Bridgend County Borough Council
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| Control | Labour |
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Bridgend County Borough Council (Welsh: Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is the governing body for Bridgend County Borough, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
Current composition
| Group affiliation[1] | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 39 | |
| Independent |
6 | |
| Conservative | 1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 3 | |
| Independent Annibynwyr |
4 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 1 | |
| Total |
54 | |
History
| Year | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Conservative | Plaid Cymru | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2008 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 2004 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 1999 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Previous council leaders include Jeff Jones.
Electoral divisions
The county borough is divided into 39 electoral wards. Some of these wards are coterminous with communities (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 '*':
| Ward | Communities (Parishes) | Other geographic areas |
| Aberkenfig |
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| Bettws | Garw Valley* (Bettws ward) | |
| Blackmill | Ogmore Valley* (Blackmill and Evanstown wards) | |
| Blaengarw | Garw Valley* (Blaengarw ward) | |
| Brackla | Brackla* | |
| Bryncethin | St Bride's Minor* (Bryncethin ward) | |
| Bryncoch | St Bride's Minor* (Bryncoch ward) | |
| Bryntiron, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr |
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| Caerau | Maesteg* (Caerau and Nantyffyllon wards) | |
| Cefn Cribwr | Cefn Cribwr* | |
| Cefn Glas | Laleston* (Cefn Glas 1 ward) | |
| Coity | Coity Higher* (Coity ward) | |
| Cornelly | Cornelly* | |
| Coychurch Lower | Coychurch Lower* | |
| Felindre | Pencoed* (Felindre ward) | |
| Hendre | Pencoed* (Hendre ward) | |
| Litchard | Coity Higher (Litchard ward) | |
| Llangeinor | Garw Valley* (Llangeinor ward) | |
| Llangewydd & Brynhyfryd | Laleston* (Cefn Glas 2 ward) | |
| Llangynwyd | Llangynwyd Middle* | |
| Maesteg East | Maesteg* (East ward) | |
| Maesteg West | Maesteg* (West ward) | |
| Morfa | Bridgend Town* (Morfa ward) | |
| Nant-y-Moel | Ogmore Valley* (Nant-y-Moel ward) | |
| Newcastle | Bridgend Town* (Newcastle ward) | |
| Newton | Porthcawl Town* (Newton ward) | |
| Nottage | Porthcawl Town* (Nottage ward) | |
| Ogmore Vale | Ogmore Valley* (Ogmore Vale ward) | |
| Oldcastle | Bridgend Town* (Oldcastle ward) | |
| Pendre | Coity Higher* (Pendre ward) | |
| Penprysg |
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| Pen-y-Fai | Newcastle Higher* (Pen-y-Fai ward) | |
| Pontycymer | Garw Valley* (Pontycymer ward) | |
| Porthcawl East Central | Porthcawl Town* (East Central ward) | |
| Porthcawl West Central | Porthcawl Town* (West Central ward) | |
| Pyle | Pyle* | |
| Rest Bay | Porthcawl Town* (Rest Bay ward) | |
| Sarn | St Bride's Minor* (Sarn ward) | |
| Ynysawdre | Ynysawdre* |
References
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