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| Established | December 14, 1918 |
| Disbanded | Still Active |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | RBH September 19, 2021 01:34am |
| Description |
Ogmore town is not actually in Ogmore constituency - indeed it is several miles outside the seat, in Bridgend's constituency. To complicate matters further, Ogmore the constituency is administered by Bridgend County Borough Council. Whatever the boundary eccentricities, it has made little difference electorally. Both seats have tended to return Labour MPs with solid majorities and it has remained true to Labour since the constituency was created in 1918. A parliamentary by-election was held in the constituency early in 2002 following the death of the long-serving MP Sir Ray Powell. (His daughter, Janice Gregory, is the Assembly member for the area). The new MP Huw Irranca-Davies held the seat for Labour but with a severely reduced majority. This has partly been blamed on a low turnout (35.3%). The area's main town is Maesteg. The surrounding valleys have a familiar profile of unemployment and social problems in the wake of the decline of the coal industry, although these have been partly offset by newer manufacturing industries. The constituency is landlocked.
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