A police and crime commissioner election count in north Wales is being kept safe by a cleaner with her disinfecting nerf gun.

"The pandemic election. Cleaner Jenny Leach keeping door handles and well used areas Covid free with her disinfecting Nerf gun - and doing a fine job of keeping us safe," said Local Democracy reporter Jez Hemming at Connah's Quay in Flintshire.

Natasha Asghar has become the first woman from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) background to have been elected to the Senedd.

None have previously represented a Welsh seat at Westminster or the European Parliament.

Ms Asghar, a Conservative who will represent the South Wales East region, said she had stood to be "a voice" for those who faced barriers entering politics.

The BBC's election guru Prof Sir John Curtice from Strathclyde University says two key themes have emerged from the election results across Wales, Scotland and England.

"First, ruling parties have done well, rewarded perhaps by voters who, thanks to the vaccine roll-out, believe the worst of the pandemic may now be over," he says.

"Second, Brexit continues to make a difference to how many people vote."

While UK Labour reshuffles its top team after disappointing results in England, the party in Wales matched its previous best performance.

The Conservatives made gains in both the local elections in England, and the Welsh Parliamentary election where it won 16 seats.

Read more from Sir John.

The results of the police and crime commissioner (PCC) elections in Wales are expected later today, with the counting having begun at 09:00 BST.

A PCC is not a serving member of the local force but they are a civilian elected by the public to hold police forces to account.

In some areas of England they also oversee fire and rescue services.

Jacob Tomlinson explains.

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has invited the leaders of the devolved nations to a summit on how "Team UK" can recover from the pandemic.

He congratulated Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford and Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon on their re-elections and invited them to a meeting "to discuss our shared challenges and how we can work together in the coming months and years to overcome them".

Mr Johnson highlighted the Covid vaccine roll-out as an example of "Team UK in action", with the UK procuring doses at scale, and he urged the first ministers to continue the "cooperative spirit".

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The leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats and their sole member of the Senedd has ruled out joining the Welsh government.

Jane Dodds told BBC Radio Cymru she was not expecting an offer of a ministerial job, adding: "I don't want it, to tell you the truth."

Her predecessor, Kirsty Williams, held the education portfolio within the Labour-led cabinet, but Ms Dodds - elected on the regional list for Mid and West Wales - said she was not seeking such a role.

"I don't have the experience of being in the Senedd," she said.

"Kirsty had 15 or 16 years in the Senedd before she had a chance to be in the cabinet.

"I don't have experience at all... I don't want it because I want to concentrate on what's right and work hard for the future for the people in the region."

Welsh Labour's success in the Senedd election is a "vote of confidence" in devolution, Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has said.

He told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement his own party's results were "disappointing" with the loss of Rhondda a "bitter blow" but he also saw "many positives".

"What you have now... is a super-majority [for more powers]," he said.

"I think this very impressive result by the Labour Party, and it's almost unparalleled in western democracies at the moment, is actually a vote of confidence in democratic devolution in a Welsh government - contrasted, of course, with people's attitudes to Westminster.

"This is an election which actually has strengthened belief in Welsh self-government and in Welsh democracy."

The result will be seen as a rejection of Plaid Cymru's manifesto pledge to call a referendum on independence for Wales.

However, Mr Price said if Scotland called another referendum and voted yes, that would "change the context" and the UK "may cease to exist".

"It would be right under those circumstances to give the people Wales the right to decide on their own future venture," he said.

"So let's see what happens in other parts of this island. And, of course, we can't discount the possibility of an Irish unity referendum as well, given that politics is very much in flux there."

Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has spoken of his party's "best result ever" in the Welsh Parliamentary elections.

The Conservatives had their best Senedd campaign, taking 16 seats.

Mr Davies told BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement: "We've got the best result we've ever had in the assembly, nearly 50% more members returning, a new generation of Conservatives, the first lady coming to the assembly from an ethnic minority as well."

He said the first job for the new Welsh Parliament would be to set a path out of the coronavirus pandemic.

"I think what the public want the politicians going back to Cardiff Bay to do in the immediate future, is to actually work collectively to build a consensus around how we come out of this crisis," he said.

"We will look to do that but, ultimately, what we will also do is be a robust opposition, an invigorated opposition with, as I said, a new generation of Conservative MSs coming to Cardiff Bay."

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It is looking increasingly likely Welsh Labour will go it alone and form a Welsh government without help from other parties.

Thursday's Senedd election left it with 30 seats - one short of an outright majority.

Labour Neath Member of the Senedd (MS) Jeremy Miles said the result allows them to work with parties on a "case-by-case basis".

And party leader Mark Drakeford said Labour had governed successfully on 30 seats before.

With no significant challenge from the opposition to his position Mr Drakeford is expected to be reappointed to his job as first minister.

However, he may in future need help from the opposition to pass laws and get Labour's spending plans through the Welsh Parliament.

James Williams presents his weekly round-up of the week in Welsh politics which will be more essential viewing than ever today as the parties give their reaction to the Senedd election results.

Welsh government minister and campaign chair Julie James will speak for Labour, alongside Conservative Senedd group leader Andrew RT Davies, Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price and Welsh Lib Dem leader Jane Dodds.

The programme will also hear from some of the new members who'll be joining the Senedd for the first time and there'll be expert analysis from Prof Richard Wyn Jones of Cardiff University.

Watch BBC One Wales at 10:15 BST - you can also watch via the BBC iPlayer or the Politics Wales video link at the top of this page.

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Counting has begun to find out who the four police and crime commissioners (PCCs) in Wales will be.

Polls were held on Thursday for the South Wales, Dyfed-Powys, North Wales and Gwent force areas alongside the Welsh Parliament election.

Three of the current PCCs were running again in their respective forces areas with the exception being Arfon Jones in north Wales.

We're currently expecting to hear the results by mid-afternoon - we'll keep you posted.

Read more here.

Hello and welcome to another day of election results and reaction from Wales.

Today, the ballots will be counted in the poll for the four police and crime commissioners for Wales, which were held over from Thursday while the votes in the Welsh Parliamentary election were counted.

We'll also have more reaction to the Senedd results, as First Minister Mark Drakeford considers whether to seek a partner in power or govern alone after Labour won 30 of the 60 seats.

Stay with us.