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Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)
Not to be confused with Ogmore (Assembly constituency).
| Ogmore | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Ogmore in Wales. |
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| Preserved county | Mid Glamorgan |
| Electorate | 55,851 (December 2010)[1] |
| Major settlements | Maesteg, Pencoed |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Mid Glamorganshire |
| Overlaps | |
| Welsh Assembly | South Wales West |
| European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Ogmore (Welsh: Ogwr) is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Boundaries
Taking its name from the River Ogmore, the constituency is situated close to the source of the river in the Ogwr valley and excludes the village of Ogmore-by-Sea, which is the seaside village of Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr). Ogmore constituency covers the area of Bridgend County Borough Council roughly north of the M4, and parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It includes the communities of Cefn Cribwr, Garw Valley, Gilfach Goch, Llanharan, Maesteg, Ogwr Valley, Pencoed, Sarn and Tondu.[2]
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Members of Parliament
Like many seats in South Wales, Ogmore is a safe Labour seat, retaining it since its creation in 1918.
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
| General Election 2010: Ogmore [4][5] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Huw Irranca-Davies | 18,664 | 53.8 | -7.1 | |
| Conservative | Emma Moore | 5,398 | 15.6 | +1.4 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jackie Radford | 5,260 | 15.2 | +0.5 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Danny Clark | 3,326 | 9.6 | -0.6 | |
| BNP | Kay Thomas | 1,242 | 3.6 | N/A | |
| UKIP | Carolyn Passey | 780 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 13,246 | 38.2 | |||
| Turnout | 34,650 | 62.4 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.3 | |||
Elections in the 2000s
Following the death of Sir Ray Powell on 7 December 2001 a by-election was held on 14 February 2002.
| General Election 2005: Ogmore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Huw Irranca-Davies | 18,295 | 60.4 | -1.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Jackie Radford | 4,592 | 15.2 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Norma Lloyd-Nesling | 4,243 | 14.0 | +2.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Williams | 3,148 | 10.4 | -3.6 | |
| Majority | 13,703 | 45.3 | |||
| Turnout | 30,278 | 57.8 | -0.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -2.0 | |||
| Ogmore by-election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Huw Irranca-Davies | 9,548 | 52.0 | -10.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Bleddyn Hancock | 3,827 | 20.8 | +6.8 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Veronica Watkins | 1,608 | 8.8 | -4.0 | |
| Conservative | Guto Bebb | 1,377 | 7.5 | -3.7 | |
| Socialist Labour | Christopher Herriot | 1,152 | 6.3 | +6.3 | |
| Green | Jonathan Spink | 250 | 1.4 | n/a | |
| Socialist Alliance | Jeffrey Hurford | 205 | 1.1 | n/a | |
| Monster Raving Loony | Leslie Edwards | 187 | 1.0 | n/a | |
| New Millennium Bean Party | Captain Beany | 122 | 0.7 | n/a | |
| Independent | Rev David Braid | 100 | 0.3 | n/a | |
| Majority | 5,721 | 31.1 | -16.9 | ||
| Turnout | 18,376 | 35.2 | -23.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 2001: Ogmore | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ray Powell | 18,833 | 62.0 | -11.9 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Angela Pulman | 4,259 | 14.0 | +7.0 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Ian Lewis | 3,878 | 12.8 | +3.6 | |
| Conservative | Richard Hill | 3,383 | 11.1 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 14,574 | 48.0 | |||
| Turnout | 30,353 | 58.2 | -14.8 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1997: Ogmore[6] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ray Powell | 28,163 | 74.0 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | David Unwin | 3,716 | 9.8 | -5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Kirsty Williams | 3,510 | 9.2 | +2.4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | John Rogers | 2,679 | 7.0 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 24,447 | ||||
| Turnout | 38,068 | ||||
| General Election 1992: Ogmore[7] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Ray Powell | 30,186 | 71.7 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | David G. Edwards | 6,359 | 15.1 | +0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | John Warman | 2,868 | 6.8 | -2.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | Miss Laura J. McAllister | 2,667 | 6.3 | +2.0 | |
| Majority | 23,827 | 56.6 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 42,080 | 80.6 | +1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Elections in the 1950s
| 1951 General Election | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Walter Padley | 37,022 | 76.86 | ||
| Conservative | P L Powell | 9,504 | 19.73 | ||
| British Empire Party | Trefor Davies | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
Elections in the 1940s
| Ogmore by-election, 1946 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | John Evans | 13,632 | 70.6 | −5.8 | |
| Plaid Cymru | T. R. Morgan | 5,685 | 29.4 | +23.8 | |
| Majority | 7,947 | 41.2 | −17.2 | ||
| Turnout | 19,317 | 75.6 | −42.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
See also
- Ogmore (Assembly constituency)
- Ogmore by-election, 1946
- Ogmore by-election, 2002
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Mid Glamorgan
Notes and references
- ^ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. http://www.statswales.wales.gov.uk/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=14666. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Ogmore Constituency Labour Party". Ogmore Labour. 2008-07-20. http://www.cobwebs.uk.net/oclp/page1.html. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O" [self-published source?][better source needed]
- ^ Ogmore Bridgend CBC - candidates Ogmore
- ^ Ogmore BBC Election - Ogmore
- ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20000418103332/http://www.bbc.co.uk/election97/live/index.htm
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
Sources
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
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Coordinates: 51°34′N 3°34′W / 51.567°N 3.567°W
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