Ogmore | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons |
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Boundary of Ogmore in Wales.
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Preserved county | Mid Glamorgan |
Electorate | 55,851 (December 2010) |
Major settlements | Maesteg, Pencoed |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of parliament | Chris Elmore (Labour) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Mid Glamorganshire |
Overlaps | |
Welsh Assembly | South Wales West |
European Parliament constituency | Wales |
Ogmore (Welsh: Ogwr) is a constituency created in 1918 represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Chris Elmore of the Labour Party.
1918-1983: The Urban Districts of Bridgend, Maesteg, and Ogmore and Garw, and part of the Rural District of Penybont.
1983-2010: The Borough of Ogwr wards of Bettws, Blackmill, Blaengarw, Caerau, Llangeinor, Llangynwyd, Maesteg East, Maesteg West, Nantyffyllon, Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale, Pencoed, Pontycymmer, St Bride's Minor, and Ynysawdre, and the Borough of Taff-Ely wards of Brynna, Gilfach Goch, Llanharan, and Llanharry.
2010–present: The Bridgend County Borough electoral divisions of Aberkenfig, Bettws, Blackmill, Blaengarw, Bryncethin, Bryncoch, Caerau, Cefn Cribwr, Felindre, Hendre, Llangeinor, Llangynwyd, Maesteg East, Maesteg West, Nant-y-moel, Ogmore Vale, Penprysg, Pontycymmer, Sarn, and Ynysawdre, and those in Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough of Brynna, Gilfach Goch, Llanharan, and Llanharry.
Taking its name from the River Ogmore, the constituency is close to the source of the river in the Ogwr valley, but it excludes the village of Ogmore-by-Sea, south-west of Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr). Ogmore constituency covers the area of Bridgend County Borough Council roughly north of the M4, and parts of Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council. It includes the communities of Cefn Cribwr, Garw Valley, Gilfach Goch, Llanharan, Maesteg, Ogwr Valley, Pencoed, Sarn and Tondu.