Ogmore (Senedd constituency)

Ogmore (Welsh: Ogwr) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, which also elects four additional members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Not to be confused with Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency).

Ogmore
Ogwr
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Ogmore shown as one of the 40
Senedd constituencies
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyLabour
MSHuw Irranca-Davies
Electoral regionSouth Wales West
Preserved countyMid Glamorgan
and South Glamorgan

Boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Ogmore Westminster constituency. It is almost entirely within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan, but takes in a very small area in South Glamorgan. It 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.[1]

The other six constituencies of the region are Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Swansea East and Swansea West.

Voting

In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Assembly members and Members of the Senedd
ElectionMemberPartyPortrait
1999Janice GregoryLabour
2016Huw Irranca-Davies

Elections

Elections in the 2020s
2021 Senedd election: Ogmore
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[2]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Huw Irranca-Davies 12,868 52.5 –2.7 11,172 45.5 -2.4
Plaid Cymru Luke Fletcher 4,703 19.2 +4.5 4,928 20.1 +2.5
Conservative Nathan Adams 4,579 18.7 +7.6 4,385 17.9 +7.6
Abolish Robin Hunter-Clarke 660 2.7 New 884 3.6 +0.3
Propel Tim Thomas 625 2.6 New 410 1.7 New
Reform UK Glenda Davies 618 2.5 New 304 1.2 New
Liberal Democrats Cameron Shippam 441 1.8 –1.2 526 2.1 -1.5
Green 771 3.1 +1.1
UKIP 335 1.4 -18.5
Independent Caroline Jones 353 1.4 N/A
Gwlad 208 0.8 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 125 0.5 New
Communist 75 0.3 0.0
TUSC 56 0.2 -0.2
Majority 8,165 33.3 -7.2
Turnout 24,494
Labour hold Swing
Notes

    Regional Ballot void votes: 154. Want of an Official Mark (0), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (58), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (0), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (96)

    Elections in the 2010s
    Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Ogmore
    Party Candidate Constituency[3] Regional[4]
    Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
    Labour Huw Irranca-Davies 12,895 55.2 -8.7 11,171 47.9 -6.2
    Plaid Cymru Tim Thomas 3,427 14.7 -2.0 4,097 17.6 +4.0
    UKIP Elizabeth Kendall 3,233 13.8 New 3,246 13.9 +9.6
    Conservative Jamie Wallis 2,587 11.1 -3.6 2,409 10.3 -1.9
    Liberal Democrats Anita Davies 698 3.0 -1.9 848 3.6 -0.2
    Green Laurie Brophy 516 2.2 New 455 2.0 +0.1
    Abolish 780 3.3 New
    Monster Raving Loony 151 0.6 New
    TUSC 93 0.4 -0.1
    Communist 66 0.3 -0.1
    Majority 9,468 40.5 -6.7
    Turnout 23,356 42.9 +6.5
    Labour hold Swing
    Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Ogmore
    Party Candidate Constituency[5] Regional[6]
    Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
    Labour Janice Gregory 12,995 63.9 +12.2 10,892 54.1 +7.3
    Plaid Cymru Danny Clark 3,379 16.7 −0.3 2,733 13.6 -2.4
    Conservative Martyn Hughes 2,945 14.5 +2.8 2,455 12.2 +1.7
    Liberal Democrats Gerald Francis 985 4.9 −4.5 774 3.8 -4.3
    Socialist Labour 1,117 5.5 +3.6
    UKIP 861 4.3 +0.7
    BNP 573 2.8 -1.9
    Green 383 1.9 -0.8
    Welsh Christian 165 0.8 New
    TUSC 109 0.5 New
    Communist 75 0.4 ±0.0
    Majority 9,576 47.2 +12.5
    Turnout 20,264 36.4 −3.6
    Labour hold Swing +6.3

    Regional ballots rejected: 145[7]

    Elections in the 2000s
    Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Ogmore
    Party Candidate Constituency[8] Regional[9]
    Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
    Labour Janice Gregory[lower-alpha 1] 11,761 51.7 −7.2 10,577 46.8 -5.7
    Plaid Cymru Sian M. Caiach 3,861 17.0 −3.1 3,623 16.0 -2.9
    Conservative Norma Lloyd-Nesling 2,663 11.7 +2.6 2,373 10.5 +1.8
    Independent Steve B. Smith 2,337 10.3 New
    Liberal Democrats Martin Plant 2,144 9.4 ±0.0 1,831 8.1 -1.2
    BNP 1,066 4.7 New
    UKIP 817 3.6 +1.9
    Green 608 2.7 ±0.0
    Socialist Labour 434 1.9 -2.5
    Joel Jenkins - Independent 338 1.5 New
    Keith James - Independent 333 1.5 New
    Socialist Alternative (UK) 189 0.8 New
    Welsh Christian 178 0.8 New
    Communist 90 0.4 New
    Respect 74 0.3 New
    CPA 55 0.2 New
    Majority 7,900 34.7 -4.1
    Turnout 22,766 40.0 +6.5
    Labour hold Swing −2.1
    Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Ogmore
    Party Candidate Constituency [10] Regional[11]
    Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
    Labour Janice Gregory 9,874 58.9 +10.7 8,859 52.5
    Plaid Cymru Janet Davies 3,370 20.1 −7.0 3,198 18.9
    Liberal Democrats Jacqueline Radford 1,567 9.4 +2.5 1,569 9.3
    Conservative Richard J. Hill 1,532 9.1 +2.5 1,469 8.7
    Socialist Labour Christopher Herriott 410 2.5 New 749 4.4
    Green 452 2.7
    UKIP 290 1.7
    Cymru Annibynnol 258 1.5
    ProLife Alliance 39 0.2
    Majority 6,504 38.8 +18.7
    Turnout 16,753 33.5 −8.0
    Labour hold Swing +8.9

    2003 Electorate: 49,565 List ballots rejected: 303

    Elections in the 1990s
    Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Ogmore[10]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Labour Janice Gregory 10,407 48.2 N/A
    Plaid Cymru John D. Rogers 5,842 27.1 N/A
    Independent Ralph G. Hughes 2,439 11.3 N/A
    Liberal Democrats Sheila Ramsay-Waye 1,496 6.9 N/A
    Conservative Chris B. Smart 1,415 6.6 N/A
    Majority 4,565 21.1 N/A
    Turnout 21,599 41.5 N/A
    Labour win (new seat)

    Notes
    1. Incumbent member for this constituency

    References
    1. "Ogmore Constituency Labour Party". Ogmore Labour. 20 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
    2. "South Wales West, Senedd 2016". Swansea Council. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
    3. "Wales elections > Ogmore". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
    4. "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
    5. "Wales elections > Swansea East". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
    6. "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
    7. "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
    8. Election results – 2007 Archived 9 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine, National Assembly for Wales
    9. "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
    10. Ogmore, Political Science Resources
    11. The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Retrieved 1 August 2021.

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