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Penprysg is a residential area of the town of Pencoed in Bridgend County Borough, Wales.

Governance

Penprysg is a community ward to Pencoed Town Council. [1]

Penprysg was also the name of an electoral ward, which extended to the north of Pencoed.The Penprysg county electoral ward, since 1999, was represented by one county councillor on Bridgend County Borough Council. The ward covered the Penprysg community ward and the entire community of Coychurch Higher. [2] [3]

Effective from the 2022 local elections, Coychurch Higher was combined with the entire Pencoed community to create a new ward, named "Pencoed and Penprysg", electing three county borough councillors. [4]

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References

  1. "Council information". Pencoed Town Council. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. "The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 23 November 1998. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  3. "Election maps". Ordnance Survey . Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  4. "The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

Coordinates: 51°31′48″N3°29′49″W / 51.530°N 3.497°W / 51.530; -3.497