15 Facts About Welsh independence

Welsh independence is the political movement advocating for Wales to become a sovereign state, independent from the United Kingdom.

Edward introduced the royal ordinance, the Statute of Rhuddlan, in 1284, causing Wales to lose its de facto independence and the native Welsh principality was incorporated into the Kingdom of England.

The Wales and Berwick Act defined "England" to include Wales in 1746, but the Welsh independence Language Act 1967, partly repealed this with the term "England and Wales".

Welsh independence later presented the petition with 250,000 signatures to the British government in April 1956.

However, the heavy defeat for a proposed Welsh independence Assembly offered by Labour in the 1979 devolution referendum "suggested that the vast majority of the inhabitants of Wales had no desire to see their country having a national future".

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At Plaid's special conference on Welsh independence, held on 13 February 2021, party members formally approved Price's pledge to hold a referendum in or before 2026.

On 11 May 2019, the first ever march in history for Welsh independence was organised by All Under One Banner Cymru in Cardiff, with an estimated 3,000 in attendance.

Pro-Welsh independence march organised by AUOBCymru, Indy Fest Wrexham and YesCymru took place in Wrexham on 2 July 2022, the first such march since before the pandemic.

Adam Price has made the argument that if the UK Supreme Court allows a referendum on Scottish Welsh independence to be held without Westminster's position, then Wales should be allowed to do the same.

Advocates for Welsh independence often cite the small number of seats in Wales as a justification for independence.

Central argument made by those in favour of Welsh independence is that becoming an independent country would allow Wales to make its own decisions on policy areas such as foreign policy, taxation, and other non-devolved issues.

Proponents of Welsh independence argue that this would allow Wales to flourish as an independent country.

Since Brexit, many pro-Welsh independence campaigners, including Plaid, have argued that joining the EU would be a benefit to leaving the UK, noting the success of small nations such as Lithuania, Slovakia and the Republic of Ireland within the EU.

Does not include organisations supportive of Unionism or Scottish Welsh independence without mentioning nationalism in their official makeup.

Does not include organisations supportive of Unionism or Welsh independence without mentioning nationalism in their official makeup.