2016 Ogmore by-election

By-election to British Parliament held in Ogmore, Wales, in 2016 December 2021 November 2021 2016 Ogmore by-election United Kingdom parliamentary Ogmore constituency no 2015 United Kingdom general election 2015 2016 05 05 y 2017 United Kingdom general election 2017 55,027 42.8% File:Official portrait of Chris Elmore crop 2.jpg Chris Elmore Welsh Labour 12,383 52.6% 0.3pp UK Independence Party Glenda Davies UK Independence Party 3,808 16.2% 1.2pp Plaid Cymru Abi Thomas Plaid Cymru 3,683 15.7% 5.6pp Conservative Party (UK) Alex Williams Welsh Conservatives 2,956 12.6% 3.3pp MP Huw Irranca-Davies Welsh Labour Chris Elmore Welsh Labour A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Ogmore was held on 5 May 2016, triggered by the resignation of the incumbent Labour Party MP Huw Irranca-Davies following his decision to contest the coterminous Ogmore constituency in the 2016 Welsh Assembly election. Chris Elmore of the Labour held the seat with 52.6 per cent of the vote. The by-election was held on the same day as the Welsh Assembly election, as well as elections for the Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, for the Mayor and Assembly of London and in numerous local authorities in England. The 2016 Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election was also held on the same day. Background The seat fell vacant after the incumbent MP, Huw Irranca-Davies of the Labour Party, chose to resign following his selection to contest the coterminous Ogmore constituency in the Welsh Assembly election.Labour MP Huw Irranca-Davies selected to fight assembly seat https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-35020417 14 February 2016 2015-12-06Casalicchio Emilio Two by-elections set for same day as UK-wide polls PoliticsHome Dod's Parliamentary Communications 24 March 2016 https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/government-and-public-sector/news/73118/two-elections-set-same-day-uk-wide-polls 28 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407210250/https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/government-and-public-sector/news/73118/two-elections-set-same-day-uk-wide-polls 7 April 2016 dead On 23 March 2016, Irranca-Davies was appointed Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead the process by which resignations from the House of Commons are permitted.Huw Irranca-Davies resigns as MP for Ogmore http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2016/march/huw-irranca-davies-resigns-as-mp-for-ogmore/ parliament.uk 1 April 2016 Irranca-Davies had been the MP for the seat since a previous by-election in 2002. Irranca-Davies had originally announced that he would seek Labour's nomination for the Welsh Assembly's Ogmore in October 2015, stating that if he was selected he would resign his Westminster seat.MP Huw Irranca-Davies in Welsh assembly seat bid BBC 12 October 2015 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-34502671 13 June 2017 Irranca-Davies successfully contested his Assembly election. Irranca-Davies was not obliged to resign upon his nomination, though following the Wales Act 2014, which came into effect during the 2016 Assembly election, he would have had to resign his Westminster seat following his Assembly victory. Given that in both the Assembly and Westminster Ogmore was considered a safe seat for Labour his early resignation allowed the by-election to be held on the same day rather than forcing voters to go to the polls again a few weeks later. Candidates Bridgend County Borough Council published the statement of persons nominated on 8 April 2016. This showed that five candidates that contested the election.Statement of Persons Nominated http://www1.bridgend.gov.uk/media/324919/parliamentary-statement-of-persons-nominated-ogmore.docx Bridgend CBC 9 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422212940/http://www1.bridgend.gov.uk/media/324919/parliamentary-statement-of-persons-nominated-ogmore.docx 22 April 2016 dead Councillor Chris Elmore, currently Cabinet Member for Children's Services and Schools in the Vale of Glamorgan Council, represented Labour.http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2016-02-13/elmore-selected-as-labour-candidate-in-ogmore-by-election/ Elmore selected as Labour candidate in Ogmore by-election | Wales - ITV News Itv.com 2016-02-13 2016-05-19 Elmore contested the Vale of