Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party
The Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party (Welsh: Plaid Diddymu Cynulliad Cymru), or in Wales, simply Abolish, is a registered single issue political party in Wales. It campaigns for the abolition of the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh: Senedd Cymru), formerly known as the "National Assembly for Wales", the devolved legislature of Wales. Abolish advocates that devolved powers be returned to the Secretary of State for Wales within the UK Central Government and the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster.
Abolish the Welsh Assembly Party Welsh: Plaid Diddymu Cynulliad Cymru | |
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| Leader | Richard Suchorzewski |
| Founded | July 2015 |
| Headquarters | Pen-Y-Lan Tregoyd LD3 0SS |
| Ideology | Welsh Parliament abolition Anti-devolution Welsh unionism |
| Colours | Dark red Red |
| Local government in Wales | 0 / 1,253 |
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Abolish was first registered with the Electoral Commission in July 2015. It was de-registered in November 2020 because former leader David Bevan failed to renew its registration, but was then re-registered two months later. The party has not had a candidate elected to the Senedd, but it gained two members in 2019 and 2020 through defections from the UK Independence Party (UKIP), along with one council member in Powys. It lost both of its Senedd seats in the 2021 Senedd election.