2021 Senedd election

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An election for the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru) took place on Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect 60 members to the Senedd. It was the sixth devolved general election since the Senedd (formerly the National Assembly for Wales) was established in 1999. The election was held alongside the Scottish Parliament election, English local elections, London Assembly and mayoral election and the Hartlepool by-election. It was the first election in which 16- and 17-year-olds and legally resident foreign nationals were allowed to vote in Wales, the largest extension of the franchise in Wales since 1969. Both changes were a result of the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020. It was also the first election for the legislature under its new name – 'Senedd Cymru' or 'the Welsh Parliament' – and thus this election may be called the "2021 Welsh Parliament election", or "2021 Senedd Cymru election", in preference over the shorter name. Five parties had Members of the Senedd (MSs, formerly Assembly...

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