| Election Name: | 2024 Welsh Conservatives leadership election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Welsh Conservatives leadership election |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Next Election: | September 2015 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill |
| Election Date: | 3 December 2024 |
| Candidate1: | Darren Millar |
| Popular Vote1: | TBD |
| Percentage1: | TBD |
| Leader | |
| Before Election: | Andrew RT Davies |
| After Election: | TBC |
The 2024 Welsh Conservatives leadership election was triggered by the resignation of Andrew RT Davies on 3 December 2024.[1] [2] So far, only one candidate, Darren Millar, has stepped forward. If no other candidate is nominated by 17:00 GMT on 5 December, then he will be elected unopposed as the new leader of the Welsh Conservative Group in the Senedd.[3] [4]
A confidence motion had been held seeking the removal Davies at a meeting of the Conservative Senedd group on 3 December 2024. Although Davies won the motion with 9 votes to 7, he proceeded resign as leader in the hours following the vote.
On 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.[5] [6]
A confidence vote was held at party's weekly group meeting on the following Tuesday, 3 December 2024.
Despite initial reports that a secret ballot would be held, Nation.Cymru reported that a recorded vote by show of hands was instead conducted.[7] [8]
The confidence motion was narrowly passed, 56.2% to 43.8%.
Following the vote, several members of Davies' shadow cabinet threatened to resign their positions.
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.[9] [10]