Bridgend Central

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Bridgend Central (Welsh : Canol Pen-y-bont) is an electoral ward in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It covers part of the county town of Bridgend. The ward elects three councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council.

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The ward was created following the recommendations of a 2019 local government boundary review, with the merger of the former county wards of Morfa and Newcastle. [1]

According to the 2011 UK Census, the population of the Morfa ward was 4,692 [2] and in the Newcastle ward it was 5,421. [3] The boundary review predicted an electorate of 8,103. [1]

2022 local election

Two of the three seats were won by Independents and the third by Labour's Stuart Baldwin. Independent Steve Bletsoe was already a Bridgend Town councillor and pledged to use his position to tackle the communal waste problem in the town. [4]

Bridgend CBC election, 5 May 2022 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Wood 1,159 44.7
Labour Stuart Baldwin 1,112 42.9
Independent Steven Bletsoe 1,072
Independent Steven Easterbrook1,048
Labour Ceri Evans1,043
Labour David White980
Conservative Thomas Dwyer32412.5
Conservative Alex Hughes-Howells310
Conservative Marco Pucella297

Only a few days after the election, Stuart Baldwin announced he was stepping away from politics and would not be taking up his seat. A by-election was required to fill the vacancy. [5] Baldwin cited the increasinging toxicity of local politics and said he'd been attacked online, followed home after meetings and physically confronted for his views and his sexuality. [6]

2022 by-election

A by election was arranged for 11 August 2022 [7] to elect a replacement for Labour's Stuart Baldwin. It was won by independent candidate Steve Easterbrook with 716 votes, beating Labour's Ceri Evans by 126 votes. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Review of the Electoral Arrangements of the County Borough of Bridgend – Final Recommendations Report" (PDF). Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. October 2019. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Morfa Ward (as of 2011) (W05000615)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. ↑ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Newcastle Ward (as of 2011) (W05000617)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Bridgend local elections 2022: Conservatives collapse as Labour regain control of Bridgend". Wales Online . 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  5. ↑ Rhys Gregory (16 May 2022). "Bridgend candidate opts not to take up councillor role". Wales 247. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Lewis Smith (11 May 2022). "The recently-elected Bridgend councillor who won't be taking up his seat". Wales Online. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Notice of Election – Election of a Councillor of the Bridgend Central Electoral Division" (PDF). Bridgend County Borough Council. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "The by-election results for Bridgend Central after Labour councillor steps down". Wales Online. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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