Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, arrives to visit a a vote-counting centre in Llandudno, north Wales, on May 8, 2026. Counting got underway Friday, as polls closed across England, Scotland and Wales late on May 7, with beleaguered Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Conservative rivals both braced for heavy losses as voters swerve to hard-right and left-wing populists. Voters in Wales voting to elect representatives for their the devolved parliaments. (Photo by Mark NAFTALIN / AFP via Getty Images)