Election Name: | Ogmore by-election |
Type: | parliamentary |
Country: | Wales |
Seats For Election: | Ogmore parliamentary seat |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2001 United Kingdom general election |
Previous Year: | 2001 |
Next Election: | 2005 United Kingdom general election |
Next Year: | 2005 |
Election Date: | 14 February 2002 |
Candidate1: | Huw Irranca-Davies |
Party1: | Welsh Labour |
Popular Vote1: | 9,548 |
Percentage1: | 52.0 |
Swing1: | 10.1% |
Candidate2: | Bleddyn Hancock |
Party2: | Plaid Cymru |
Popular Vote2: | 3,827 |
Percentage2: | 20.8 |
Swing2: | 6.8% |
Party3: | Welsh Liberal Democrats |
Popular Vote3: | 1,608 |
Percentage3: | 8.8 |
Swing3: | 4.0% |
Party4: | Welsh Conservatives |
Popular Vote4: | 1,377 |
Percentage4: | 7.5 |
Swing4: | 3.7% |
Candidate5: | Christopher Herriot |
Image5: | SLP |
Party5: | Socialist Labour Party (UK) |
Popular Vote5: | 1,152 |
Percentage5: | 6.3 |
Swing5: | N/A |
MP | |
Posttitle: | Subsequent MP |
Before Party: | Welsh Labour |
After Party: | Welsh Labour |
Turnout: | 58.2% (14.8%) |
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.