| Ogwr | |
|---|---|
 Ogwr shown within Wales | |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | Bridgend County Borough |
| Status | Borough |
| • HQ | Bridgend |
The Borough of Ogwr was one of six districts of Mid Glamorgan in Wales, which existed from 1974 to 1996.
| Ogwr | |
|---|---|
| Ogwr shown within Wales | |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | Bridgend County Borough |
| Status | Borough |
| • HQ | Bridgend |
The Borough of Ogwr was one of six districts of Mid Glamorgan in Wales, which existed from 1974 to 1996.
It was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from the urban districts of Bridgend, Maesteg, Ogmore and Garw and Porthcawl, along with Penybont Rural District from the administrative county of Glamorgan. [1] [2] The district took its name from the Welsh name of the main river through the district, the River Ogmore (Welsh : Afon Ogwr). [3]
In 1996 most of Ogwr became part of Bridgend County Borough, with the Vale of Glamorgan taking the communities of Wick, St Brides Major and Ewenny. [4]
Ogwr Borough Council was a second tier district council of Mid Glamorgan. County councillors were elected from the borough to Mid Glamorgan County Council.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 1996 was held by the following parties: [5]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1974–1976 | |
| No overall control | 1976–1987 | |
| Labour | 1987–1996 | |
Ogwr Borough Council comprised 58 councillors at its first elections in 1973, elected from 25 wards. [6] The final full elections were in May 1991.
When the council was created in 1974 it was initially based at new offices called the Municipal Buildings, which had been built as part of The Rhiw shopping centre on Queen Street in Bridgend. [7] In 1986 it moved to a new building called the Civic Offices on Angel Street in Bridgend, on the banks of the river which gave the district its name. [8] [9] Following the council's abolition in 1996 the Civic Offices became the headquarters for the new Bridgend County Borough Council.
Mid Glamorgan is a preserved county of Wales. From 1974 until 1996 it was also an administrative county with a county council.
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.
Ogmore was a constituency created in 1918, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Lliw Valley was a local government district with borough status in West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996.
Neath was one of the four local government districts of West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996.
The Borough of Brecknock was one of the three local government districts of the county of Powys, Wales from 1974 until 1996. It covered the majority of the former administrative county of Brecknockshire. The borough was abolished in 1996, with Powys County Council taking over its functions.
The District of Swansea was a local government district with city status in West Glamorgan, Wales from 1974 to 1996.
Rhymney Valley was one of six local government districts in Mid Glamorgan from 1974 to 1996.
Ogmore is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. It is one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, which also elects four additional members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
Bridgend County Borough Council is the governing body for Bridgend County Borough, one of the principal areas of Wales.
Ogmore Valley is a community in the Bridgend County Borough, Mid Glamorgan, Wales. Made up of the villages of Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale, Price Town and Wyndham, its population at the time of the 2001 census was 7,800, increasing to 7,954 at the 2011 Census. The ribbon housing of the valley follows the Ogwr Fawr tributary which rises at Craig Ogwr and joins the Ogwr Fach at Blackmill. Villages include Nantymoel, Price Town, Wyndham, Ogmore Vale, Lewistown, Pant-yr-awel and Blackmill.
Newcastle is an area and electoral ward of the town of Bridgend, Wales. The area includes the medieval Newcastle Castle. The ward elects councillors to Bridgend Town Council and Bridgend County Borough Council.
South Glamorgan County Council was the local government authority that administered the county of South Glamorgan, Wales from its creation in 1974 until its abolition in 1996.
Ogmore and Garw Urban District Council was an Urban District in Glamorgan, Wales. It was created in 1894 as a result of the Local Government Act 1894 and the 1894 Ogmore and Garw UDC election saw the election of the first members of the authority. The Council existed until 1973 and replaced the Ogmore and Garw Local Board of Health which had functioned for some years. Its boundaries were set in 1894. Initially, the Council had twelve members but this was increased some years later, as a result of the increase in population. There were two wards, namely Garw Valley and Ogmore Valley.
The first election to the Bridgend County Borough Council was held on 4 May 1995. It was followed by the 1999 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales.
The Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council was the local authority for the Vale of Glamorgan in South Glamorgan, Wales, created in 1974 and reconstituted in 1996 as the Vale of Glamorgan Council unitary authority. It was a second tier district authority, with South Glamorgan County Council providing county-level services to the area.
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.
Local government districts of Wales 1974–1996 | |
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| Clwyd | |
| Dyfed | |
| Gwent | |
| Gwynedd | |
| Mid Glamorgan | |
| Powys | |
| South Glamorgan | |
| West Glamorgan | |
 Council elections in the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan | |
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| Bridgend | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | |
| Mid Glamorgan County Council | |
| Cynon Valley | |
| Ogwr | |
| Rhondda | |
| Rhymney Valley | |
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