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. As of 2022 there are 28 county borough wards and 49 community council wards.
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):
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] Six 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 '*':
*= Communities which elect a community council
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. [4]
The final proposals would see the number of wards reduced from 39 to 28. The number of coucillors was to drop from 54 to 51. These changes took effect from the 2022 council election. [5]
Following The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021 (effective from the 2022 county council elections) the county borough has been divided into 28 electoral wards electing 51 county councillors. [6] Four of the wards are coterminous with communities of the same name. Some communities have their own elected council. There are 49 community council wards electing up to 236 community councillors. [7]
The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
| Ward [6] | County councillors | Communities | Community wards [6] | Community councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberkenfig | 1 | Llangynwyd Lower* | ||
| Newcastle Higher* (part) | Aberkenfig | |||
| Blackmill | 1 | Ogmore Valley* (part) | Blackmill | |
| Evanstown | ||||
| Brackla East and Coychurch Lower | 2 | Brackla* (part) | Brackla East | |
| Coychurch Lower* | ||||
| Brackla East Central | 1 | Brackla* (part) | Brackla East Central | |
| Brackla West | 1 | Brackla* (part) | Brackla West | |
| Brackla West Central | 1 | Brackla* (part) | Brackla West Central | |
| Bridgend Central | 3 | Bridgend* (part) | Morfa | 6 [8] |
| Newcastle | 7 | |||
| Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr | 3 | Merthyr Mawr* | ||
| Laleston* (part) | Laleston/Bryntirion | |||
| Caerau | 2 | Maesteg* (part) | Caerau | 4 [9] |
| Nantyffyllon | 2 | |||
| Cefn Glas | 2 | Laleston* (part) | Cefn Glas 1 | |
| Cefn Glas 2 | ||||
| Coity Higher | 3 | Coity Higher* | Coity | |
| Litchard | ||||
| Pendre | ||||
| Cornelly c | 2 | Cornelly* | 8 [10] | |
| Garw Valley | 3 | Garw Valley* | Bettws | |
| Blaengarw | ||||
| Llangeinor | ||||
| Pontycymmer | ||||
| Llangynwyd | 1 | Llangynwyd Middle* | ||
| Maesteg East | 2 | Maesteg* (part) | Maesteg East | |
| Maesteg West | 2 | Maesteg* (part) | Maesteg West | |
| Nant-y-Moel | 1 | Ogmore Valley* (part) | Nant-y-Moel | |
| Newton | 1 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | Newton | 3 [11] |
| Nottage | 1 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | Nottage | 3 [11] |
| Ogmore Vale | 1 | Ogmore Valley* (part) | Ogmore Vale | |
| Oldcastle | 2 | Bridgend Town* (part) | Oldcastle | 6 [8] |
| Pencoed and Penprysg | 3 | Coychurch Higher* | ||
| Pencoed* | Felindre | |||
| Hendre | ||||
| Penprysg | ||||
| Pen-y-fai | 1 | Newcastle Higher* (part) | Pen-y-fai | |
| Porthcawl East Central | 2 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | East Central | 6 [11] |
| Porthcawl West Central | 1 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | West Central | 3 |
| Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr | 3 | Cefn Cribwr* | ||
| Pyle* | ||||
| Rest Bay | 1 | Porthcawl Town* (part) | Rest Bay | 3 [11] |
| St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre | 3 | St Bride's Minor* | Bryncethin | 2 [12] |
| Bryncoch | 5 | |||
| Sarn | 6 | |||
| Ynysawdre* | Tondu | 6 [13] | ||
| Brynmenyn | 4 |
Bridgend County Borough is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. The county borough has a total population of 139,200 people, and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named. Its members of the Senedd are Sarah Murphy MS, representing the Bridgend Constituency, and Huw Irranca-Davies MS representing the Ogmore Constituency, and its members of the UK parliament are Chris Bryant, Chris Elmore, and Stephen Kinnock.
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Tondu is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, located about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the town of Bridgend, in the community of Ynysawdre.
Bridgend is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Chris Elmore of Labour.
Ogmore was a constituency created in 1918, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Pyle is a village and community in Bridgend county borough, Wales. This large village is served by the A48 road, and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway, and is therefore only a half-hour journey from the capital city of Wales, Cardiff. The nearest town is the seaside resort of Porthcawl. Within the Community, to the northeast of Pyle, is the adjoining settlement of Kenfig Hill, North Cornelly also adjoins Pyle and the built-up area had a population of 13,701 in 2011.
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Bridgend County Borough Council is the governing body for Bridgend County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales.
Sarn is a village in Bridgend County Borough, Wales, about three miles north of Bridgend and which lies just east of the confluence of the Ogmore and Llynfi rivers. It is located to the east of Aberkenfig, south of Brynmenyn, and south-east of Tondu. It is around 15 minutes' walk from the M4 and the McArthurGlen Group Bridgend Designer Outlet.
Cornelly is a community and electoral ward in Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. As of 2011 the population of the Cornelly ward was 7,059.
Caerau is a former mining village in the community of Maesteg, Bridgend County Borough, Wales, located approximately 2 miles north of the centre of Maesteg town in the Llynfi Valley. Caerau, surrounded by mountainous terrain and forestry, is one of the border points between Bridgend County Borough and Neath Port Talbot County Borough, bordered to the north by Croeserw and Cymmer, Neath Port Talbot. Caerau, borders Dyffryn and Spelter to the south in Nantyffyllon, Maesteg.
Garw Valley is a community and coterminous electoral ward in the north of Bridgend County Borough, South Wales. As the name suggests, it follows and encompasses the valley of the River Garw. The community includes the village of Blaengarw at the head of the valley, followed by Pontycymer and Llangeinor on the river, with Bettws between the Garw and the Llynfi in the south. Garw Valley is bordered to the west by Maesteg, Llangynwyd Middle and Llangynwyd Lower; to the east by Ogmore Valley and to the south by Ynysawdre and St Bride's Minor.
Ynysawdre is a small community in Bridgend County Borough, south Wales. It is located to the east of Aberkenfig in Wales, and comprises the two villages of Tondu and Brynmenyn. The name Ynysawdre is also usually used for a small section of Tondu. At the 2001 census, the population of the community was 3,698, reducing to 3,367 at the 2011 Census.
Rest Bay is an electoral ward in the town of Porthcawl in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It is on the coast overlooking bay and beach of the same name.
Maesteg East is the name of an electoral ward in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It covers part of the town of Maesteg. The ward elects two councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council.
Caerau is the name of an electoral ward in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It covers part of the town of Maesteg. The ward elects two councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council.
Litchard is a village and residential district north of Bridgend, Wales. It is also an electoral ward in the Coity Higher community, as well as a former ward to Bridgend County Borough Council.
