The February–March 2024 Welsh Labour leadership election took place to select

Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford (born 19 September 1954) is a Welsh politician who has served as Cabinet Secretary for Finance since September 2024, having previously held the position from 2016 to 2018. He previously served as First Minister of Wales and L ...

's successor as leader of

Welsh Labour Welsh Labour (), formerly known as the Labour Party in Wales (), is an autonomous section of the United Kingdom Labour Party (UK), Labour Party in Wales and the largest party in modern Welsh politics. Welsh Labour and its forebears have won a p ...

, who in turn would become

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. Drakeford announced his resignation and retirement on 13 December 2023, five years after his election. Voting began in February 2024 with the new leader announced on 16 March 2024.

Vaughan Gething Humphrey Vaughan ap David Gething (born 15 March 1974) is a Welsh Labour Co-op politician who served as First Minister of Wales from March to August 2024, and served as leader of Welsh Labour from March to July 2024, making him the first blac ...

won the election with 51.7% of the vote. The next scheduled Senedd election is due on or before 7 May 2026. Gething was the first black First Minister of Wales and the first black leader of any country in Europe. At the time of Gething's victory, three of the four governments in the UK had a non-white leader. Gething remained in office as first minister and party leader for less than five months, after a government crisis which followed allegations of perjury and resulted in his loss of a non-confidence motion. His resignation in July 2024 sparked a second Welsh Labour leadership ballot which saw

Eluned Morgan Mair Eluned Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Ely, (born 16 February 1967), is a Welsh politician who has served as First Minister of Wales and Leader of Welsh Labour since 2024. Morgan is the first woman, and first member of the House of Lords to ho ...

elected unopposed as his successor.

Background

In his leadership election in 2018, and several times subsequently,

said he would leave the role midway through the Senedd term, sometimes specifically saying he expected to leave in 2024. On 9 August 2023, Drakeford said he will leave the Welsh parliament at the next election, but refused to be drawn on at what point before 2026 he would quit as first minister. In October 2023 Drakeford confirmed he would stand down "...some time in the next calendar year" but again refused to be drawn on exactly when. On 13 December 2023, Drakeford announced his intention to resign as Welsh Labour Leader by March 2024, with the leadership election to begin shortly after his December announcement. He denied that the timing was related to criticism he and his government had received for its expansion of 20 mph zones as a default for residential areas.

Timeline

The timeline for the election was discussed by the Welsh Executive Committee on 13 December 2023 and announced on 16 December. Nominations were open from 18 December 2023 and ended for MSs on 21 December and for party affiliates and

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(CLPs) on 29 January 2024. The final candidates were confirmed later that day, with hustings beginning from 30 January and lasting until 21 February. Voting was open from 16 February until 14 March, with the winning candidate announced on 16 March. Candidates were required to be serving MS and required 20% of current Labour MSs (six including themselves) to nominate them. Alternately, a candidate could be nominated with three MSs in addition to three party affiliates including two trade unions, or by three MSs in addition to 20% of CLPs in Wales.

Campaign

The race to succeed Drakeford as

has been overshadowed by controversy surrounding campaign finance. The

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reported that campaign issues would include the Welsh NHS, the climate, constitutional and democratic reform, economic issues, and the party's relationship to the wider UK Labour Party. Various candidates were expected to put themselves forward in the election. Media speculation considered the economy minister

, the education minister

Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles (born August 1971) is a Welsh Labour Co-op politician serving as Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care since September 2024. He previously served in the Welsh Government as Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Energy and Welsh L ...

, the health minister

, and deputy minister for social partnership

Hannah Blythyn Hannah Blythyn (born 17 April 1979) is a Welsh politician who served as the Minister for Social Partnership in the Welsh Government from 2021 to 2024. She was previously the Environment Minister from 2017 to 2018 and the Deputy Minister for H ...

, to be the most likely candidates to stand. Morgan ruled out standing on 15 December, saying she wanted to focus on her ministerial work. Blythyn ruled out standing on 15 December thanking the support that was extended to her from the Labour movement, before backing

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. Gething announced his candidacy on 14 December. Gething has served as an MS for Cardiff South and Penarth since 2011, as health minister from 2016 to 2021 and as economy minister since 2021. He previously stood for the leadership of Welsh Labour in 2018 against Drakeford. Gething would be the first black leader of a country in Europe. Miles announced his candidacy on 18 December, with the support of more than half of Labour MSs. Miles has served as the MS for

