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 of Bridgend County Borough

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):

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
Aberkenfig
Bettws 1 Garw Valley* (part) Bettws
Blackmill 1 Ogmore Valley* (part) Blackmill
Evanstown
Blaengarw 1 Garw Valley* (part) Blaengarw
Brackla c 4 Brackla* 12 [3]
Bryncethin 1 St Bride's Minor* (part) Bryncethin
Bryncoch 1 St Bride's Minor* (part) Bryncoch
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr 2
Laleston/Bryntirion
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*
Felindre 1 Pencoed* (part) Felindre
Hendre 2 Pencoed* (part) Hendre
Litchard 1 Coity Higher (part) Litchard
Llangeinor 1 Garw Valley* (part) Llangeinor
Llangewydd & Brynhyfryd 1 Laleston* (part) Cefn Glas 2
Llangynwyd 1 Llangynwyd Middle*
Maesteg East 2 Maesteg* (part) Maesteg East
Maesteg West 2 Maesteg* (part) Maesteg West
Morfa 2 Bridgend Town* (part) Morfa
Nant-y-Moel 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
Pendre 1 Coity Higher* (part) Pendre
Penprysg 1 Penprysg
Pen-y-fai 1 Newcastle Higher* (part) Pen-y-fai
Pontycymmer 1 Garw Valley* (part) Pontycymmer
Porthcawl East Central 1 Porthcawl Town* (part) East Central
Porthcawl West 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 reprersentation 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
  1. "Bridgend County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. "The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". legisaltion.gov.uk. The National Archives. 23 November 1998. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. "Brackla Community Councillors" (PDF). Brackla Community Council. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. "Caerau Ward". Maesteg Town Council. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  5. "Councillors". Cornelly Community Council. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  6. "Members". Ynysawdre Community Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  7. "Consultation on changes to BCBC electoral wards". Glamorgan Gem. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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