Glamorgan constituency in 2015 general election, where he lost to the Conservatives. The Conservatives selected Alex Williams, a town councillor in Ogmore. Glenda Davies was the candidate for UKIP, she also stood for the seat at the 2015 general election. She was the UKIP candidate for the Aberavon constituency in the Welsh Assembly election held on the same day.http://ukip.wales/2016-candidates 2016 Candidates - UKIP Wales Cymru April 28, 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160420120759/http://ukip.wales/2016-candidates/ April 20, 2016 Abi Thomas stood for Plaid Cymru. The Liberal Democrats selected Janet Ellard, a former teacher and now volunteer manager for a youth homeless charity.http://www.freedomcentral.org.uk/2016/03/ogmore-by-election-welsh-liberal-democrats-announce-candidate.html OGMORE BY-ELECTION: Welsh Liberal Democrats announce candidate – Freedom Central Freedomcentral.org.uk 2016-03-24 2016-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503211852/http://www.freedomcentral.org.uk/2016/03/ogmore-by-election-welsh-liberal-democrats-announce-candidate.html 2016-05-03 dead The incumbent party (Labour) selected Chris Elmore as their candidate; Elmore prevailed in the election, winning the seat.Elmore selected as Labour candidate in Ogmore by-election http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2016-02-13/elmore-selected-as-labour-candidate-in-ogmore-by-election ITV News 15 February 2016 Result 2016 Ogmore by-election Labour MP quits Commons to run for seat in Cardiff Bay BBC News Online 2016-03-23 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-35885206 2016-03-28 Casalicchio Emilio Two by-elections set for same day as UK-wide polls PoliticsHome Dod's Parliamentary Communications 2016-03-24 https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/government-and-public-sector/news/73118/two-elections-set-same-day-uk-wide-polls 2016-03-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407210250/https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/government-and-public-sector/news/73118/two-elections-set-same-day-uk-wide-polls 2016-04-07 dead http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7417/CBP-7417.pdf By-election results since the 2015 General Election 2020-02-14 House of Commons Library Welsh Labour Chris Elmorehttp://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2016-02-13/elmore-selected-as-labour-candidate-in-ogmore-by-election/ Elmore selected as Labour candidate in Ogmore by-election 12,383 52.6 -0.3 UK Independence Party Glenda Davies 3,808 16.2 +1.2 Plaid Cymru Abi Thomas 3,683 15.7 +5.6 Welsh Conservatives Alex Williams 2,956 12.6 −3.3 Welsh Liberal Democrats Janet Ellard 702 3.0 ±0.0 8,575 36.4 −0.6 23,532 43.0 −20.7 55,027 Welsh Labour −0.8 Previous result General election 2015: OgmoreElection Data 2015 http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt Electoral Calculus 17 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt 17 October 2015Bridgend and Ogmore results http://www1.bridgend.gov.uk/services/electoral-services/elections.aspx Elections Bridgend County Borough Council 21 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923060422/http://www1.bridgend.gov.uk/services/electoral-services/elections.aspx 23 September 2015 dead dmy-allhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000074 27 April 2015 Ogmore parliamentary constituency - Election 2017 Welsh Labour Huw Irranca-Davies 18,663 52.9 −0.9 Welsh Conservatives Jane March 5,620 15.9 +0.3 UK Independence Party Glenda Davies 5,420 15.4 +13.1 Plaid Cymru Tim Thomas 3,556 10.1 +0.5 Welsh Liberal Democrats Gerald Francishttp://www.libdems.org.uk/general_election_candidates#South General Election Candidates 19 February 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150219212032/http://www.libdems.org.uk/general_election_candidates 19 February 2015 West 1,072 3.0 −12.1 Green Party of England and Wales Laurie Brophy 754 2.1 N/A Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Emma Saunders 165 0.5 N/A 13,043 37.0 −1.2 35,250 63.7 +1.3 55,572 Welsh Labour −0.6 See also 1931 Ogmore by-election 1946 Ogmore by-election 2002 Ogmore by-election List of United Kingdom by-elections (2010–present) References 30em Category:2016 elections in the United Kingdom Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies Category:May 2016 in the United Kingdom Ogmore Category:2010s elections in Wales