2002 Ogmore by-election

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Ogmore by-election
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  2001 14 February 2002 2005  

Ogmore parliamentary seat
Turnout58.2% (Decrease2.svg 14.8%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Huw Irranca-Davies AM (27555058384) (cropped).jpg
PC
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Candidate Huw Irranca-Davies Bleddyn Hancock Veronica Watkins
Party Labour Plaid Cymru Liberal Democrats
Popular vote9,5483,8271,608
Percentage52.020.88.8
SwingDecrease2.svg10.1%Increase2.svg6.8%Decrease2.svg4.0%

 Fourth partyFifth party
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SLP
Candidate Guto Bebb Christopher Herriot
Party Conservative Socialist Labour
Popular vote1,3771,152
Percentage7.56.3
SwingDecrease2.svg3.7%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.

Contents

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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ray Powell 18,833 62.0 −11.9
Plaid Cymru Angela Pulman4,25914.0+7.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Lewis3,87812.8+3.6
Conservative Richard Hill3,38311.1+1.4
Majority14,57448.0−16.2
Turnout 30,35358.2−14.8
Registered electors 52,185
Labour hold Swing -9.5

Results

Ogmore by-election, 2002 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Huw Irranca-Davies 9,548 52.0 −10.1
Plaid Cymru Bleddyn Hancock3,82720.8+6.8
Liberal Democrats Veronica Watkins 1,6088.8−4.0
Conservative Guto Bebb 1,3777.5−3.7
Socialist Labour Christopher Herriot1,1526.3N/A
Green Jonathan Spink2501.4N/A
Socialist Alliance Jeffrey Hurford2051.1N/A
Monster Raving Loony Leslie Edwards1871.0N/A
New Millennium Bean Party Captain Beany 1220.7N/A
Independent David Braid1000.3N/A
Majority5,72131.2−16.8
Turnout 18,37635.2−23.0
Registered electors 52,209
Labour hold Swing -8.4

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