7 December 2001 2005 → 9,548 3,827 52.0% 20.8% | Bleddyn Hancock Veronic Watkins 3,827 1,608 20.8% 8.8% | |
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Winner Huw Irranca‑Davies | ||
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 his 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.
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Ogmore by-election, 2002 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA