2024 Welsh Labour leadership election

Ongoing election within Welsh Labour

2024 Welsh Labour leadership election | <- 2018 | 16 February – 16 March 2024 |

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Candidate  | Vaughan Gething | Jeremy Miles
Percentage  | 51.7% | 48.3%

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| Leader before election

Mark Drakeford

| Elected Leader

Vaughan Gething

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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 began in February 2024 with the new leader announced in March 2024. The next scheduled Senedd election is due on or before 7 May 2026. Vaughan Gething won the election by 1.7%.[1]

## Background[edit]

In his leadership election in 2018, 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.[2][3][4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

## Timeline[edit]

The timeline for the election was discussed by the Welsh Executive Committee on 13 December 2023 and announced on 16 December.[9][10] 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.[10] The final candidates will be confirmed later that day, with hustings beginning from 30 January and lasting until 21 February.[11] Voting will open on 16 February and close on 14 March, with the winning candidate announced on 16 March.[11][10] Under the current rules, candidates must be a serving MS[10] and require 20% of current Labour MSs to nominate them. This equates to six, including themselves.[12] 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.[8]

## Campaign[edit]

The race to suceed Mark Drakeford as First Minister of Wales has been overshadowed by controversy surrounding campaign finance.[13] 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.[14]

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.[15] 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.[16] Miles announced his candidacy on 18 December, with the support of more than half of Labour MSs.[17][18] Miles has served as the MS for Neath since 2016, as counsel general from 2017 and Brexit minister from 2018,[19] both to 2021 and as education and Welsh language minister since 2021.[20]

On the economy, both candidates propose investing in sustainable industry to create jobs and growth.[21] Gething said he would create a "fair work fund" to support "better working practices".[22] Miles promised to establish an economic council to advise the Welsh Government and provide "financial incentives for recent graduates to stay in" Wales.[22][23]

On healthcare, both candidates supported the establishment of a national care service.[24] 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.[25] He said he would "establish a women's health plan".[22] 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".[26] Gething said that specialist centres described by Miles were already being opened.[24] Miles pledged to improve accountability and "fast-track reform and rebuild trust" in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.[22]

On education, Miles said he would increase Welsh government spending and provide "free Welsh lessons for parents whos children attend Welsh-medium school".[22] Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives criticised him for pledigng to increase the education budget he cut as the minister responsible.[23] Gething said he wanted to increase provision of free childcare.[27]

On housing and the environment, both candidates proposed the establishment of an "environmental governance body".[22] Gething promised a housing retrofitting programme to reduce carbon emissions while Miles proposed a new rent-to-own housing scheme.[22] 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.[28]

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.[26] Gething said that the policy had not been communicated well but that he would not reverse it.[28] He said that public consultation would be part of the review of the policy.[29]

Miles also wanted powers over "crime, justice and benefits" to be devolved to Wales and promised to phase out greyhound racing and proposed a review of dog licences.[22][24][26]

On 21 February 2024, it was revealed that Gething took £200,000 for his campaign from a twice convicted businessman.[30] 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.[31]

## Candidates[edit]

### Declared[edit]

Candidate  | Political office  | Campaign  | Date declared  | Nominations  | Ref.

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Vaughan Gething | Health and social services minister (2016–2021)
Economy minister (2021–present)
MS for Cardiff South and Penarth (2011–present) |
Website | 14 December 2023  | 11 / 30

36.7%

Nominations

* Dawn Bowden[32]
* Jayne Bryant[32]
* Hefin David[32]
* Rebecca Evans[32]
* Eluned Morgan[33]
* Lynne Neagle[32]
* Vikki Howells[32]
* Jack Sargeant[18]
* Ken Skates[34]
* Joyce Watson[32]

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Jeremy Miles | European transition minister (2018–2021)
Counsel General (2017–2021)
Education and Welsh language minister (2021–present)
MS for Neath (2016–present) |
Website | 18 December 2023  | 17 / 30

56.7%

Nominations

* Mick Antoniw[18]
* Hannah Blythyn[18]
* Alun Davies[18]
* John Griffiths[18]
* Lesley Griffiths[36]
* Mike Hedges[18]
* Huw Irranca-Davies[37]
* Julie James[18]
* Julie Morgan[18]
* Sarah Murphy[18]
* Rhianon Passmore[18]
* Jenny Rathbone[18]
* David Rees[37]
* Carolyn Thomas[18]
* Lee Waters[18]
* Buffy Williams[37]

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Mark Drakeford and Jane Hutt (Chief Whip) were not supporting any candidate due to their positions.[18]

### Declined[edit]

The following MSs have said they will not seek election:

