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2017 general election results

Ogmore

Shows the general election results for Ogmore, which is a constituency in Bridgend. In 2017 it had a total electorate of 57,125 and a turnout of 65.1%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2017 general election.

LAB
Labour Hold
Chris Elmore
Majority
13,871
Electorate
57,125
Turnout
65.1%
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Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2017
Lab 62.4%
Con 25.1%
PC 7.5%
UKIP 3.3%
LD 1.6%

Party results and changes 2015 - 2017

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Chris Elmore  Lab 23,225 62.4 9.5
Jamie Wallis  Con 9,354 25.1 9.2
Huw Marshall  PC 2,796 7.5 -2.6
Glenda Davies * UKIP 1,235 3.3 -12.1
Gerald Francis * LD 594 1.6 -1.4
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2017

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Lab Con PC UKIP LD Green TUSC BNP
2005 61.0% 14.2% 10.2% 0.0% 14.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
2010 53.8% 15.6% 9.6% 2.3% 15.2% 0.0% 0.0% 3.6%
2015 52.9% 15.9% 10.1% 15.4% 3.0% 2.1% 0.5% 0.0%
2017 62.4% 25.1% 7.5% 3.3% 1.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2017

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 24.3%
1 Liverpool, Walton 77.1%
135 Ogmore 37.3%
650 North East Fife 0.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 55.9%
1 Liverpool, Walton 85.7%
137 Ogmore 62.4%
650 Ceredigion 29.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 68.8%
1 Twickenham 79.5%
501 Ogmore 65.1%
650 Glasgow North East 53.0%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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