Английская Википедия:2024 Welsh Labour leadership election

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The 2024 Welsh Labour leadership election is due to take place to select Mark Drakeford's successor as leader of Welsh Labour. Drakeford announced his resignation and retirement on 13 December 2023, five years after his election. Voting is scheduled to begin in February 2024 with a new leader announced in March 2024. The next scheduled Senedd election is due on or before 7 May 2026.

Background

In his leadership election, and several times subsequently, Drakeford 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 will open on 18 December 2023 and end for MSs on 21 December and for party affiliates and Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) on 29 January 2024. The final candidates will be confirmed later that day, with hustings beginning from 30 January and lasting until 21 February. Voting will open on 16 February and close on 14 March, with the winning candidate announced on 16 March. Under the current rules, candidates must be a serving MS and require 20% of current Labour MSs to nominate them. This equates to six, including themselves. Alternatively, a candidate can be validly 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 Institute of Welsh Affairs 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 Vaughan Gething, the education minister Jeremy Miles and the health minister Eluned Morgan to be the most likely candidates to stand. Morgan ruled out standing on 15 December, saying she wanted to focus on her ministerial work.

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.

Miles announced his candidacy on 18 December, with the support of more than half of Labour MSs. Miles has served as the MS for Neath since 2016, as counsel general and Brexit minister from 2018 to 2021 and as education and Welsh language minister since 2021.

Candidates

Declared

Candidate	Political office	Date declared	Nominations	Шаблон:Define
Файл:Vaughan Gething (cropped official portrait).jpg Шаблон:Sortname	Health and social services minister Шаблон:Small Economy minister Шаблон:Small MS for Cardiff South and Penarth Шаблон:Small	14 December 2023	11 / 30 Шаблон:Percentage bar 36.7% Шаблон:Endorsements box
Файл:Jeremy Miles official portrait (cropped).png Шаблон:Sortname	European transition minister Шаблон:Small Counsel General Шаблон:Small Education and Welsh language minister Шаблон:Small MS for Neath Шаблон:Small	18 December 2023	17 / 30 Шаблон:Percentage bar 56.7% Шаблон:Endorsements box

Mark Drakeford and Jane Hutt (Chief Whip) are not supporting any candidate due to their positions.

Declined

The following MSs have said they will not seek election:

• Mick Antoniw, counsel general (endorsed Miles)
• Hannah Blythyn, social partnership deputy minister (endorsed Miles)
• Rebecca Evans, finance and local government minister (endorsed Gething)
• Lesley Griffiths, rural affairs minister (endorsed Miles)
• Julie James, climate change minister (endorsed Miles)
• Eluned Morgan, health and social services minister (endorsed Gething)

Endorsements

The following is a list of endorsements from other notable figures, such as MPs, though they do not have any bearing on whether a candidate is nominated or not.

Vaughan Gething

MPs

• Chris Bryant, MP for Rhondda
• Wayne David, MP for Caerphilly
• Jessica Morden, MP for Newport East
• Nick Thomas-Symonds, MP for Torfaen

Police and Crime Commissioners

• Jeffrey Cuthbert, PCC for Gwent

Trade unions

• Community

Jeremy Miles

Peers

• Peter Hain
• Debbie Wilcox