Jane Dodds is stepping down as Welsh Liberal Democrats leader after nearly nine years, saying a new generation should lead efforts to grow the party's representation in the Senedd.
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01Summary
- 01Dodds announced her departure on Tuesday, November 2024, and said she would remain the party's only Member of the Senedd.
- 02She became Welsh Liberal Democrat leader in November 2017 and represents the Brycheiniog Tawe Nedd constituency.
- 03The party has had just one Senedd member since 2016, first Kirsty Williams and then Dodds from 2021.
- 04Dodds secured a greyhound racing ban and £1 bus fares for under-21s from the previous Welsh Labour government in exchange for budget support last year.
- 05Nominations for her successor open on 23 October and close on 16 November; only MP David Chadwick is currently eligible to stand.
02Why it matters
The leadership change comes as the Welsh Liberal Democrats remain a single-Member Senedd party, and the contest will signal its strategy for rebuilding in Wales under a new generation.
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