* Mick Antoniw, counsel general[38][32] (endorsed Miles)[18]
* Hannah Blythyn, social partnership deputy minister (endorsed Miles)[39][10]
* Rebecca Evans, finance and local government minister[40][41] (endorsed Gething)[32]
* Lesley Griffiths, rural affairs minister[42] (endorsed Miles)[36]
* Julie James, climate change minister[8][40] (endorsed Miles)[32]
* Eluned Morgan, health and social services minister (endorsed Gething)[15]

## Nominations, supporting nominations and endorsements[edit]

Candidates require 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 Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs). They can also receive official supporting nominations from MPs, council leaders and peers. Other notable figures and organisations who have endorsed leadership candidates with no bearing on nomination are also listed below.

### Vaughan Gething[edit]

#### Nominations[edit]

Gething was nominated by nine affiliated groups including six trades unions.[43]

* Community
* Communication Workers Union
* GMB
* Jewish Labour Movement
* Labour Campaign for International Development
* Labour Movement for Europe
* Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
* Unison
* Unite the Union

Gething was nominated by fourteen Constituency Labour Parties.[43]

* Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe
* Bridgend
* Caerphilly
* Caerfyrddin
* Cardiff East
* Cardiff South and Penarth
* Llanelli
* Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
* Mid and South Pembrokeshire
* Monmouthshire
* Newport East
* Newport West and Islwyn
* Torfaen
* Ynys Môn

#### Supporting nominations[edit]

Gething received supporting nominations from eleven MPs.

* Chris Bryant, MP for Rhondda[37]
* Wayne David, MP for Caerphilly[44]
* Stephen Doughty, MP for Cardiff South and Penarth[43]
* Chris Elmore, MP for Ogmore[43]
* Gerald Jones, MP for Merthyr Tydfil[43]
* Ruth Jones, MP for Newport West[43]
* Nia Griffith, MP for Llanelli[43]
* Stephen Kinnock, MP for Aberavon[43]
* Jessica Morden, MP for Newport East[45]
* Mark Tami, MP for Alyn and Deeside[43]
* Nick Thomas-Symonds, MP for Torfaen[45]

Gething received supporting nominations from three peers.

* Neil Kinnock, peer and former leader of the Labour Party[46]

* Paul Murphy, peer[43]
* Don Touhig, peer[43]

Gething received supporting nominations from ten local government group leaders.[43]

* Huw David, leader of Bridgend County Borough Council
* Dana Davies, leader of the Labour group in Wrexham County Borough Council
* Matthew Dorrance, leader of the Labour group in Powys County Council
* Glen Haynes, leader of the Labour group in Isle of Anglesey County Council
* Anthony Hunt, leader of Torfaen County Borough Council
* Rob Jones, leader of the Labour group in Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
* Paul Miller, leader of the Labour group in Pembrokeshire County Council
* Darren Roberts, leader of the Labour group in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
* Huw Thomas, leader of Cardiff Council
* Stephen Thomas, leader of Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

#### Endorsements[edit]

* Jeffrey Cuthbert, PCC for Gwent[44]

### Jeremy Miles[edit]

#### Nominations[edit]

Miles was nominated by eight affiliated groups including three trades unions.[47]

* Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
* Co-operative Party
* Disability Labour
* Musicians' Union
* National Union of Mineworkers
* Socialist Educational Association
* Socialist Environment and Resources Association
* Socialist Health Association

Miles was nominated by fifteen Constituency Labour Parties.[47]

* Aberafan Maesteg
* Alyn and Deeside
* Bangor Aberconwy
* Cardiff North
* Ceredigion Preseli
* Clwyd East
* Clwyd North
* Gower
* Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
* Neath and Swansea East
* Pontypridd
* Rhondda and Ogmore
* Swansea West
* Vale of Glamorgan
* Wrexham

#### Supporting nominations[edit]

Miles received a supporting nomination from one MP.[47]

* Alex Davies-Jones, MP for Pontypridd

Miles received supporting nominations from four peers.[47]

* Anita Gale
* Leslie Griffiths
* Peter Hain
* Debbie Wilcox

Miles received supporting nominations from six local government group leaders.[47]

* Mary Ann Brocklesby, leader of Monmouthshire County Council
* Lis Burnett, leader of Vale of Glamorgan Council
* Jason Mclellan, leader of Denbighshire County Council

* Andrew Morgan, leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council
* Jane Mudd, leader of Newport City Council
* Ian Roberts, leader of Flintshire County Council

#### Endorsements[edit]

* Max Boyce, musician[48]

* Jackie Jones, former MEP for Wales and prospective parliamentary candidate for Ceredigion Preseli[49]
* Anna McMorrin, MP for Cardiff North[49]

## Debates[edit]

No. | Date and time | Location | Programme | Broadcaster | Presenter(s)  | Candidates  | Ref.

