At yesterday's rally in Merthyr Tydfil, Reform leader Nigel Farage said Wales has become a "basket case" under Labour rule, and invited voters to chuck them out.

Farage said: "Under 27 years of bad government, Wales has become a basket case - there's no doubt about it. Poorly led, idiotic policies.

"What is about to happen here is that the party that has been able to take Wales for granted for over 100 years on Thursday will deservedly get smashed to smithereens by the electorate."

You can read the full story here.

Image source, PA Media

Parties and candidates are busy making their final efforts for support - but are you still stuck on who to vote for?

If you are, this guide offers a simple summary of where the main parties stand on the issues most important to voters, based on the promises they have made during the campaign.

Not sure who is standing in your area? Use our tool here to see who you can vote for.

David Deans
Wales political reporter

Image source, PA Media

There is no Reform photo opportunity today - the party held its big final rally with Nigel Farage yesterday in Merthyr Tydfil.

Led by Dan Thomas in Wales, Reform is telling voters it can make history - by becoming the first right-wing party to win a devolved Senedd election.

For one reason or another it is something the Conservatives have never pulled off - the legacy of Margaret Thatcher in industrial Wales something the party has always found tricky to campaign around.

Reform has portrayed Plaid Cymru as part of the same establishment as Labour which has governed Wales for 27 years, although Plaid has never led the Welsh government and has not always supported Labour ministers.

We now have an update on the story we've been covering about missing postal votes in Cardiff.

Cardiff Council has confirmed that over 1,300 people did not receive their postal voting packs in time for Thursday's election.

The Royal Mail also says that the missing postal votes in Cardiff had not been printed and were never handed over to them to be delivered.

The council says that its "immediate priority" is to ensure that voters in the constituencies of Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf and Caerdydd Penarth can "exercise their democratic right".

You can read the story here.

Welsh Tory leader in the Senedd Darren Millar told the BBC earlier that the election "isn't over yet" and the party can win "at least one seat in every constituency" in Wales.

Anthony Slaughter took over as leader of the Welsh Greens in December 2018.

If the polls are right, he could be the first Green leader to see the party win seats in the Welsh Parliament.

The former punk rocker grew up in Australia and South Africa, before moving to the UK, according to a Walesonline profile, external.

His band Riot Squad SA was the first South African punk band to get a record released in Europe, the news site reported.

Image source, PA Media

Exactly who would be the leader of Reform in Wales was resolved when Nigel Farage revealed his pick in February - the question having followed the party around for months.

Thomas was not a name familiar to most in Welsh politics, having cut his teeth as a Conservative councillor in the London borough of Barnet, where he was leader from 2019 to 2022.

Thomas defected to Reform in June 2025, and resigned from the council at the end of that year.

He grew up in Blackwood - a valleys town north of Newport - and later worked in financial services in the UK capital.

Image source, PA Media

With less than 24 hours to go until Wales heads to the polls for the 2026 Senedd election, James Williams and Felicity Evans take stock with political correspondent Daniel Davies.

Listen to the final Walescast episode before polling day here: Walescast - Senedd Election 26: On Your Marks - BBC Sounds

David Deans
BBC Wales politics reporter

Welsh Green leader Anthony Slaughter is out campaigning in Cardiff today - we are expecting UK leader Zack Polanski to join him later.

The Greens have described themselves as potential kingmakers to a future Welsh government, implying they could decide who becomes first minister. They have ruled out working with Reform, but not Plaid.

Slaughter told the BBC: “I’ve said throughout the campaign, cooperation and collaboration is in our DNA.

"We will always talk to like-minded people where there are areas of common ground because the crises facing us are so challenging we do need to take urgent action.

"But I’ve also said our support for any future Welsh government in whatever shape or form that takes doesn’t come without a cost.

"I’ve said we’ve got Green objectives - we need to see our objectives delivered, that’s the price of our support.”

Jane Dodds became Welsh Liberal Democrat leader in 2017, having previously worked as a social worker.

