List of electoral wards in Bridgend County Borough
This list of electoral wards in Bridgend County Borough includes council wards, which elect councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council and community wards, which elect councillors to community councils.
Wards 1995[]
At the 1995 elections to Bridgend County Borough Council 48 county councillors were elected from 28 electoral wards,[1] as follows (numbers of councillors in brackets):
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Wards 1999[]
Since The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 (and from the 1999 county council elections) the county borough has been divided into 39 electoral wards electing 54 county councillors.[2] Some of these wards are coterminous with communities (civil parishes) of the same name. Some communities have their own elected council. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
| Ward [2] | County councillors |
Communities | Community wards[2] | Community councillors |
| Aberkenfig | 1 |
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Aberkenfig |
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| Bettws | 1 | Garw Valley* (part) | Bettws | |
| Blackmill | 1 | Ogmore Valley* (part) | Blackmill Evanstown |
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| Blaengarw | 1 | Garw Valley* (part) | Blaengarw | |
| Brackla c | 4 | Brackla* | 12 [3] | |
| Bryncethin | 1 | St Bride's Minor* (part) | Bryncethin | |
| 1 | St Bride's Minor* (part) | Bryncoch | ||
| Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr | 2 |
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Laleston/Bryntirion |
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| Caerau | 3 | Maesteg* (part) | Caerau Nantyffyllon |
4 [4] 2 |
| Cefn Cribwr c | 1 | Cefn Cribwr* | ||
| Cefn Glas | 1 | Laleston* (part) | Cefn Glas 1 | |
| Coity | 1 | Coity Higher* (part) | Coity | |
| Cornelly c | 2 | Cornelly* | 8 [5] | |
| Coychurch Lower c | 1 | Coychurch Lower* | ||
| 1 | Pencoed* (part) | Felindre | ||
| 2 | Pencoed* (part) | Hendre | ||
| 1 | Coity Higher (part) | Litchard | ||
| Llangeinor | 1 | Garw Valley* (part) | Llangeinor | |
| 1 | Laleston* (part) | Cefn Glas 2 | ||
| Llangynwyd | 1 | Llangynwyd Middle* | ||
| 2 | Maesteg* (part) | Maesteg East | ||
| 2 | Maesteg* (part) | Maesteg West | ||
| Morfa | 2 | Bridgend Town* (part) | Morfa | |
| 1 | Ogmore Valley* (part) | Nant-y-Moel | ||
| Newcastle | 2 | Bridgend Town* (part) | Newcastle | |
| Newton | 1 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | Newton | |
| Nottage | 1 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | Nottage | |
| Ogmore Vale | 1 | Ogmore Valley* (part) | Ogmore Vale | |
| Oldcastle | 2 | Bridgend Town* (part) | Oldcastle | |
| 1 | Coity Higher* (part) | Pendre | ||
| Penprysg | 1 |
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Penprysg | |
| Pen-y-fai | 1 | Newcastle Higher* (part) | Pen-y-fai | |
| Pontycymmer | 1 | Garw Valley* (part) | Pontycymmer | |
| 1 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | East Central | ||
| 1 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | West Central | ||
| Pyle c | 3 | Pyle* | ||
| Rest Bay | 1 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | Rest Bay | |
| Sarn | 1 | St Bride's Minor* (part) | Sarn | |
| Ynysawdre c | 1 | Ynysawdre* | Tondu[6] Brynmenyn |
6 4 |
* = Communities which elect a community council
c = Ward coterminous with community of the same name
2019 review[]
In January 2019 a consultation period began, to review the wards and representation in the county. It was proposed to reduce the number of electoral wards for 39 to 32, with a reduction in councillors from 54 to 52.[7]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Bridgend County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 23 November 1998. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Brackla Community Councillors" (PDF). Brackla Community Council. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Caerau Ward". Maesteg Town Council. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Councillors". Cornelly Community Council. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Members". Ynysawdre Community Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Consultation on changes to BCBC electoral wards". Glamorgan Gem. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- Lists of wards in Wales
- Wards of Bridgend County Borough