Monmouthshire: no party would have a majority
Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy) elects all 46 councillors in 39 wards on 6 May 2027; 24 make a majority. In 2022: Labour 22, Conservative 18, Independent 5, Green 1.
- 46councillors, 24 for a majority
- 88%no overall control
- 16wards change hands
The council after 6 May, our projection
The line marks a majority (24 of 46). No overall control in 88% of 400 simulated elections. Independents count as one only where they hold a majority between them.
What if the national vote changes? Ward by ward
Move a party's national vote share and our model reruns every ward with your figures: the same arithmetic as our projection, so you see what changes hands and why.
The sliders set each party's national figure; the parties left out keep theirs. The local picture moves with the national change since the last election, as in our projection.
What changes hands
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About Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy) is one of Wales's 22 councils, with 46 councillors in 39 wards. It had 92,957 residents at the 2021 census. 25.9% of its people are 65 or over, more than the 18.6% across England and Wales; 94.2% of residents are white British, more than the 74.4% across England and Wales.
At the last election, in May 2022, Labour won 22 seats, the Conservatives 18 and independents 5. Every seat is up again on 6 May 2027.
On today's Senedd polls our model has no party with a majority: the Conservatives would be largest on 16 of 46 seats, 8 short.
Ward by ward
- Bulwark and Thornwell2 seats Reform UK Labour 45% chance Reform UK 27 · Labour 27 · Plaid Cymru 20 2022: Labour 63 · Conservative 24 · Lib Dem 12; won by 2 Labour
- Caerwent1 seat Conservative 81% chance Conservative 36 · Green 25 · Reform UK 18 2022: Conservative 61 · Labour 22 · Green 9; won by Conservative
- Caldicot Castle1 seat Reform UK 48% chance Reform UK 26 · Conservative 23 · Plaid Cymru 19 2022: Labour 42 · Conservative 32 · Lib Dem 25; won by Labour
- Caldicot Cross1 seat Reform UK 41% chance Reform UK 25 · Independent 24 · Plaid Cymru 18 2022: Labour 47 · Independent 25 · Conservative 19; won by Labour
- Cantref1 seat Conservative 38% chance Conservative 24 · Green 22 · Reform UK 21 2022: Labour 49 · Conservative 38 · Green 7; won by Labour
- Chepstow Castle and Larkfield2 seats 2 Reform UK 56% chance Reform UK 26 · Lib Dem 22 · Plaid Cymru 19 2022: Labour 42 · Lib Dem 30 · Conservative 28; won by 2 Labour
- Croesonen1 seat Labour 54% chance Labour 29 · Reform UK 27 · Plaid Cymru 20 2022: Labour 66 · Conservative 26 · Lib Dem 7; won by Labour
- Crucorney1 seat Independent 48% chance Independent 30 · Green 29 · Reform UK 16 2022: Independent 48 · Conservative 29 · Green 12; won by Independent
- Devauden1 seat Conservative 55% chance Conservative 28 · Green 28 · Reform UK 18 2022: Conservative 49 · Labour 31 · Green 10; won by Conservative
- Dewstow1 seat Labour 63% chance Labour 28 · Reform UK 24 · Plaid Cymru 18 2022: Labour 71 · Conservative 18 · Lib Dem 6; won by Labour
- Drybridge1 seat Green 48% chance Green 28 · Reform UK 19 · Independent 18 2022: Labour 36 · Conservative 29 · Independent 24; won by Labour
- Gobion Fawr1 seat Green 48% chance Green 29 · Conservative 29 · Reform UK 18 2022: Conservative 52 · Labour 24 · Lib Dem 12; won by Conservative
- Goetre Fawr1 seat Green 55% chance Green 33 · Conservative 28 · Reform UK 18 2022: Conservative 50 · Labour 38 · Green 12; won by Conservative
- Grofield1 seat Conservative 54% chance Conservative 30 · Reform UK 26 · Labour 24 2022: Labour 61 · Conservative 39; won by Labour
- Lansdown1 seat Reform UK 34% chance Reform UK 26 · Labour 26 · Plaid Cymru 19 2022: Labour 63 · Conservative 21 · Independent 16; won by Labour
- Llanbadoc and Usk2 seats Independent Green 45% chance Independent 27 · Green 23 · Conservative 18 2022: Independent 41 · Conservative 36 · Labour 10; won by Independent, Conservative
- Llanelly2 seats Independent Green 44% chance Independent 24 · Green 23 · Reform UK 18 2022: Independent 33 · Labour 28 · Conservative 27; won by Independent, Labour
- Llanfoist Fawr and Govilon2 seats 2 Conservative 88% chance Conservative 38 · Reform UK 25 · Plaid Cymru 19 2022: Labour 52 · Conservative 48; won by Labour, Conservative
