Currently, there are 60 elected Members of the Senedd (MSs) and you are represented by five of them. One MS represents your Senedd constituency and the other four all represent your region.

At the moment, Flintshire has two MSs, one each for the Alyn and Deeside and Delyn constituencies. There are also four regional members for the North Wales electoral region.

Elections for the Senedd take place every five years and, at the moment when you vote in a Senedd election, you have two votes – one to elect your constituency member and one to elect your regional member.

The next Senedd election will take place on 7 May, 2026.

At this next election, there will changes to the number of Senedd members, the constituencies and how the Senedd members are elected.
Here are five things that you need to know before you vote:

• The Senedd will have 96 members instead of 60
• Ballot papers will show the full list of candidates in your constituency and everyone aged 16 and over will have one vote to choose a political party or independent candidate
• Wales will have sixteen constituencies, each with six elected members
• Anyone standing for election must live in Wales
• Senedd elections will now take place every four years

You can find out more on the Senedd website. 

Welsh Government: Senedd election and member changes