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P Participant  N No debate | Gething | Miles
1  | 21 Feb 2024,
9:00 pm  | Cardiff  | BBC Wales Live: Welsh Labour Leadership Debate | BBC One Wales | Bethan Rhys Roberts  | P | P | [50] [51]

## Opinion polling[edit]

### Welsh public[edit]

Dates
conducted  | Pollster  | Client  | Sample
size  | Jeremy
Miles  | Vaughan
Gething  | Mick
Antoniw  | Hannah
Blythyn  | Eluned
Morgan  | Ken
Skates  | Don't
Know  | Other

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18 February 2024  | Redfield and Wilton | N/A | 874  | 11%  | 27% | –  | –  | –  | –  | 38% | 23%
24 Jan – 6 Feb 2024  | More In Common | ITV Wales | 1,000  | 17%  | 20% | –  | –  | –  | –  | 62% | –
24 – 26 January 2024  | Redfield and Wilton | N/A | 1,100  | 10%  | 27% | –  | –  | –  | –  | 40% | 24%
13 December 2023  | Mark Drakeford announces his intention to resign as First Minister of Wales
10 – 11 December 2023  | Redfield and Wilton | WalesOnline | 1,086  | 6%  | 16% | –  | –  | 13%  | –  | 46% | 19%
4 – 7 December 2023  | YouGov | ITV Wales / Cardiff University[52] | 1,004  | 3%  | 11% | 1%  | 1%  | 3%  | 1%  | 72% | 8%

## Results[edit]

Candidate  | Nominations  | Percentage

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| Vaughan Gething | 11 / 30

36.7%  |

51.7%
| Jeremy Miles | 17 / 30

56.7%  |

48.3%

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* 1961
* 1962
* 1970 Roy Jenkins
* 1971
* 1972 Edward Short
* 1976 Michael Foot
* 1980 Denis Healey
* 1981
* 1983 Roy Hattersley
* 1988
* 1992 Margaret Beckett
* 1994 John Prescott
* 2007 Harriet Harman
* 2015 Tom Watson
* 2020 Angela Rayner

Shadow Cabinet elections and reshuffles|

* Sep 1931 (Henderson)
* Nov 1931
* 1932 (Lansbury)
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935 (Attlee)
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956 (Gaitskell)
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963 (Wilson)
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1979 (Callaghan)
* 1980 (Foot)
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983 (Kinnock)
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992 (Smith)
* 1993
* 1994 (Blair)
* 1995
* 1996
* 2010 (Miliband)
* June 2016 (Corbyn)
* May 2021 (Starmer)
* November 2021
* 2023

Party structure

| Constitution|

* Clause IV

|

Executive|

* National Executive Committee
* General Secretary
* Treasurer

Parliamentary|

* Parliamentary Labour Party
* Chief Whip of the Labour Party

Conference|

* Labour Party Conference

Subnational|

* Scottish Labour
* Welsh Labour
* Labour Party in Northern Ireland
* Yorkshire and the Humber Labour Party

Directly elected city mayoral authorities|

* London Labour

CLPs|

* Constituency Labour Party
* Labour International

Miscellaneous|

* National Policy Forum
* Affiliated trade unions
* Trade Union and Labour Party Liaison Organisation
* Labour Co-operative
* Co-operative Party
* Labour – Federation of Labour Groups

Associated organisations

| List|

* Organisations associated with the Labour Party

|

Sectional groups|

* Young Labour
* Labour International
* LGBT+ Labour
* Labour Campaign for Trans Rights
* Labour Students
* BAME Labour
* Disability Labour

Factional groups|

* Blue Labour
* Campaign for Labour Party Democracy
* Christians on the Left
* Compass
* Fabian Society
* Young Fabians
* Future Britain
* Centre-Left Grassroots Alliance
* Jewish Labour Movement
* Labour Campaign for Electoral Reform
* Labour CND
* Labour Friends of Israel
* Labour Friends of Palestine & the Middle East
* Labour Party Irish Society
* Labour Representation Committee (2004)
* Momentum
* Open Labour
* National Union of Labour and Socialist Clubs
* Progress
* Revolutionary Communist Party Formerly Socialist Appeal
* Socialist Health Association
* Socialist Educational Association
* Socialist Environment and Resources Association
* Socialist Campaign Group
* Socialist Youth Network
* Socialist societies

Media publications|

* LabourList
* Tribune

Party alliances

| Current|

* Party of European Socialists
* Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
* Progressive Alliance
* Socialist International

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