2002 Ogmore by-election

Ogmore by-election

←  2001 14 February 2002 2005  →
Ogmore parliamentary seat
Turnout	58.2% ( 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 10.1% 6.8% 4.0%   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 3.7% 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. It would be the only British parliamentary by-election held in that year. 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

• 1931 Ogmore by-election
• 1946 Ogmore by-election
• 2016 Ogmore by-election
• Ogmore constituency
• List of United Kingdom by-elections
• United Kingdom by-election records

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.

External links

• British Parliamentary By Elections: Campaign literature from the by-election