2024 Welsh Conservatives leadership election
A confidence motion was held seeking the removal of Welsh Conservative leader, Andrew RT Davies at a meeting of the Conservative Senedd group on 3 December 2024.
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The confidence motion succeeded with 9 votes to 7, though Davies proceeded to resign as leader in the hours following the vote.
Background
editOn 28 November 2024, a group of shadow cabinet ministers approached Davies threatening to resign if he did not vacate his position as Conservative Senedd group leader.[1][2]
A confidence vote was held at party's weekly group meeting on the following Tuesday, 3 December 2024.
Confidence vote
editDespite initial reports that a secret ballot would be held, Nation.Cymru reported that a recorded vote by show of hands was instead conducted.[3][4]
The confidence motion was narrowly passed, 56.2% to 43.8%.
| Supporters | |
|---|---|
| Confidence (9) | No Confidence (7) |
| Andrew RT Davies | Natasha Asghar |
| Gareth Davies | James Evans |
| Paul Davies | Peter Fox |
| Russell George | Tom Giffard |
| Mark Isherwood | Altaf Hussain |
| Laura Anne Jones | Sam Kurtz |
| Joel James | Sam Rowlands |
| Darren Millar | |
| Janet Finch-Saunders | |
| [3] | |
Aftermath
editFollowing the vote, several members of Davies' shadow cabinet threatened to resign their positions.[3]
Thus, despite a narrow majority of the Senedd group backing his continued leadership, Davies published his resignation statement on Twitter shortly before noon on 3 December 2024.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Price, Emily (2024-11-28). "Andrew RT Davies asked to step down as leader of the Welsh Conservatives by MSs". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Lewis, Gareth; Deans, David (2024-11-28). "Tories to vote on Welsh leader's future". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ a b c Price, Emily (2024-12-03). "Andrew RT Davies resigns as leader of the Welsh Conservative Senedd group". Nation.Cymru. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Deans, David (2024-12-03). "Welsh Tories: Andrew RT Davies survives leadership vote". BBC News. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ RT Davies, Andrew [@AndrewRTDavies] (2024-12-03). "With deep regret, I have today resigned as Leader of the Welsh Conservative Senedd Group. Read my letter below" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Molaski, Ruth (2024-12-03). "Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies narrowly survives no-confidence vote". Wales Online. Retrieved 2024-12-03.