First minister to fight new seat at next election

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan has announced that she will stand in a new constituency at the next Senedd election.

She told Labour Party members on Friday evening that she will contest the new seat of Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire in 2026.

Morgan has represented both counties in the Senedd as part of the larger Mid and West Wales regional seat since 2016.

She has written to Labour members across the region and the Welsh Labour Party. A selection process is due to start in the coming weeks.

Morgan, whose family is from west and mid Wales, told a party meeting in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire: "Wales will need politicians who are serious about the best interests of our people, our communities, and our public services.

"I will continue to use my experience of representing this unique and special part of Wales to stand up for our rural, coastal communities with a passion and determination that shows politics can make a lasting and positive difference."

She said her government would release potential which "exists in every corner of our nation."

Morgan became Wales' first female minister - and its sixth in total - in the summer.

She replaced Vaughan Gething, who stood down after just four months in the role after he became mired in controversy.