Welsh Labour
Welsh Labour
It has longest winning streak of any political party in the world and has been described as "by some distance the democratic world's most successful election-winning machine".
Structure
Welsh Labour is formally part of the Labour Party, not separately registered with the Electoral Commission) under the terms of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act. In 2016, the Labour Party Conference voted to institute the office of leader of Welsh Labour, a position currently held by Eluned Morgan. Welsh Labour has autonomy in policy formulation for the areas now devolved to the Senedd and in candidate selection for it. Party objectives are set by the Welsh Executive Committee (WEC), which plays a similar function to the Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC) in devolved responsibilities. Welsh Labour also has its own parliamentary group within the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) in the House of Commons, where it also has its own whip). Since 2016, Welsh Labour's whip in the PLP has been Jessica Morden MP.
Structure
The Welsh Executive Committee contains representatives of each section of the party – government, MPs, MSs, MEPs, councillors, trade unions and Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs – the basic unit of organisation throughout the Labour Party). All Wales's 32 CLPs are registered as accounting units with the Electoral Commission.
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