Today is the day.

The polls are closed. The votes are in and the verification process has started.

With luck, by the end of tonight, we should know the make-up of the Senedd and Welsh Government for the next four years; with either Mark Drakeford (Labour) Andrew RT Davies (Conservative) or Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) taking the top job as First Minister - full story here

In Carmarthenshire counting gets underway and we'll bring you the results as soon as we have it.

We'll find out if the sitting members in the Carmarthen East and Dinefwr and Llanelli constituencies can hang on to their seat.

The five candidates in Carmarthen East and Dinefwr constituency are Monica Mary French - Liberal Democrats; Havard Hughes - Conservative and Unionist Party; Rob James - Labour Party; Karl Pollard - Reform UK; Adam Price - Plaid Cymru.

Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price is the current MS for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr. In 2016, he secured 48.5 per cent of the vote. It is seen as a safe seat for Plaid Cymru.

Standing in Llanelli is Lee Waters - Labour; Jon Burree - Liberal Democrats; Gareth Beer - Reform UK; Helen Mary Jones - Plaid Cymru; Sian Caiach - Gwlad The Welsh Independence Party; Howard Lillyman - UKIP Scrap the Assembly; Shahana Najmi - Independent; Stefan Ryszewski - Conservatives.

It has meanwhile been confirmed that the Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner Election Count will take place on Sunday, 9 May, following the election on Thursday.

The swearing of the oath will also take place on Sunday, and the elected Police and Crime Commissioner's new term in office will start on 13 May.

"The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Declaration of Acceptance of Office) Order prescribes the form of words that the elected Police and Crime Commissioners will be required to declare before they take office," said a PCC spokesperson.

"The term of a person elected as a PCC at an ordinary election begins on the seventh (calendar) day after the day of the poll, and ends with the sixth (calendar) day following the subsequent poll.

"The term for incumbent PCCs should cease on May 12, and the newly or re-elected PCC will commence in office on May 13.

The Dyfed-Powys candidates were Jon Burns (Conservative); Dafydd Llywelyn (Plaid Cymru); Philippa Thompson (Labour) and Glyn Preston (Welsh Liberal Democrats).

Our sister paper The National is covering all the counts across all the constituencies - and you can follow the action here