Snacks and coffee ready – long day ahead in Llanellipublished at 09:36 BST
09:36 BST
Meleri Williams
BBC Wales reporter
It’s getting busy at the Sir Gaerfyrddin count in Llanelli.
Candidates have started to gather in the sports hall of Pentre Awel Leisure Centre, wearing their party rosettes, and eagerly waiting for the votes to be verified within the next few minutes.
We could get a real mixed bag here.
This new super constituency encompasses the whole of Carmarthenshire, stretching between towns like Llanelli, Carmarthen, Llandovery and Ammanford, and vast rural areas.
Carmarthen is considered a Plaid Cymru heartland, so this constituency is crucial for the party.
But now that Llanelli is included in the same constituency, it may not be such an easy target for Plaid.
Labour has dominated in that area for decades, but in the 2024 General Election, Reform saw its best result across Wales in Llanelli.
With a new, more proportional voting system, Reform will be looking to challenge the Plaid and Labour dominance in the area.
The result declaration could be one of the last of all the constituencies.
Snacks and coffee are at the ready!
