Latest headlines
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Labour win 29 seats - but fall short of a majority
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UKIP wins its first seats in the Assembly
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Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood ousts Labour in Rhondda
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Mapping the election - see party vote share by constituency across Wales
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
LAB Welsh Labour |
Candidates Huw Irranca-Davies | Votes 12,895 | 55.2% | Net percentage change in seats −8.7 |
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PC Plaid Cymru |
Candidates Tim Thomas | Votes 3,427 | 14.7% | Net percentage change in seats −2.0 |
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UKIP UKIP Wales |
Candidates Elizabeth Kendall | Votes 3,233 | 13.8% | Net percentage change in seats +13.8 |
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CON Welsh Conservative |
Candidates Jamie Wallis | Votes 2,587 | 11.1% | Net percentage change in seats −3.5 |
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LD Welsh Liberal Democrat |
Candidates Anita Davies | Votes 698 | 3.0% | Net percentage change in seats −1.9 |
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GRN Wales Green Party |
Candidates Laurie Brophy | Votes 516 | 2.2% | Net percentage change in seats +2.2 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Welsh Labour Majority
9,468Turnout
42.9%Constituency Profile
The constituency is located primarily to the north of the M4 motorway in south Wales.
Maesteg is the largest town in the Ogmore constituency, which also takes in parts of both the Bridgend County Borough and Rhondda Cynon Taf. Australian songstress Kylie Minogue has links to the constituency through her mother and grandmother who were both born in Maesteg. 25% of primary school pupils here are entitled to free school meals compared to 20% across Wales. The constituency sits in the Assembly region of South Wales West. Labour's Janice Gregory has held this seat since the first Assembly election in 1999. In 2011 she held the seat with 63.9%. Plaid Cymru came second 16.7% of the vote, the Conservatives were third with 14.5% and the Liberal Democrats came fourth with 4.9% of the vote.