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.
Wards 1995 At the 1995 elections to Bridgend County Borough Council 48 county councillors were elected from 28 electoral wards, as follows (numbers of councillors in brackets):
Bettws (1) Blackmill (1) Blaengarw (1) Brackla (1) Caerau (2) Cefn Cribwr (1) Coity Higher (2) Cornelly (2) Coychurch Lower (1) Laleston/Merthyr Mawr (3) Llangeinor (1) Llangynwyd (1) Maesteg East (2) Maesteg West (2) Morfa (2) Nantyffyllon (1) Nant-y-Moel (1) Newcastle (2) Newcastle Higher (1) Ogmore Vale (1) Oldcastle (2) Pencoed (3) Pontycymmer (1) Porthcawl East (3) Porthcawl West (4) Pyle (3) St Bride's Minor (2) Ynysawdre (1)
Wards 1999 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. 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 '*':
WardCountycouncillorsCommunitiesCommunity wardsAberkenfig 1Llangynwyd Lower* Newcastle Higher* (part)AberkenfigBettws 1Garw Valley* (part)BettwsBlackmill 1Ogmore Valley* (part)BlackmillEvanstownBlaengarw 1Garw Valley* (part)BlaengarwBrackla 4Brackla*Bryncethin 1St Bride's Minor* (part)BryncethinBryncoch 1St Bride's Minor* (part)Bryncoch Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr 2Merthyr Mawr* Laleston* (part)Laleston/BryntirionCaerau 3Maesteg* (part)CaerauNantyffyllonCefn Cribwr 1Cefn Cribwr*Cefn Glas 1Laleston* (part)Cefn Glas 1Coity 1Coity Higher* (part)CoityCornelly 2Cornelly*Coychurch Lower 1Coychurch Lower*Felindre 1Pencoed* (part)Felindre Hendre 2Pencoed* (part)Hendre Litchard 1Coity Higher (part)Litchard Llangeinor 1Garw Valley* (part)Llangeinor Llangewydd & Brynhyfryd 1Laleston* (part)Cefn Glas 2Llangynwyd 1Llangynwyd Middle*Maesteg East 2Maesteg* (part)Maesteg East Maesteg West 2Maesteg* (part)Maesteg WestMorfa 2Bridgend Town* (part)Morfa Nant-y-Moel 1Ogmore Valley* (part)Nant-y-Moel Newcastle 2Bridgend Town* (part)Newcastle Newton 1Porthcawl Town* (part)Newton Nottage 1Porthcawl Town* (part)Nottage Ogmore Vale 1Ogmore Valley* (part)Ogmore Vale Oldcastle 2Bridgend Town* (part)Oldcastle Pendre 1Coity Higher* (part)Pendre Penprysg 1Coychurch Higher* Pencoed* (part)Penprysg Pen-y-fai 1Newcastle Higher* (part)Pen-y-fai Pontycymmer 1Garw Valley* (part)Pontycymmer Porthcawl East Central 1Porthcawl Town* (part)East Central Porthcawl West Central 1Porthcawl Town* (part)West Central Pyle 3Pyle*Rest Bay 1Porthcawl Town* (part)Rest Bay Sarn 1St Bride's Minor* (part)SarnYnysawdre 1Ynysawdre*TonduBrynmenyn
* = Communities which elect a community council
2019 review 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.
The final proposals would see the number of wards reduced from 39 to 28. The number of councillors was to drop from 54 to 51. These changes took effect from the 2022 council election.
County and community wards 2022 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. 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.
The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
Ward CountycouncillorsCommunitiesCommunity wards CommunitycouncillorsAberkenfig 1Llangynwyd Lower*Newcastle Higher* (part) AberkenfigBlackmill 1Ogmore Valley* (part)BlackmillEvanstownBrackla East andCoychurch Lower 2Brackla* (part)Brackla EastCoychurch Lower* Brackla East Central 1Brackla* (part)Brackla East CentralBrackla West 1Brackla* (part)Brackla West Brackla West Central 1Brackla* (part)Brackla West CentralBridgend Central 3Bridgend* (part)Morfa 6 Newcastle 7Bryntirion, Laleston andMerthyr Mawr 3Merthyr Mawr*Laleston* (part)Laleston/BryntirionCaerau 2Maesteg* (part)Caerau 4 Nantyffyllon 2Cefn Glas 2Laleston* (part)Cefn Glas 1Cefn Glas 2Coity Higher 3Coity Higher* CoityLitchard PendreCornelly c 2Cornelly* 8 Garw Valley 3Garw Valley* BettwsBlaengarwLlangeinorPontycymmerLlangynwyd 1Llangynwyd Middle*Maesteg East 2Maesteg* (part)Maesteg East Maesteg West 2Maesteg* (part)Maesteg WestNant-y-Moel 1Ogmore Valley* (part)Nant-y-Moel Newton 1Porthcawl Town* (part)Newton 3 Nottage 1Porthcawl Town* (part)Nottage 3 Ogmore Vale 1Ogmore Valley* (part)Ogmore Vale Oldcastle 2Bridgend Town* (part)Oldcastle 6 Pencoed and Penprysg 3Coychurch Higher*Pencoed* FelindreHendrePenprysg Pen-y-fai 1Newcastle Higher* (part)Pen-y-fai Porthcawl East Central 2Porthcawl Town* (part)East Central 6 Porthcawl West Central 1Porthcawl Town* (part)West Central 3Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr 3Cefn Cribwr*Pyle*Rest Bay 1Porthcawl Town* (part)Rest Bay 3 St Bride's Minor andYnysawdre 3St Bride's Minor*Bryncethin 2 Bryncoch 5Sarn 6Ynysawdre*Tondu 6 Brynmenyn 4
See also List of electoral wards in Mid Glamorgan List of electoral wards in Wales
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