2022 Bridgend County Borough Council election

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The 2022 Bridgend County Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. Fifty one councillors were elected to Bridgend County Borough Council.

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Welsh Labour gained the council from no overall control.

Ward boundary changes

A local government boundary review of electoral wards took place prior to the election, by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. The recommendations were accepted by the Welsh Government in July 2021. For Bridgend County Borough, the number of wards were to be reduced, from 39 to 28. The number of councillors was to drop from 54 to 51. These changes were to take effect from the 2022 council election. [1]

Results

Labour regained a majority of seats at this election and therefore regained control of the council. The independents also gained seats, while the Conservatives lost 10 of their 11 seats. [2]

2022 Bridgend County Borough Council election [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2744Increase2.svg1052.944.735,134+6.1
  Independent 2163Increase2.svg641.235.628,012+6.3
  Plaid Cymru 200Decrease2.svg23.93.52,714-2.0
  Conservative 103Decrease2.svg122.015.211,929-7.7
  Liberal Democrats 001Decrease2.svg20.00.9723-2.1
  Green 000Steady2.svg00.00.185-0.5

Ward results

Aberkenfig

Aberkenfig
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Ellie Richards 426 53.6
Labour Mary Webber23028.9
Independent Sara Thomas13917.5
Majority19624.7
Turnout 79741.7
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Blackmill

Blackmill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hywel Williams 322 55.0
Independent Andy McKay19833.8
Conservative Vanessa Latchem-Smith6511.1
Majority12421.2
Turnout 58831.6
Labour hold Swing

Brackla East and Coychurch Lower

Brackla East and Coychurch Lower
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Eugene Caparros 492 38.4
Labour Simon Griffiths 460 35.9
Conservative Rebekah Fudge46035.9
Conservative Kay Rowlands42933.5
Independent Cheryl Pickering24919.5
Independent Philip Pickering22017.2
Plaid Cymru Yasmin Zahra796.2
Turnout 1,28038.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

After several recounts the second and third placed candidates were still tied on 460 votes each. The second place was decided by a blind vote, with the Returning Officer picking one of two envelopes containing the two names. [4]

Brackla East Central

Brackla East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour William Kendall 223 36.4
Conservative Tyler Walsh18630.3
Independent Mark Payn17728.9
Plaid Cymru Philippa Richards274.4
Majority376.1
Turnout 61734.8
Labour win (new seat)

Brackla West Central

Brackla West Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Spanswick 410 47.1
Conservative Keith Hughes28532.7
Independent Fran Sullivan17620.2
Majority12514.4
Turnout 87933.8
Labour win (new seat)

Brackla West

Brackla West
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Johanna Llewellyn-Hopkins 218 38.6
Independent Lisa Lewis18132.0
Conservative Aniel Pucella16629.4
Majority376.6
Turnout 57329.2
Labour win (new seat)

Bridgend Central

Bridgend Central
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Tim Wood 1,159 45.0
Labour Stuart Baldwin 1,112 43.2
Independent Steven Bletsoe 1,072 41.6
Independent Steven Easterbrook1,04840.7
Labour Cari Evans1,04340.5
Labour David White98038.0
Conservative Thomas Dwyer32412.6
Conservative Alex Hughes-Howells31012.0
Conservative Marco Pucella29711.5
Turnout 2,57733.1
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Note: Stuart Baldwin resigned shortly after being elected and a by-election was held on 11 August 2022.

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Spiller 1,152 43.1
Independent Tony Berrow 1,018 38.1
Labour Colin Davies 853 31.9
Labour Joanne Cook83731.3
Labour Stephen Sloan82030.7
Conservative Nathan Adams49818.6
Conservative Samantha Chohan45917.2
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Green44716.7
Conservative Betty Kettley34512.9
Liberal Democrats Briony Davies27610.3
Plaid Cymru Stephen Lake2609.7
Turnout 2,67138.8
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Independent gain from Labour
Labour win (new seat)

Caerau

Caerau
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Chris Davies 926 53.8
Labour Paul Davies 785 45.6
Labour Robert Lewis59834.7
Independent Matthew Rowlands29917.4
Plaid Cymru Kyle Duggan19611.4
Conservative Mike Day452.6
Conservative Lee Williams412.4
Turnout 1,72134.5
Independent hold
Labour hold

Cefn Glas

Cefn Glas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dave Harrison 618 51.8
Labour Jon-Paul Blundell 533 44.7
Labour Charles Smith49141.2
Conservative Gillian Bird16714.0
Conservative Joshua Chohan12210.2
Turnout 1,19236.3
Independent gain from Labour
Labour win (new seat)

Coity Higher

Coity Higher
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Amanda Williams 1,389 51.5
Independent Martin Williams 1,152 42.7
Independent Alan Wathan 995 36.9
Labour Jamie Henderson98136.3
Labour Zoe Blundell93334.6
Labour Robbie Thomas82930.7
Conservative Claire Lewis46217.1
Conservative Samuel Ofunwa39214.5
Conservative Melissa Humphreys37113.7
Turnout 2,69936.8
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Cornelly

Cornelly
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Granville 841 48.4
Independent Jeff Tildesley 809 46.5
Labour Elaine Winstanley 737 42.4
Labour Anthony Kavanagh73642.3
Independent Dorian Morgan66538.3
Conservative David Deere24213.9
Conservative Craig Morgan21312.3
Conservative Nick Kempley1528.7
Turnout 1,73831.6
Labour hold
Independent hold
Labour win (new seat)

