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Ogmore

Every general election and by-election in Ogmore since 1955 (until 2019). Latest: Chris Elmore, Labour, majority 7,805.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Chris Elmore Elected sitting MPLabour17,60249.7%
Sadie VidalConservative9,79727.7%
Christine RoachBrexit Party
The Brexit Party		2,9918.5%
Luke FletcherPlaid Cymru2,9198.3%
Anita DaviesLiberal Democrats1,4604.1%
Tom MullerGreen6211.8%
Valid votes35,390
Majority7,80522.1%

Lab hold Turnout 61.5% of 57,581 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172019Labour, 1955: 75.6%Labour, 1959: 74.7%Labour, 1964: 72.9%Labour, 1966: 71.3%Labour, 1970: 67.3%Labour, February 1974: 52.8%Labour, October 1974: 59.5%Labour, 1979: 53.4%Labour, 1983: 59.2%Labour, 1987: 69.4%Labour, 1992: 71.7%Labour, 1997: 74.0%Labour, 2001: 62.1%Labour, 2005: 60.4%Labour, 2010: 53.8%Labour, 2015: 52.9%Labour, 2017: 62.4%Labour, 2019: 49.7%Conservative, 1955: 24.4%Conservative, 1959: 25.3%Conservative, 1964: 21.9%Conservative, 1966: 14.6%Conservative, 1970: 21.0%Conservative, February 1974: 17.5%Conservative, October 1974: 16.1%Conservative, 1979: 24.7%Conservative, 1983: 14.7%Conservative, 1987: 15.0%Conservative, 1992: 15.1%Conservative, 1997: 9.8%Conservative, 2001: 11.2%Conservative, 2005: 14.0%Conservative, 2010: 15.6%Conservative, 2015: 15.9%Conservative, 2017: 25.1%Conservative, 2019: 27.7%Plaid Cymru, 1964: 5.3%Plaid Cymru, 1970: 11.7%Plaid Cymru, February 1974: 9.6%Plaid Cymru, October 1974: 8.4%Plaid Cymru, 1979: 4.4%Plaid Cymru, 1983: 7.9%Plaid Cymru, 1987: 4.4%Plaid Cymru, 1992: 6.3%Plaid Cymru, 1997: 7.0%Plaid Cymru, 2001: 14.0%Plaid Cymru, 2005: 10.4%Plaid Cymru, 2010: 9.6%Plaid Cymru, 2015: 10.1%Plaid Cymru, 2017: 7.5%Plaid Cymru, 2019: 8.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 6.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 9.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 12.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 15.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 15.2%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 3.0%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 4.1%Liberal, 1966: 14.1%Liberal, February 1974: 20.1%Liberal, October 1974: 16.0%Liberal, 1979: 17.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 15.3%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 9.6%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.3%UK Independence Party, 2015: 15.4%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.3%
Vote share in Ogmore at each general election Lab Con PC LD Lib Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Ogmore (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Lab Chris ElmoreCon7,80522.161.5%Lab hold
2017Lab Chris ElmoreCon13,87137.365.1%Lab hold
By-election May 2016Lab Christopher ElmoreUKIP8,57536.442.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Huw Irranca-DaviesCon13,04337.063.4%Lab hold
2010Lab Huw Irranca-DaviesCon13,24638.262.4%Lab hold
2005LabLD13,70345.357.4%
2001LabPC14,57448.058.2%Lab hold
1997LabCon24,44764.272.9%
1992LabCon23,82756.680.6%Lab hold
1987LabCon22,29254.380.0%Lab hold
1983LabAlliance17,36444.076.0%
1979LabCon16,08728.879.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon22,20443.475.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabLib17,55332.779.8%
1970LabCon23,02146.375.6%Lab hold
1966LabCon26,67356.778.4%Lab hold
1964LabCon23,92851.079.7%Lab hold
1959LabCon23,26549.482.3%Lab hold
1955LabCon22,52451.278.7%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Ogmore?

Chris Elmore (Labour) won Ogmore at the 2019 general election with a majority of 7,805.

Which parties have won Ogmore?

At the 18 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 18.

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