Senedd Election 2021: What happens after I've cast my vote? While elections are usually all night affairs with the winners often known long before the crack of dawn, the realities of living during a pandemic saw a decision to delay the various counts until Friday 05:00, 7 MAY 2021 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now NorthWalesLive - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice With the polling stations for the 2021 Senedd Election now closed, today (Friday) will see a continued flurry of activity across Wales as the counting process gets underway.