Reporting by the Newsletter Team
This newsletter will update over Friday, May 8 as we get breaking news and stories from the Welsh election.
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Voters are heading to the polls in a Senedd election that is likely to see massive changes in the make-up of the Welsh parliament.
Polling stations opened at 7am this morning, and will close at 10pm – with results expected to begin coming in by Friday afternoon.
It’s a busy day with a simultaneous parliamentary election happening in Scotland, as well as local council and mayoral elections taking place in England.
This page will be your one-stop-shop for all Senedd election coverage from the Will Hayward Newsletter team. We’ll be adding updates to this page throughout the counting process until all results are confirmed.
We have reporters placed at nine key constituency counts across Wales, as well as a team of journalists, photographers, and video producers primed to bring you the latest news and analysis.
In the meantime you can catch up with all our coverage from the run-up to the election
Or some of our special reports
How are things changing in this election?
This election represents the biggest change to the parliament since Wales first gained devolved powers in 1999.
The number of Members of the Senedd (MSs) will be expanded from the current 60 to 96 representatives from 16 new constituencies, which are each made up of two UK parliamentary constituencies.
Each constituency will be represented by six MSs in total, which could be members of a range of parties or independents.
Political parties can list up to eight candidates for each constituency. Independent candidates can also stand and voters have to choose one party or one independent candidate on their ballot paper.
The 96 seats will then be allocated according to the share of votes – decided by the D’Hondt method.
The magic number for a majority is 49 seats. However, one party winning an overall majority is unlikely.
Check back on Friday for full updates.
