The outcome is also seen as a blow to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party, which has faced growing voter dissatisfaction over the cost of living, public services and the economy.
LONDON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan said Friday she would resign as leader of Welsh Labour after losing her seat in the election of the Welsh Parliament, or Senedd.
Morgan made the announcement after failing to win re-election in the newly created Ceredigion Penfro constituency. British media described the defeat as the first time a serving head of government in Britain has lost her own parliamentary seat while in office.
The result marked a major personal and political setback for Labour, which failed to secure any of the six seats in the constituency, according to local media. Plaid Cymru won three seats, Reform UK took two, and the Conservatives secured one.
Welsh Labour has led Wales' devolved government since 1999, when the National Assembly for Wales was established. A defeat on this scale would represent one of the party's most serious setbacks in Wales since devolution began 27 years ago.
The election was the first held under Wales' new electoral system. The Senedd has expanded from 60 to 96 members, with voters electing party lists in 16 constituencies, each returning six members under a proportional representation system.
The outcome is also seen as a blow to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party, which has faced growing voter dissatisfaction over the cost of living, public services and the economy. ■
