THE future of Welsh Labour for the year to come will be set out at the party's annual spring conference this weekend.

Members and supporters will gather in Llandudno for the two-day event, which kicks off on Saturday morning.

In a keynote speech on Saturday afternoon first minister Carwyn Jones is expected to seek to unite the party increasingly divided following the controversy surrounding the death of former minister Carl Sargeant. And Jeremy Corbyn will give one of the final speeches of the conference on Sunday afternoon.

The event will also be notable for the election of the party's first-ever deputy leader.

Both Cardiff North AM Julie Morgan and Swansea East MP Carolyn Harris are standing for the role, which must be filled by a woman as long as the party leader is a man. The winner will be announced on Saturday morning.

And the election is about more than the individual candidates.

Ms Harris is supporting the currently-used electoral college voting system, through which a third of votes is allocated to elected members, a third to members and the final third to trade unions and affiliated bodies. Mrs Morgan, on the other hand, is calling for the introduction of a one-member-one-vote system, which was used to elect Mr Corbyn as the national party's leader.

And whichever of the two wins the contest which also be seen as an endorsement of the corresponding voting system - and could set the tone for the party moving forward.

The two-day event will also include speeches from Newport City Council leader Cllr Debbie Wilcox, speaking in her capacity as head of the Welsh Local Government Association, and shadow Welsh secretary Christina Rees, as well as motions on health, education and Brexit presented by various senior party figures.

Argus reporter Ian Craig will be reporting live throughout the event on Twitter at @ArgusICraig