2002 Ogmore by-election

Ogmore by-election
← 2001 14 February 2002 2005 →
Ogmore parliamentary seat
Turnout58.2% (Decrease 14.8%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Candidate Huw Irranca-Davies Bleddyn Hancock Veronica Watkins
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 9,548 3,827 1,608
Percentage 52.0 20.8 8.8
Swing Decrease10.1% Increase6.8% Decrease4.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
SLP
Candidate Guto Bebb Christopher Herriot
Party Conservative Socialist Labour
Popular vote 1,377 1,152
Percentage 7.5 6.3
Swing Decrease3.7% N/A
MP before election

Raymond Powell
Labour

Subsequent MP

Huw Irranca-Davies
Labour

The Member of Parliament for Ogmore in Bridgend County Borough, Sir Raymond Powell, of the Labour Party died on 7 December 2001.

The by-election to fill the seat was held on 14 February 2002. Labour faced no realistic challenge in this very safe seat and retained it easily, with only Plaid Cymru making progress from their 2001 result. The Socialist Labour Party, who had not previously stood, achieved a good result for a minor party and retained their deposit.

Electoral history

General election 2001: Ogmore[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ray Powell 18,833 62.0 −11.9
Plaid Cymru Angela Pulman 4,259 14.0 +7.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Lewis 3,878 12.8 +3.6
Conservative Richard Hill 3,383 11.1 +1.4
Majority 14,574 48.0 −16.2
Turnout 30,353 58.2 −14.8
Registered electors 52,185
Labour hold Swing -9.5

Results

Ogmore by-election, 2002[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Huw Irranca-Davies 9,548 52.0 −10.1
Plaid Cymru Bleddyn Hancock 3,827 20.8 +6.8
Liberal Democrats 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 N/A
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 David Braid 100 0.3 N/A
Majority 5,721 31.2 −16.8
Turnout 18,376 35.2 −23.0
Registered electors 52,209
Labour hold Swing -8.4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ "BBC NEWS > Ogmore". Vote 2001. BBC News. 7 June 2001. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 2001-05 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2020.