Ogmore by-election, 2002
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The member of Parliament for Ogmore in Mid Glamorgan, Sir Raymond Powell, of the Labour Party died on December 7, 2001.
The by-election to fill his seat was held on February 14, 2002. Labour faced no realistic challenge in this very safe seat and retained it easily, with only Plaid Cymru making progress from their 2001 result. The Socialist Labour Party, who had not previously stood, achieved a good result for a minor party and retained their deposit.
Turnout was 35.2%.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
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| Huw Irranca-Davies | Labour Party | 9,578 | 52.0% |
| Bleddyn Hancock | Plaid Cymru | 3,827 | 20.8% |
| Veronica Watkins | Liberal Democrats | 1,608 | 8.7% |
| Guto Bebb | Conservative Party | 1,377 | 7.5% |
| Christopher Herriot | Socialist Labour Party | 1,152 | 6.3% |
| Jonathan Spink | Green Party | 250 | 1.4% |
| Jeffrey Hurford | Socialist Alliance | 205 | 1.1% |
| Leslie Edwards | Monster Raving Loony Party | 187 | 1.0% |
| Captain Beany | Independent | 122 | 0.7% |
| Rev. David Braid | Independent | 100 | 0.5% |
2001 result
(2001 was a general election)
| Sir Raymond Powell | (Lab) | 18,833 | 62.1% |
| Angela Pulman | (PC) | 4,259 | 14.0% |
| Ian Lewis | (L Dem) | 3,878 | 12.8% |
| Richard Hill | (C) | 3,383 | 11.1% |