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Hello, this is your latest episode of Electioncast, our little mini-series where we're looking at the elections for English local authorities, the Scottish Parliament, and in this episode, the Welsh Senate. But before we do that, we have also marked the return of Remoter Voter, where you explain

why you will not be able to vote in person on May the 7th, my favourite ever newscast gimmick from

history. Take it away. This week's Remoter Voter. Hello, Adam and the team. My name is Eddie. I'm from

Glasgow and unfortunately I will not be able to vote in person at this election

because I'll be on my honeymoon in Canada.

Eddie and spouse, congratulations and proof that the universe can give with one hand

a great marriage and a wonderful honeymoon in an exciting country,

but take with the other, meaning that you will be missing in real time the elections in England, Scotland and Wales. But you know what, Eddie and Spouse? You can rack up a whole load of episodes of election cast to listen to on the flight. And here's one of them. Newscast. Newscast from the BBC. Fat boy sliver me in the classroom doing our violin lessons. I was the tappletail in the class. Can I have an apology, please? I trust almost nobody. Then daddy has to sometimes do strong language. Next time in Moscow. I feel delulu with no solulu. Take me down to Downey Street. Let's go have a tour. Blimey.

Hello, it's Adam in the election cast studio.

Hello, it's Alex in the makeshift home election cast studio.

Hello, it's Felicity here in the Cardiff Newsroom.

And sitting with me is pollster and director of More Incom.

Luke Trill. Hello, Luke.

Hello.

Now, Luke, on the last episode of election cast,

we talked about the basics of the different electoral systems in Scotland and Wales. This year,

the Senate is quite tricky to sort of make predictions and to look at the data and then join that up to potential results.

Just explain why. Well, because the new system has divided the Senate into six-member proportional constituencies. And what that means is that particularly

when it gets to the last seats in the Senate, so the fifth and sixth seat, very small shares of the vote could mean the difference between one party,

let's say reform, winning the fifth or sixth seat, or Labour and the Greens winning it,

and other parties just missing out getting in there as well.

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