Garw Valley

Garw Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Maxine Lewis 1,002 63.4
Labour Heather Griffiths 983 62.2
Labour Martyn Jones 903 57.2
Independent John Coles57536.4
Conservative Ben Lewis19612.4
Conservative William Esmond17210.9
Conservative Melanie Voisey16510.4
Turnout 1,58027.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Llangynwyd

Llangynwyd
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru Malcolm James 453 51.1
Labour Harry Davies37442.2
Green Paul John606.8
Majority798.9
Turnout 90539.1
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Maesteg East

Maesteg East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin Hughes 716 51.8
Independent Phil Jenkins 561 40.6
Labour Fadhel Abedalkarim56040.5
Independent Tom Beedle48535.1
Plaid Cymru Kirsty Rice-Duggan18113.1
Conservative Simon Care483.5
Conservative Joshua Nuth423.0
Turnout 1,38337.1
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Maesteg West

Maesteg West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ross Thomas 1,732 84.6
Labour Richard Collins 713 34.8
Labour Rose Martin43421.2
Plaid Cymru Benjamin Southgate26813.1
Conservative Mary Emment-Lewis462.2
Conservative Bobby Lewis311.5
Turnout 2,04746.8
Independent hold
Labour hold

Nant-y-moel

Nant-y-moel
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Rhys Goode 419 83.1
Conservative Shaun Jones8516.9
Majority33466.2
Turnout 52229.2
Labour Co-op gain from Independent Swing

Newton

Newton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jonathan Pratt 424 43.7
Labour Elen Jones30231.1
Independent Mario Jones24525.2
Majority12212.6
Turnout 98346.9
Conservative hold Swing

Nottage

Nottage
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Norah Clarke 288 26.4
Conservative Robert Lee26824.6
Independent Jamie Strong22520.7
Labour Jeannie Monks21719.9
Independent Mark Chegwen918.4
Majority201.8
Turnout 1,10244.6
Independent hold Swing

Ogmore Vale

Ogmore Vale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Della Hughes 440 46.8
Labour Dhanisha Patel34536.7
Independent Jeffrey Lake636.7
Plaid Cymru Christine Moore464.9
Conservative Jessica Martin373.9
Green Laura Phillips91.0
Majority9510.1
Turnout 94339.6
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Oldcastle

Oldcastle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ian Williams 741 48.7
Independent Freya Bletsoe 634 41.7
Labour Angela Morelli57437.7
Labour Martin Smidman48632.0
Conservative Matthew Voisey27718.2
Conservative Paul Chohan23515.5
Turnout 1,52139.3
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Pencoed and Penprysg

Pencoed and Penprysg
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Alex Williams 2,139 68.4
Labour Melanie Evans 1,108 35.5
Labour Richard Williams 949 30.4
Labour Barry Doughty85027.2
Conservative John Butcher70622.6
Plaid Cymru Leanne Lewis63820.4
Conservative Ian Williams49916.0
Turnout 3,12539.7
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pen-y-fai

Pen-y-fai
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Heidi Bennett 434 50.4
Conservative Corey Edwards18321.3
Plaid Cymru Iolo Caudy14016.3
Independent Neil Hoskins8810.2
Green Justine Jenkins161.9
Majority25129.1
Turnout 87147.6
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Porthcawl East Central

Porthcawl East Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Neelo Farr 586 40.3
Labour Graham Walter 552 38.0
Independent Steve Maitland Thomas45431.2
Independent Brian Jones40127.6
Conservative Byron Davies25817.8
Conservative Carolyn Perren22615.6
Independent Julia Jones17211.8
Turnout 1,45333.7
Labour gain from Independent
Labour win (new seat)

Porthcawl West Central

Porthcawl West Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Sean Aspey 451 53.6
Labour Chloe Rees20023.8
Conservative Richard Hughes11814.0
Independent Lorrie Desmond-Williams738.7
Majority25129.8
Turnout 84537.4
Independent hold Swing

Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr

Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Huw David 1,452 72.5
Labour Mike Kearn 1,308 65.3
Labour Jane Gebbie 1,181 59.0
Independent Rhys Watkins44522.2
Conservative Louise Barham36718.3
Conservative Ryan Lewis23011.5
Independent David Unwin20210.1
Conservative Charlotte Harries20010.0
Turnout 2,00330.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rest Bay

Rest Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Robert Smith 530 54.0
Conservative Jeff Perren45246.0
Majority788.0
Turnout 99344.9
Independent hold Swing

St. Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre

St. Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Tim Thomas 1,356 53.1
Labour Paula Ford 1,100 43.1
Independent Mark John 1,007 39.4
Labour Mark Galvin97438.1
Independent Leanne Teahan-Dyer97238.1
Labour Gary Thomas94837.1
Conservative Michael Crackett2158.4
Conservative Linda Edger2158.4
Conservative Carley Winter2037.9
Turnout 2,55433.3
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

By-elections 2022-2027

Bridgend Central

Held on 11 August 2022 following the resignation of Stuart Baldwin (Labour) [5]

Bridgend Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Steven Easterbrook 716 46.8
Labour Ceri Evans59038.6
Conservative Thomas Dwyer1509.8
Green Paul John402.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Curran342.2
Majority126
Turnout 1,530
Independent gain from Labour

Aberkenfig

Held on 7th March 2024 following the resignation of Ellie Richards (Plaid Cymru).

Aberkenfig
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Gary Haines 291 55.2
Independent Luke Richards23644.8
Majority5510.4
Turnout 52727.0
Labour gain from Plaid Cymru

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