Created 1918 European Parliament constituency Wales Welsh assembly South Wales West | Electorate 55,851 (December 2010) Created from Mid Glamorganshire Member of parliament Chris El Number of members 1 | |
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Ogmore (Welsh: Ogwr) is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is currently held by Chris Elmore who won it in a by-election on 5 May 2016 after Huw Irranca-Davies of the Labour Party resigned on the 24th March 2016 to contest the National Assembly for Wales election, 2016.
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Boundaries
1918-1983: The Urban Districts of Bridgend, Maesteg, and Ogmore and Garw, and part of the Rural District of Penybont.
1983-2010: The Borough of Ogwr wards of Bettws, Blackmill, Blaengarw, Caerau, Llangeinor, Llangynwyd, Maesteg East, Maesteg West, Nantyffyllon, Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale, Pencoed, Pontycymmer, St Bride's Minor, and Ynysawdre, and the Borough of Taff-Ely wards of Brynna, Gilfach Goch, Llanharan, and Llanharry.
2010-present: The Bridgend County Borough electoral divisions of Aberkenfig, Bettws, Blackmill, Blaengarw, Bryncethin, Bryncoch, Caerau, Cefn Cribwr, Felindre, Hendre, Llangeinor, Llangynwyd, Maesteg East, Maesteg West, Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale, Penprysg, Pontycymmer, Sarn, and Ynysawdre, and the Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough electoral divisions of Brynna, Gilfach Goch, Llanharan, and Llanharry.
Taking its name from the River Ogmore, the constituency is situated close to the source of the river in the Ogwr valley, but it excludes the village of Ogmore-by-Sea, south-west of Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr). (Ogmore-by-Sea in fact forms part of the Vale of Glamorgan County Borough and of the Vale of Glamorgan constituency). Ogmore constituency 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. It should be noted that although the name of the constituency has remained unchanged since it was established in 1918, a substantial change of boundaries took effect in 1983, when the new constituency of Bridgend was set up, centred on the town of that name, which was by then the largest settlement in Ogmore.
Members of Parliament
Like many seats in South Wales, Ogmore is a safe Labour seat; the party has retained the seat since it was created in 1918.
Elections in the 2000s
Following the death of Sir Ray Powell on 7 December 2001 a by-election was held on 14 February 2002.