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since 2016, as counsel general from 2017 and Brexit minister from 2018, both to 2021 and as education and Welsh language minister since 2021. On the economy, both candidates propose investing in sustainable industry to create jobs and growth. Gething said he would create a "fair work fund" to support "better working practices". Miles promised to establish an economic council to advise the Welsh Government and provide "financial incentives for recent graduates to stay in" Wales. On healthcare, both candidates supported the establishment of a national care service. Gething said he would maintain NHS spending in Wales to ensure it was the same or higher per person as in England and would consult patients, staff and trade unions about how to improve performance. He said he would "establish a women's health plan". Miles said he would increase Welsh government spending on health and education, with a focus on reducing NHS waiting times including by starting "dedicated orthopaedic centres for knee and hip replacements". Gething said that specialist centres described by Miles were already being opened. Miles pledged to improve accountability and "fast-track reform and rebuild trust" in

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. On education, Miles said he would increase Welsh government spending and provide "free Welsh lessons for parents whose children attend Welsh-medium school". Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives criticised him for pledging to increase the education budget he cut as the minister responsible. Gething said he wanted to increase provision of free childcare. On housing and the environment, both candidates proposed the establishment of an "environmental governance body". Gething promised a housing

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programme to reduce carbon emissions while Miles proposed a new

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housing scheme. Miles expressed support for a Welsh government policy that would provide a subsidy to farmers who plant trees on 10% of their land and set aside 10% as habitats for wildlife, while Gething suggested that the requirements could be relaxed. Miles said he would immediately begin a review of the implementation of the expansion of 20 mph zones, but would not reverse the policy overall. Gething said that the policy had not been communicated well but that he would not reverse it. He said that public consultation would be part of the review of the policy. Miles also wanted powers over "crime, justice and benefits" to be devolved to Wales and promised to phase out

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and proposed a review of

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s. On 21 February 2024, it was revealed that Gething took £200,000 for his campaign from a twice convicted businessman. On 12 March, it was shown that Gething had lobbied regulators in support of the businessman's company, which has been prosecuted for waste crimes. After the election, Gething has refused to return the £200,000 donation.

Candidates

Declared

and

Jane Hutt Jane Elizabeth Hutt (born 15 December 1949) is a Welsh Labour politician serving as Welsh Government Chief Whip since 2023, Trefnydd of the Senedd since March 2024 and Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice since July 2024. She has served as ...

(

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) were not supporting any candidate due to their positions.

Declined

The following MSs said they did not seek election: *

Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw (; born 1 September 1954) is a Welsh Labour and Co-operative politician, who was Counsel General for Wales from 2021 to 2024, having previously served in the position from 2016 to 2017. He previously served as Minister for the C ...

, counsel general (endorsed Miles) *

, social partnership deputy minister (endorsed Miles) * Rebecca Evans, finance and local government minister (endorsed Gething) *

Lesley Griffiths Susan Lesley Griffiths (born 1960) is a Welsh Labour politician who was Cabinet Secretary for Culture and Social Justice from March to July 2024. She previously served as Trefnydd of the Senedd and Minister for North Wales from 2021 to 2024, ...

, rural affairs minister (endorsed Miles) *

Julie James Julie James may refer to: * Julie James (politician) Julie James (born February 1958) is a Welsh Labour politician currently serving as Counsel General and Minister for Delivery since September 2024. She has been the Member of the Senedd (MS) ...

, climate change minister (endorsed Miles) *

, health and social services minister (endorsed Gething)

Nominations, supporting nominations and endorsements

Candidates required nominations by at least six MSs, including themselves, or at least three MSs and three party affiliates including two trades unions, or at least three MSs and at least 20% of

(CLPs). They could receive official supporting nominations from MPs, council leaders and peers. Other notable figures and organisations that endorsed leadership candidates with no bearing on nomination are listed below.

Vaughan Gething

Nominations

Gething was nominated by nine affiliated groups including six trades unions. *

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* Communication Workers Union * GMB *

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* Labour Campaign for International Development *

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Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is a trade union in the United Kingdom, consisting of over 360,000 members. Usdaw members work in a variety of occupations and industries including: shopworkers, factory and warehouse wor ...

Unison Unison (stylised as UNISON) is a Great Britain, British trade union. Along with Unite the Union, Unite, Unison is one of the two largest trade unions in the United Kingdom, with over 1.2 million members who work predominantly in public servic ...

Unite the Union Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a trade union in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Ireland, formed on 1 May 2007 by the merger of Amicus (trade union), Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union. A general union ...

