The size of Wales' Parliament is to grow with the creation of an extra 36 new Members of the Senedd. Welsh Labour leader Mark Drakeford and Plaid leader Adam Price have jointly published plans to increase the size of Senedd to 96 members. There would also be gender quotas in their plan.
Any change like this requires the support of two-thirds of the current 60 member Senedd. Between the two parties, they have 43 seats out of the total 60 meaning that their proposals are likely to be approved. In a joint statement, they say changes should come into force by the next Senedd election in 2026.
Senedd reform is one of the areas where Labour and Plaid both agreed change is needed in their co-operation agreement which they signed after the 2021 election when Labour emerged with exactly half the seats and needing the support of one other party to pass its spending plans.