She became an MP in 2019, winning the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election, and after a short stint in the UK Parliament she returned to politics in Wales at the Senedd election in 2021.

Being elected as the only Lib Dem in the Welsh Parliament, she has referred to her situation as like being "billy no mates".

In the Senedd she secured a ban on greyhound racing in Wales and a £1 bus fare for young people in an agreement to support Welsh Labour's budget for 2025/26.

Image source, PA Media

Mari Grug
BBC Wales

Welsh Liberal Democrats leader Jane Dodds is canvassing in Llandrindod Wells, a long-standing stronghold for the party.

Dodds says she does not see the size of the new constituency Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd - as a challenge.

"The issues are the same everywhere we go," she says.

She highlights securing £1 bus fares for young people through her budget deal with the Labour-led Welsh government, and points to plans to improve health and social care "as quickly as possible".

You can see a full list of candidates for the seat and others here.

All of the old constituencies and regions for the Senedd have been torn up and replaced with 16 new ones.

The Senedd is expanding from 60 to 96 seats, and each constituency will have six members each.

Do you know where you are in the new layout?

Image source, Getty Images

If you’ve registered to vote in person, you should have received a polling card in the post which includes the name of your local polling station and its full address.

Local councils will also list polling stations on their websites.

Polling stations are usually in familiar community venues like schools, churches, or halls, and are open from 07:00 BST tomorrow until 22:00.

You don’t need to bring your polling card, and ID is not required to vote in a Senedd election.

Plaid Cymru has sent us images of placards that leader Rhun ap Iorwerth referred to in his speech in Llandudno.

The party says "dozens" of its signs and placards were removed and damaged in Anglesey on Tuesday night.

Some were taken from people's gardens, the party say.

Image source, Plaid Cymru

Image source, Plaid Cymru

Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan told the BBC earlier that Wales' new voting system - proportional representation - for this election means it's not a "two horse race" between Plaid Cymru and Reform.

Image source, PA Media

On a sunny but windswept promenade in Llandudno, Rhun ap Iorwerth says Wales "stands at a crossroads".

He adds: "Other party leaders visit Wales…the Plaid Cymru leader is in Wales every single day."

Ap Iorwerth says the "other option for Wales represents division," and add that only Plaid can beat Reform.

He also mentions that Plaid placards had been "vandalised and destroyed" last night, saying there were "others who try and destroy us".

While we wait for some words from him, here's a quick look at the Plaid Cymru leader.

Ap Iorwerth was born in Tonteg, near Pontypridd, but grew up in the north west of the country, moving to Anglesey aged five.

Ap Iorwerth's family were very active in Welsh public life - his father was a teacher, prominent singer and campaigner for the Welsh language, while his mother was a president of a number of bodies promoting Welsh.

Before he entered politics he was a high profile political journalist for BBC Wales, quitting the broadcaster in 2013 to stand for Plaid Cymru in the Senedd seat of Ynys Môn.

He took over as leader in 2023, after a scathing report on misogyny, harassment and bullying within Plaid led to the resignation of Adam Price.

Image source, PA Media

Rhun ap Iorwerth has now arrived and is about to address supporters who've gathered in the north Wales sunshine.

Plaid Cymru's event in Llandudno is delayed - we're expecting to hear from party leader Rhun ap Iorwerth.

Plaid are vying with Reform to win the election, with ap Iorwerth hoping to become the first non-Labour first minister for Wales in a few days time.

The pro-independence party has promised to boost Welsh public services, reducing waiting times and improve the Welsh government's childcare offer.

Elliw Gwawr
Wales political correspondent

Image source, Getty Images

In the past, low turnout has been a major issue in Senedd elections. Turnout has never risen above 50% - although the recent Caerphilly by-election did edge just over that mark (50.43%).

So the big question is: how many people will actually turn out in this Senedd election? Will we see more voters than before?

There’s something at stake here, because things really could change, will people now turn out to vote in bigger numbers than we’ve seen before?

We really don’t know. But it will be fascinating to watch, and it could ultimately affect the result. Who turns out could really change who governs Wales.