes.

Reform UK

Focus: Fixing Wales

  • Tax Lock: A 1p cut to all Welsh income tax bands and a ‘tax lock’ on new levies.


  • Infrastructure: Build the M4 Newport bypass and reverse the 20mph limit.


  • Housing: Limit social housing to people who have lived in Wales for at least 10 years.


  • Migration: Scrap the ‘Nation of Sanctuary’ status.
  • Energy: Back new nuclear at Wylfa and scrap net-zero targets for 2030.



For more information on the elections, visit https://vote.wales

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