Gething was nominated by fourteen Constituency Labour Parties. *

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* Cardiff South and Penarth *

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* Newport East *

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* Ynys Môn

Supporting nominations

Gething received supporting nominations from eleven MPs. *

Chris Bryant Sir Christopher John Bryant (born 11 January 1962) is a British politician and former Anglican priest who has served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Rhondda and Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency), Rhondda ...

, MP for

Rhondda Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( ), is a former coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (, 'large') and t ...

Wayne David Sir Wayne David (born 1 July 1957) is a Welsh politician who served as Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Caerphilly (UK Parliament constituency), Caerphilly from 2001 to 2024. A member of the Wales Labour Party ...

, MP for

Stephen Doughty Stephen John Doughty (born 15 April 1980) is a Welsh Labour Co-op politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff South and Penarth since 2012. He has served as Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Ter ...

, MP for Cardiff South and Penarth *

Chris Elmore Christopher Philip James Elmore (born 23 December 1983) is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bridgend, previously Ogmore, since 2016. He has been Comptroller of the Household (Government Whip) s ...

, MP for Ogmore *

Gerald Jones Gerald Jones (born 21 August 1970) is a Welsh Labour Party politician, serving as Assistant Government Whip who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare, previously Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney since 2015. He wa ...

, MP for

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil () is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of K ...

Ruth Jones Ruth Alexandra Elisabeth Jones (born 22 September 1966) is a Welsh actress, comedian, writer and producer. She co-wrote and co-starred in the critically acclaimed BBC sitcom ''Gavin & Stacey'' (2007–2010, 2019, 2024), for which she won the B ...

, MP for Newport West *

Nia Griffith Dame Nia Rhiannon Griffith (born 4 December 1956) is a Welsh politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Llanelli since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales and ...

, MP for

Stephen Kinnock Stephen Nathan Kinnock (born 1 January 1970) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberafan Maesteg, formerly Aberavon, since 2015. A member of the Labour Party, he has served as Minister of State for Care since 2 ...

, MP for

Aberavon Aberavon () is a town and community in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales. The town derived its name from being near the mouth of the river Afan, which also gave its name to a medieval lordship. Today it is essentially a district of Por ...

Jessica Morden Jessica Elizabeth Morden (born 29 May 1968) is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport East since 2005. A member of the Labour Party, she was General Secretary of Welsh Labour from 1999 until her election to Parli ...

, MP for Newport East *

Mark Tami Sir Mark Richard Tami (born 3 October 1962) is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Alyn and Deeside since 2001. He has served as Deputy Government Chief Whip in the House of Commons since 2024. Earl ...

, MP for Alyn and Deeside *

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, MP for

Gething received supporting nominations from three peers. *

Neil Kinnock Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock (born 28 March 1942) is a Welsh politician who was Leader of the Opposition (United Kingdom), Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party (UK), Leader of the Labour Party from 1983 Labour Party le ...

, peer and former leader of the Labour Party * Paul Murphy, peer *

Don Touhig James Donnelly Touhig, Baron Touhig (born 5 December 1947), known as Don Touhig, is a British politician and life peer who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Islwyn from 1995 to 2010. A member of the Labour and Co-operative parties, he ...

, peer Gething received supporting nominations from ten local government group leaders. *

Huw David Huw John David is a Welsh Labour politician and former leader of Bridgend County Borough Council between 2016 and 2024. Background A resident of Cefn Cribbwr, David became the county borough councillor for his area in 2004. He served as a ba ...

, leader of

Bridgend County Borough Council Bridgend County Borough Council () is the governing body for Bridgend County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales. History Bridgend County Borough and its council came into effect from 1 April 1996, following the '' Local Government (W ...

* Dana Davies, leader of the Labour group in

Wrexham County Borough Council Wrexham County Borough Council () is the governing body for Wrexham County Borough, a principal area with city status in north Wales, covering Wrexham and the surrounding area. History Wrexham County Borough Council was created in 1996 under the ...

* Matthew Dorrance, leader of the Labour group in

Powys County Council Powys County Council () is the local authority for Powys, one of the 22 principal areas of Wales. The council is based at County Hall in Llandrindod Wells. History The county of Powys was created on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act ...

* Glen Haynes, leader of the Labour group in

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* Anthony Hunt, leader of

Torfaen County Borough Council Torfaen County Borough Council () is the governing body for Torfaen, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. History The borough council was created in 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as a lower-tier district council with borough status. ...

