Plaid Cymru
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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 | |
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Leader | Rhun ap Iorwerth[1] |
Deputy Leader | Delyth Jewell |
Westminster Leader | Liz Saville Roberts |
Chair | Marc Jones |
Honorary President | The Lord Wigley |
Founded | 5 August 1925; 98 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 | |
Political position | Centre-left[18][19] to left-wing[20][21] |
European affiliation | European Free Alliance |
Colours | Green Yellow |
House of Commons (Welsh seats) | 3 / 40 |
House of Lords[22] | 2 / 785 |
Senedd[23] | 12 / 60 |
Local government in Wales[24] | 205 / 1,231 |
Police and crime commissioners in Wales | 1 / 4 |
Website | |
plaid.cymru (Welsh) partyof.wales (English) | |
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Plaid was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in the UK Parliament in 1966. The party holds three of 40 Welsh seats in the UK Parliament, 12 of 60 seats in the Senedd,[28] and 202 of 1,231 principal local authority councillors.[24] It is a member of the European Free Alliance.