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Plaid Cymru

Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales
LeaderRhun ap Iorwerth[1]
Deputy LeaderDelyth Jewell
Westminster LeaderLiz Saville Roberts
ChairMarc Jones
Honorary PresidentThe Lord Wigley
Founded5 August 1925 (1925-08-05)
HeadquartersTŷ Gwynfor
Marine Chambers
Anson Court
Atlantic Wharf
Cardiff
CF10 4AL
Youth wingPlaid Ifanc
LGBT wingPlaid Pride
Disability wingPlaid Cymru Anabledd
Membership (2022)Increase c.10,000[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[24] to left-wing[27]
European affiliationEuropean Free Alliance
Colours  Green   Yellow
House of Commons (Welsh seats)
4 / 32
House of Lords[28]
2 / 781
Senedd[29]
12 / 60
Local government in Wales[30]
205 / 1,231
Police and crime commissioners in Wales
1 / 4
Website
plaid.cymru (Welsh)
partyof.wales (English)
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Plaid Cymru (English: /plaɪd ˈkʌmri/ PLYDE KUM-ree;[31] Welsh: [plaid ˈkəmri], lit. 'Party of Wales'; 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.[32][33]

Plaid was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in the UK Parliament in 1966. The party holds 4 of 32 Welsh seats in the UK Parliament, 12 of 60 seats in the Senedd,[34] and 202 of 1,231 principal local authority councillors.[30] It is a member of the European Free Alliance (EFA).

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