* Rob Jones, leader of the Labour group in

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* Paul Miller, leader of the Labour group in

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* Darren Roberts, leader of the Labour group in

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council () is the governing body for Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. History The parish of Merthyr Tydfil was governed by a local board from 1850 until 1894, when it was replace ...

Huw Thomas Hywel Gruffydd Edward "Huw" Thomas (14 September 1927 – 12 March 2009) was a Welsh broadcaster, barrister and Liberal Party politician. Family and education Huw Thomas was born in Pen-bre, near Llanelli, and was a fluent Welsh speaker.Liberal ...

, leader of

Cardiff Council Cardiff Council, formally the County Council of the City and County of Cardiff () is the governing body for Cardiff, one of the Administrative divisions of Wales, principal areas of Wales. The principal area and its council were established ...

* Stephen Thomas, leader of

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Endorsements

Jeffrey Cuthbert Jeffrey Hambley Cuthbert (born 4 June 1948) is a Welsh politician. He served as Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner from 2016 to 2024. Cuthbert served as a Labour Party member of the National Assembly for Wales for Caerphilly from 2003 to 201 ...

, PCC for

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Jeremy Miles

Nominations

Miles was nominated by eight affiliated groups including three trades unions. *

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* Musicians' Union * National Union of Mineworkers *

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Miles was nominated by fifteen Constituency Labour Parties. * Aberafan Maesteg * Alyn and Deeside *

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* Cardiff North * Ceredigion Preseli * Clwyd East * Clwyd North *

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* Rhondda and Ogmore * Swansea West *

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Supporting nominations

Miles received a supporting nomination from one MP. *

Alex Davies-Jones Alexandra Davies-Jones (born 5 April 1989) is a Welsh Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd since 2019. She has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims since July 2024. She pre ...

, MP for

Miles received supporting nominations from four peers. *

Anita Gale Anita Gale, Baroness Gale (born 28 November 1940) is a Labour Party (UK), Labour Party member of the House of Lords. As a Labour Party member, Gale became involved in women's issues in the Women's Section of the party. From 1976 to 1999 she wo ...

Leslie Griffiths Leslie John Griffiths, Baron Griffiths of Burry Port FLSW (born 15 February 1942) is a British Methodist minister, politician and life peer who served as President of the Methodist Conference from 1994 to 1995. A member of the Labour Party, ...

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* Debbie Wilcox Miles received supporting nominations from six local government group leaders. * Mary Ann Brocklesby, leader of

Monmouthshire County Council Monmouthshire County Council (or simply Monmouthshire Council) () is the governing body for the Monmouthshire principal area – one of the unitary authorities of Wales. The current unitary authority was created in 1996 and covers the eastern ...

* Lis Burnett, leader of

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* Jason Mclellan, leader of

Denbighshire County Council Denbighshire County Council is the unitary authority, unitary local authority for the county of Denbighshire, one of the principal areas of Wales, principal areas of Wales. The council is based at County Hall, Ruthin, County Hall in Ruthin. Ther ...

* Andrew Morgan, leader of

Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council () is the governing body for Rhondda Cynon Taf, one of the principal areas of Wales. The council headquarters are at the Llys Cadwyn development in Pontypridd. History The council was established on 1 Ap ...

Jane Mudd Jane Mudd (born October 1968) is a Welsh politician for the Labour and Co-operative Party, serving as Gwent Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) since 2024, and Newport City Councillor for Malpas since 2012. She was Leader of Newport City Cou ...

, leader of

Newport City Council Newport City Council () is the governing body for Newport, one of the principal areas of Wales. It consists of 51 councillors, who represent the city's 20 wards. The council is currently, and has historically been, held by the Labour Party. ...

* Ian Roberts, leader of

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Endorsements

Max Boyce Maxwell Boyce, (born 27 September 1943) is a Welsh comedian, singer and entertainer from Glynneath, Wales. He rose to fame in the mid-1970s with an act that combined musical comedy with his passion for rugby union and his origins in a South Wal ...

, musician *

Jackie Jones Jacqueline Margarete Jones (born 10 February 1966) is a Welsh politician, barrister, and academic. She served as the Labour Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wales from 2019 to 2020. She taught law at Cardiff Law School, Cardif ...

, former MEP for

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and then

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for Ceredigion Preseli *

Anna McMorrin Anna Rhiannon McMorrin (born 23 September 1971) is a Welsh politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North since 2017. A member of Welsh Labour, she has served as Assistant Government Whip since 2024. She was previousl ...

, MP for Cardiff North

Debates

Opinion polling

Welsh public

Results

Source: BBC News

References

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