- Llangybi Fawr1 seat Conservative 41% chance Conservative 26 · Independent 24 · Reform UK 18 2022: Conservative 47 · Independent 34 · Labour 12; won by Conservative
- Llantilio Crossenny1 seat Green over 99% chance Green 71 · Conservative 10 · Reform UK 10 2022: Green 53 · Conservative 37 · Labour 11; won by Green
- Magor East with Undy2 seats Conservative Reform UK 44% chance Conservative 27 · Reform UK 26 · Labour 21 2022: Labour 55 · Conservative 37 · Lib Dem 9; won by 2 Labour
- Magor West1 seat Independent 58% chance Independent 59 · Reform UK 19 · Plaid Cymru 14 2022: Independent 77 · Labour 14 · Conservative 9; won by Independent
- Mardy1 seat Conservative 48% chance Conservative 29 · Reform UK 23 · Independent 18 2022: Conservative 42 · Labour 29 · Independent 20; won by Conservative
- Mitchel Troy and Trellech United2 seats Green Conservative 47% chance Green 40 · Conservative 17 · Reform UK 16 2022: Conservative 37 · Lib Dem 31 · Green 18; won by 2 Conservative
- Mount Pleasant1 seat Conservative 58% chance Conservative 30 · Lib Dem 25 · Reform UK 23 2022: Conservative 43 · Lib Dem 39 · Labour 18; won by Conservative
- Osbaston1 seat Green 57% chance Green 31 · Conservative 27 · Reform UK 18 2022: Conservative 49 · Labour 28 · Green 12; won by Conservative
- Overmonnow1 seat Reform UK 24% chance Reform UK 21 · Conservative 21 · Green 16 2022: Labour 45 · Conservative 35 · Independent 15; won by Labour
- Park1 seat Labour 75% chance Labour 35 · Reform UK 28 · Plaid Cymru 21 2022: Labour 75 · Conservative 25; won by Labour
- Pen Y Fal1 seat Conservative 86% chance Conservative 35 · Reform UK 25 · Plaid Cymru 19 2022: Conservative 45 · Labour 44 · Lib Dem 11; won by Conservative
- Portskewett1 seat Conservative over 99% chance Conservative 46 · Reform UK 23 · Plaid Cymru 17 2022: Conservative 61 · Labour 32 · Lib Dem 7; won by Conservative
- Raglan1 seat Conservative 81% chance Conservative 33 · Reform UK 23 · Lib Dem 21 2022: Conservative 47 · Lib Dem 32 · Labour 21; won by Conservative
- Rogiet1 seat Independent 52% chance Independent 34 · Reform UK 23 · Plaid Cymru 17 2022: Labour 42 · Independent 37 · Conservative 10; won by Labour
- Severn1 seat Reform UK 51% chance Reform UK 26 · Plaid Cymru 19 · Lib Dem 18 2022: Labour 43 · Lib Dem 26 · Conservative 21; won by Labour
- Shirenewton1 seat Conservative over 99% chance Conservative 48 · Reform UK 24 · Plaid Cymru 18 2022: Conservative 62 · Labour 38; won by Conservative
- St Arvans1 seat Green 52% chance Green 27 · Conservative 24 · Reform UK 18 2022: Conservative 44 · Labour 28 · Lib Dem 11; won by Conservative
- St Kingsmark1 seat Conservative 97% chance Conservative 42 · Reform UK 23 · Plaid Cymru 17 2022: Conservative 56 · Labour 30 · Lib Dem 15; won by Conservative
- Town1 seat Reform UK 28% chance Reform UK 21 · Green 18 · Independent 16 2022: Labour 46 · Conservative 29 · Independent 19; won by Labour
- West End1 seat Labour 37% chance Labour 26 · Reform UK 26 · Independent 21 2022: Labour 66 · Independent 21 · Conservative 13; won by Labour
- Wyesham1 seat Independent 53% chance Independent 39 · Reform UK 21 · Conservative 18 2022: Independent 46 · Conservative 31 · Labour 23; won by Independent
No ward matches.
Shares: each party's best candidate. Ward results from Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0). How it works.
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- Bridgend51 seats · Independent
- Caerphilly69 seats · Plaid Cymru
- Cardiff79 seats · no overall control
- Carmarthenshire75 seats · Plaid Cymru
- Ceredigion38 seats · Plaid Cymru
- Conwy55 seats · no overall control
- Denbighshire48 seats · no overall control
- Flintshire67 seats · Independent
- Gwynedd69 seats · Plaid Cymru
- Isle of Anglesey35 seats · Plaid Cymru
- Merthyr Tydfil30 seats · Independent
- Neath Port Talbot60 seats · no overall control
- Newport51 seats · Reform UK
- Pembrokeshire60 seats · Independent
- Powys68 seats · no overall control
- Rhondda Cynon Taf75 seats · no overall control
- Swansea75 seats · no overall control
- Torfaen40 seats · no overall control
- Vale of Glamorgan54 seats · no overall control
- Wrexham56 seats · Independent