Paul Rock
Wales Green Party MS for Cardiff Ffynnon Taf; one of two Green members in the 2026 Senedd.
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UK Local Elections 2026- Who is Paul Rock the Welsh MS?
- Paul Rock is one of two Wales Green Party MSs elected in May 2026, representing Cardiff Ffynnon Taf. His party provides confidence-and-supply support to Rhun ap Iorwerth's Plaid Cymru minority government.Source: Senedd
- What is the Wales Green Party's deal with Plaid Cymru?
- The Wales Greens' two MSs offer confidence-and-supply to Plaid's minority government, supporting its budget and key votes in return for influence on climate and equality policy, but without ministerial posts.Source: Welsh Government
Background
Paul Rock is one of two Wales Green Party MSs elected in the May 2026 Senedd election — a result that made the Greens the formal confidence-and-supply partner for Rhun ap Iorwerth's Plaid Cymru minority government. He represents Cardiff Ffynnon Taf, a constituency covering Radyr, Tongwynlais and the upper Taff valley, which the Greens won as part of a broader squeeze on Welsh Labour's urban vote.
The Wales Greens' two-seat result represented a fall from the ten seats they held during the previous Senedd, following the collapse of their electoral pact with Plaid Cymru. The party's remaining two MSs — Rock and his colleague — chose to offer Plaid confidence-and-supply rather than opposition, trading a formal agreement for influence on climate and equality legislation without ministerial portfolios.
