Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru (English: /plaɪd ˈkʌmri/ PLYDE KUM-ree;[25] Welsh: [plaid ˈkəmri]; officially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, and often referred to simply as Plaid) is a centre-left to left-wing, Welsh nationalist political party in Wales, committed to Welsh independence from the United Kingdom.[26][27]

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Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales
Leader	Adam Price
Deputy Leaders	Rhun ap Iorwerth Siân Gwenllian
Westminster Leader	Liz Saville Roberts
Chair	Beca Brown (Acting)[1]
Honorary President	The Lord Wigley
Founded	5 August 1925; 97 years ago (1925-08-05)
Headquarters	Tŷ Gwynfor Marine Chambers Anson Court Atlantic Wharf Cardiff CF10 4AL
Youth wing	Plaid Ifanc
LGBT wing	Plaid Pride
Membership (2022)	c.10,000[2]
Ideology	Welsh nationalism[3][4][5][6] Welsh independence[7][8][9] Welsh republicanism[10] Civic nationalism[11] Democratic socialism[12][13][14] Social democracy[12][15][7] Environmentalism[11][14] Regionalism[16]
Political position	Centre-left[17][18] to left-wing[19][20][21]
European affiliation	European Free Alliance
Colours	Green   Yellow
House of Commons (Welsh seats)	3 / 40
House of Lords[22]	1 / 782
Senedd[23]	12 / 60
Local government in Wales[24]	203 / 1,231
Police and crime commissioners in Wales	1 / 4
Website
www.plaid.cymru
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Plaid was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in the UK Parliament in 1966. The party holds four of 40 Welsh seats in the UK Parliament, 13 of 60 seats in the Senedd,[28] and 203 of 1,231 principal local authority councillors.[29] It is a member of the European Free Alliance.