Introduction Part 1 - the Senedd and Welsh Ministers Section 2 - Senedd constituencies
7.Section 2 amends the 2006 Act to provide for the Senedd’s constituencies under the new electoral system. For the first election held after 6 April 2026, the constituencies will be specified in regulations made under paragraph 9 of Schedule 2 to the Act. Subsequently, they will be specified in regulations under section 49J of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (the short title of that Act is currently the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013, but in light of the changes being made to that Act by this Act, discussed below, section 17 of the Act makes provision to change its name). This means that the Members of the Senedd will be exclusively elected from the 16 Senedd constituencies (there will be no regional Members).