Summary

  1. 'It's the final countdown'published at 12:05 BST 6 May

    We're counting down to the end of campaigning for the election - and what better way to mark it than with this iconic tune?

    Visitors to Cardiff Bay this morning with a rendition of The Final Countdown on the steps of the Senedd to get in the mood.

    It was organised by students from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama to mark one day until polls open.

    Media caption,

    With one day to go until the 2026 Senedd election there is fanfare outside the Senedd

  2. Millar says Tories are 'in the mix'published at 11:59 BST 6 May

    Darren Millar says his party is "in the mix" with other parties for when it comes to deciding how Wales will be run, laying the ground for the Tories' being a potential junior partner to a larger party.

    He tells the BBC the election is "not a two-horse race" and claims the Tories could win "at least one seat in every constituency in Wales" - a result that many Tories would be overjoyed with.

    Millar adds: "There cannot be change in the Senedd without the Welsh Conservatives in the mix because no party is going to get a majority.

    "So if they want change in Wales, if they want low taxes and an end to government waste, and if they want to fix our public services, then they will need to vote Conservative."

  3. Who is Darren Millar?published at 11:43 BST 6 May

    Darren Millar is wearing a suit, tie and shirt. He is standing in front of a purple background, and a podium with a microphone is placed in front of himImage source, PA Media

    Millar had been talked about as a potential leader of the Welsh Tories in the Senedd for years before he actually took the job in late 2024.

    He took over from Andrew RT Davies after the former leader quit under pressure over the direction he was taking the party in.

    Brought up in Towyn, Conwy, Millar worked as a manager for an international charity supporting persecuted Christians before he entered Senedd politics in 2007, when the institution was still known as the National Assembly for Wales.

    Last year Millar said the Senedd's new voting system could help "motivate more people" to vote, although he said he remained opposed to the changes which he said would reduce the direct accountability politicians have to their voters.

  4. Millar campaigning in hometownpublished at 11:27 BST 6 May

    The Conservative's Senedd leader Darren Millar is wrapping up his campaign in his hometown, Towyn, in Abergele.

    He says the Tories would cut a penny off income tax for people in Wales, and limit council tax rises to 5% a year.

    He also says the party would find money for an M4 relief road if it got into power, adding it would declare a "health emergency" as a way to help solve problems in the NHS.

    "After 27 years, Wales is being held back. Taxes are too high, our economy is underperforming, public services are struggling, and too many families are feeling the strain of the cost of living," Millar says.

    Darren Millar is learning on a large blue sign which says Welsh Conservatives on it. He is surrounded by about a dozen people, some who are holding the same placard but smaller.
    Image caption,

    Millar, wearing a light blue polo shirt, has promised a new M4 relief road if the Tories got into power

  5. What are all the constituencies?published at 11:23 BST 6 May

    How we vote in Wales is changing for the Senedd election on 7 May.

    The constituencies - or electoral areas - where you vote to choose your political representatives are all new.

    Wales will now have 16 constituencies for the upcoming election, which have each been given a new Welsh-only name.

    They are:

    • Afan Ogwr Rhondda
    • Bangor Conwy Môn
    • Blaenau Gwent Caerffili Rhymni
    • Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd
    • Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf
    • Caerdydd Penarth
    • Casnewydd Islwyn
    • Ceredigion Penfro
    • Clwyd
    • Fflint Wrecsam
    • Gwynedd Maldwyn
    • Gŵyr Abertawe
    • Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg
    • Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr
    • Sir Fynwy Torfaen
    • Sir Gaerfyrddin

    You can out information about every constituency, as well as find out which is yours and who are the candidates, in our handy guide here.

  6. Final Walescast before the electionpublished at 11:10 BST 6 May

    Walescast has been hitting the streets for the last few months, trying to make sense of the impending Senedd election.

    Today they are recording their last episode before the vote takes place on Thursday.

    You can hear all the latest from our political experts Felicity, James and Dan when the podcast is published later today, as well as their detailed analysis at the Walescast site here.

