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Ogmore (uk Parliament Constituency)




  Type County
  Entity Wales
  DivisionType Preserved County
  Division Mid Glamorgan
  Year 1918
  MP Huw Irranca-Davies
  Party Labour
  EP Wales


Ogmore is a Constituency represented in the House Of Commons of the Parliament Of The United Kingdom .


BOUNDARIES


Trivia

Taking its name from the River Ogmore , the constituency excludes the villages of Ogmore and Ogmore-by-Sea .


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT





ELECTION RESULTS


  title General Election 2005 : Ogmore


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Huw Irranca-Davies
  votes 18,295
  percentage 604
  change -16


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Jackie Radford
  votes 4,592
  percentage 152
  change +24


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Norma Lloyd-Nesling
  votes 4,243
  percentage 140
  change +29


  party Plaid Cymru
  candidate John Williams
  votes 3,148
  percentage 104
  change -36


  votes 13,703
  percentage 453


  votes 30,278
  percentage 578
  change -04


  winner Labour Party (UK)
  swing -20


Following the death of Sir Ray Powell on 7 December , 2001 a by-election was held on 14 February , 2002 .

  title By-election 14 February, 2002 : Ogmore


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Huw Irranca-Davies
  votes 9,548
  percentage 520
  change -101


  party Plaid Cymru
  candidate Bleddyn Hancock
  votes 3,827
  percentage 208
  change +68


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Veronica Watkins
  votes 1,608
  percentage 88
  change -40


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Guto Bebb
  votes 1,377
  percentage 75
  change -37


  party Socialist Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Christopher Herriot
  votes 1,152
  percentage 63
  change +63


  party Green Party of England and Wales
  candidate Jonathan Spink
  votes 250
  percentage 14
  change n/a


  party Welsh Socialist Alliance
  candidate Jeffrey Hurford
  votes 205
  percentage 11
  change n/a


  party Official Monster Raving Loony Party
  candidate Leslie Edwards
  votes 187
  percentage 10
  change n/a


  party New Millennium Bean Party
  candidate Captain Beany
  votes 122
  percentage 07
  change n/a


  party Independent (politician)
  candidate Rev David Braid
  votes 100
  percentage 03
  change n/a


  votes 5,721
  percentage 311
  change -169


  votes 18,376
  percentage 352
  change -230


  winner Labour Party (UK)


  title General Election 2001 : Ogmore


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Ray Powell
  votes 18,833
  percentage 620
  change -119


  party Plaid Cymru
  candidate Angela Pulman
  votes 4,259
  percentage 140
  change +70


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Ian Lewis
  votes 3,878
  percentage 128
  change +36


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Richard Hill
  votes 3,383
  percentage 111
  change +14


  votes 14,574
  percentage 480


  votes 30,353
  percentage 582
  change -148


  winner Labour Party (UK)



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