Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Bridgend (Assembly constituency).

Coordinates: 51°30′25″N 3°34′52″W / 51.507°N 3.581°W / 51.507; -3.581

Bridgend
County constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map

Boundary of Bridgend in Wales.
Preserved county Mid Glamorgan
Population 79,873 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate 59,533 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlements Bridgend, Porthcawl
Current constituency
Created 1983
Member of parliament Madeleine Moon (Labour)
Number of members One
Created from Aberavon and Ogmore
Overlaps
Welsh Assembly South Wales West
European Parliament constituency Wales

Bridgend (Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr in Welsh) is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It returns one Member of Parliament (MP), elected by the first past the post voting system.

Boundaries

1983-1997: The Borough of Ogwr wards numbers 1, 2, 12 to 16, 18, and 20 to 23.

1997-2010: The Borough of Ogwr wards of Brackla, Cefn Cribwr, Coity Higher, Cornelly, Coychurch Lower, Laleston, Morfa, Newcastle, Newcastle Higher, Oldcastle, Porthcawl East, Porthcawl West, Pyle, and St Bride’s Major.

2010-present: The Bridgend County Borough electoral divisions of Brackla; Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr; Cefn Glas; Coity; Cornelly; Coychurch Lower; Litchard; Llangewydd and Brynhyfryd; Morfa; Newcastle; Newton; Nottage; Oldcastle; Pendre; Pen-y-fai; Porthcawl East Central; Porthcawl West Central; Pyle; and Rest Bay.

Members of Parliament

The Bridgend constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the seats of Ogmore & Aberavon. It normally elects Labour MPs although it went Conservative at the 1983 election landslide. Its current MP is Madeleine Moon of the Labour Party, who was first elected in 2005.

ElectionMember[3][4]Party
1983 Peter Hubbard-Miles Conservative
1987 Win Griffiths Labour
2005 Madeleine Moon Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Bridgend [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Madeleine Moon 14,624 37.1 +0.7
Conservative Meirion Jenkins [6] 12,697 32.2 +1.8
UKIP Caroline Jones [7] 5,911 15.0 +12.9
Plaid Cymru James Christopher Radcliffe [8] 2,784 7.1 +1.1
Liberal Democrat Anita Dawn Davies [9] 1,648 4.2 −18.4
Independent Les Tallon Morris [10] 763 1.9 N/A
Green Tony White [11] 736 1.9 N/A
TUSC Aaron David 118 0.3 N/A
Pirate David Anthony Elston [12] 106 0.3 N/A
National Front Adam John Lloyd [13] 66 0.2 N/A
Majority 1,927 4.9 −1.0
Turnout 39,453 65.8 +0.5
Labour hold Swing −0.5
General Election 2010: Bridgend[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Madeleine Moon 13,931 36.3 −6.6
Conservative Helen Baker 11,668 30.4 +5.4
Liberal Democrat Wayne Morgan 8,658 22.6 +0.5
Plaid Cymru Nicholas Thomas 2,269 5.9 −1.0
BNP Brian Urch 1,020 2.7 N/A
UKIP Dave Fulton 801 2.1 +0.9
Majority 2,263 5.9
Turnout 38,347 65.3 +5.6
Labour hold Swing −6.0

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Bridgend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Madeleine Moon 16,410 43.3 −9.2
Conservative Helen Baker 9,887 26.1 +0.8
Liberal Democrat Paul Warren 7,949 21.0 +6.6
Plaid Cymru Gareth Clubb 2,527 6.7 −0.5
Green Jonathan Spink 595 1.6 N/A
UKIP Kunnathur Rajan 491 1.3 N/A
Majority 6,523 17.2
Turnout 37,859 59.2 −1.0
Labour hold Swing −5.0
General Election 2001: Bridgend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Win Griffiths 19,423 52.5 −5.6
Conservative Mrs. Tania Alexandra Teofana Beatrice Brisby 9,377 25.3 +2.5
Liberal Democrat Mrs. Jean Barraclough 5,330 14.4 +2.9
Plaid Cymru Mrs. Monica Emma Mahoney 2,653 7.2 +3.4
ProLife Alliance Mrs. Sara Hazel Jeremy 223 0.6 N/A
Majority 10,046 27.2
Turnout 37,006 60.2 −12.1
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Bridgend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Win Griffiths 25,115 58.1 +6.8
Conservative David Thomas Charles Davies 9,867 22.8 −12.9
Liberal Democrat Andrew Mckinlay 4,968 11.5 +1.2
Referendum Tudor Greaves 1,662 3.8 N/A
Plaid Cymru Dennis R. Watkins 1,649 3.8 +1.0
Majority 15,248 35.2
Turnout 43,261 72.3
Labour hold Swing
General Election 1992: Bridgend[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Win Griffiths 24,143 51.3 +3.7
Conservative David A. Unwin 16,817 35.7 −2.3
Liberal Democrat David Mills 4,827 10.3 −1.9
Plaid Cymru Alun Lloyd Jones 1,301 2.8 +0.5
Majority 7,326 15.6 +6.0
Turnout 47,088 80.5 −0.1
Labour hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Bridgend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Win Griffiths 21,893 47.5 +12.3
Conservative Peter Hubbard-Miles 17,513 38.0 −0.4
Social Democratic Russell Smart 5,590 12.1 −11.1
Plaid Cymru Laura McAllister 1,065 2.3 −0.9
Majority 4,380 9.5
Turnout 46,061 80.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.8
General Election 1983: Bridgend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Peter Hubbard-Miles 15,950 38.4 N/A
Labour John A. Fellows 14,623 35.2 N/A
Social Democratic Russell Smart 9,630 23.2 N/A
Plaid Cymru Keith Bush 1,312 3.2 N/A
Majority 1,327 3.2 N/A
Turnout 41,515 77.0 N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Bridgend: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Beyond 20/20 WDS - Table view". 2011 Electorate Figures. StatsWales. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  3. ↑ "Bridgend 1983-". Hansard 1803-2005. UK Parliament. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
  5. ↑ "Bridgend and Ogmore results". Elections. Bridgend County Borough Council. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bridgend-2015.html
  7. ↑ http://electionresults.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/bridgend-2015.html
  8. ↑ http://www.partyof.wales/james-radcliffe/
  9. ↑ "List of selected candidates". Liberal Democrats. 4 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000073
  11. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/W07000073
  12. ↑ https://yournextmp.com/constituency/66095/bridgend
  13. ↑ http://southwalesnf.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/general-election-2015.html
  14. ↑ Bridgend BBC Election - Bridgend
  15. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

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