Peter Hain ruled out a new voting system for council elections

He spoke at a Welsh Labour conference in Cardiff where party members approved policies for the 2007 campaign.

Mr Hain called it Labour's biggest test in a generation, with the Conservatives the biggest enemy.

He said the choice was between Labour's clear vision and coherent policies and a "ragtag Tory-led coalition".

Party members backed a number of policy documents at the conference, and First Minister Rhodri Morgan said they would provide the foundations for the manifesto.

Mr Hain urged Labour members to win people back on the doorstep and said apathy was also an enemy of the party.

He said that there was "no way" Labour would introduce proportional representation (PR) in local elections.

Mike German, leader of the Liberal Democrats in the assembly, has said PR would be a condition of his party joining a coalition after the May vote.

'Outstandingly deserving'

Among the policies unveiled by Labour so far is a promise to judge every one against its aim to eliminate child poverty in Wales by 2020.

Deputy Social Justice Minister Huw Lewis told delegates that placing child poverty "at the front and the centre of the Welsh political landscape" was a historic move.

Proposals also include a review of hospital car parking charges, incentives to encourage newly-qualified dentists in the NHS, and an expansion of free childcare to encompass two-year-olds.

Labour is offering hospitality box views at the Millennium Stadium

A new plan announced by First Minister Rhodri Morgan is to offer the use of the Welsh Assembly Government's hospitality boxes at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to people who have "given outstanding service to the community".

Mr Morgan said the boxes were "in prime position on the halfway line" and would be made available from the start of the 2007 rugby Six Nations tournament.

The assembly government runs the boxes since it took over the Welsh Development Agency and the Wales Tourist Board, which used them to entertain guests.

Mr Morgan said they would still be used to "attract key business investors into Wales," but they would also be offered as a reward to "those citizens who have made a contribution to the community going beyond the call of duty".

People will be asked to nominate "outstandingly deserving groups or individuals".