Election for the constituency of Ogmore on 6 May 2010

An election to the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Ogmore, held as part of the general election on 6 May 2010.

Labour hold by Huw Irranca-Davies with a majority of 13,246 - 38.2% - on a turnout of 62.4%.

An electorate of 55,527, having a valid vote count of 34,650 and an invalid vote count of 68.

Candidates

Name Party Vote Vote share Vote change
IRRANCA-DAVIES, Huw Lab 18,644 53.8% -7.1%
MOORE, Emma Con 5,398 15.6% 1.4%
RADFORD, Jackie LD 5,260 15.2% 0.5%
CLARK, Danny PC 3,326 9.6% -0.6%
THOMAS, Kay BNP 1,242 3.6% -
PASSEY, Carolyn UKIP 780 2.3% -

The writ for this election was issued on 12 April 2010.

Result declared at 02:31 on 7 May 2010. Declarations times do not form part of election declarations and should be regarded as indicative rather than official.

Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.

This constituency of Ogmore was established by the 2010-2024 boundary set for Wales. This election was the first held under that boundary set. Any holds, gains and vote change percentages as a result of this election are based on notional results, which estimate the outcome of the previous election had it been contested on the new boundaries.