    Two men and a woman sat at a studio desk. Felicity Evans is in the middle of James Williams, who is to the left, and Dan Davies, who is to her right. Newspapers can be seen in shot, as well as BBC Wales microphones.
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    James Williams (left), Felicity Evans (centre) and Dan Davies (right) recording today's Walescast

  7. Who is Eluned Morgan?published at 10:55 BST 6 May

    Eluned Morgan is wearing a pink blazer and a gold necklace. She is stood in front of a purple background, wearing glasses.Image source, PA Media

    She's kicked off today's final day of campaigning, so let's look at a quick profile of the Welsh Labour leader.

    Eluned Morgan became the first woman to lead Wales after a chaotic start to 2024 that saw her party ditch Vaughan Gething over how he paid for his own leadership campaign.

    Morgan grew up in political family in Ely, Cardiff - where both her parents were councillors and her dad had served as a council leader.

    Her own political career started young when she was elected to the European Parliament aged just 27 in 1994.

    She was granted a peerage in 2011, and swapped Westminster for Cardiff Bay in 2016 when she was elected to represent Mid and West Wales in the Senedd.

    She is known to speak her mind - describing trying to run the NHS on a tight budget as "hell on earth" in 2022 when she was health minister.

  8. Morgan declines to back PM if Labour loses Walespublished at 10:43 BST 6 May
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    Morgan is asked by Wales political editor Gareth Lewis whether Sir Keir Starmer should remain prime minister if Labour loses Wales, and his party also suffers elsewhere across the UK.

    The first minister does not take the opportunity to back the prime minister.

    She says: "I’m certainly not getting involved in any speculation about what happens tomorrow or the day after."

  9. Don't use election as a 'protest vote', Morgan sayspublished at 10:39 BST 6 May

    Cemlyn Davies
    Wales political correspondent

    Eluned Morgan being interviewed

    Eluned Morgan is urging voters not to see the Senedd election as an opportunity to cast a "protest vote".

    She made the comment when she was asked what impact Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership in Westminster had had on Welsh Labour’s campaign.

    Morgan acknowledges the campaign had been "challenging", but adds that she hoped people had heard her party’s "positive message".

  10. FM meeting mediapublished at 10:32 BST 6 May

    First Minister Eluned Morgan has started her media engagements for the day, and she'll be speaking to our team in west Wales shortly.

    Eluned Morgan speaks to media
  11. Morgan needs to engineer something specialpublished at 10:15 BST 6 May

    Gareth Lewis
    Wales political editor

    It’s an early start for Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan, who is visiting an engineering firm in Pembroke Dock.

    The first minister has been pushing the idea of jobs for the future and a firm that makes components for the renewable energy industry ties in with that.

    Pardon the pun, but Labour will need to engineer something special in the final hours of the campaign.

    Polls suggest its long reign could be coming to an end with Plaid Cymru and Reform vying to be biggest party.

  12. Where are all the leaders today?published at 10:12 BST 6 May

    Most of the leaders of Wales' political parties are out and about campaigning today.

    First Minister Eluned Morgan is set to kick off the last day of campaigning for Labour in Pembroke Dock on Wednesday morning, followed by the Conservative's Senedd leader Darren Miller meeting locals in Abergele.

    Welsh Liberal Democrats leader Jane Dodds will be on a campaign stop in Builth Wells, while Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth will attend an event in Llandudno.

    For the Welsh Greens, leader Anthony Slaughter will be joined in Wales by UK party leader Zack Polanski in Cardiff.

    Reform are not campaigning today - Nigel Farage held his final rally with Welsh leader Dan Thomas in Merthyr Tydfil on Tuesday evening.

    Nigel Farage gestures while standing at a lectern with "Wales needs Reform" written on itImage source, Getty Images
  13. Parties make final pitches to voters across Walespublished at 10:03 BST 6 May

    Candidates battling to win seats in Wales' parliament are on the campaign trail for the final time today ahead of tomorrow's Senedd election.

    The leaders of five of the country's biggest parties will also be making last-minute pitches to voters in events and appearances across the country.

    Stay with us as we bring you all the highlights of the final day of campaigning, and help break down all the major talking points of the election so far.