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 '*':
| Ward | County councillors | Communities | Community wards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberkenfig | 1 | Aberkenfig | ||
| Bettws | 1 | Garw Valley
| Bettws | |
| Blackmill | 1 | Ogmore Valley
| Blackmill Evanstown | |
| Blaengarw | 1 | Garw Valley
| Blaengarw | |
| 4 | Brackla | |||
| Bryncethin | 1 | St Bride's Minor
| Bryncethin | |
| Bryncoch | 1 | St Bride's Minor
| Bryncoch | |
| Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr | 2 |
| Laleston/Bryntirion | |
| Caerau | 3 | Maesteg
| Caerau Nantyffyllon | |
| Cefn Cribwr | 1 | Cefn Cribwr | ||
| Cefn Glas | 1 | Laleston
| Cefn Glas 1 | |
| Coity | 1 | Coity Higher
| Coity | |
| 2 | Cornelly | |||
| 1 | Coychurch Lower | |||
| Felindre | 1 | Pencoed
| Felindre | |
| Hendre | 2 | Pencoed
| Hendre | |
| Litchard | 1 | Coity Higher (part) | Litchard | |
| Llangeinor | 1 | Garw Valley
| Llangeinor | |
| Llangewydd & Brynhyfryd | 1 | Laleston
| Cefn Glas 2 | |
| Llangynwyd | 1 | Llangynwyd Middle | ||
| Maesteg East | 2 | Maesteg
| Maesteg East | |
| Maesteg West | 2 | Maesteg
| Maesteg West | |
| Morfa | 2 | Bridgend Town
| Morfa | |
| Nant-y-Moel | 1 | Ogmore Valley
| Nant-y-Moel | |
| Newcastle | 2 | Bridgend Town
| Newcastle | |
| Newton | 1 | Porthcawl Town
| Newton | |
| Nottage | 1 | Porthcawl Town
| Nottage | |
| Ogmore Vale | 1 | Ogmore Valley
| Ogmore Vale | |
| Oldcastle | 2 | Bridgend Town
| Oldcastle | |
| Pendre | 1 | Coity Higher
| Pendre | |
| Penprysg | 1 |
| Penprysg | |
| Pen-y-fai | 1 | Newcastle Higher
| Pen-y-fai | |
| Pontycymmer | 1 | Garw Valley
| Pontycymmer | |
| Porthcawl East Central | 1 | Porthcawl Town
| East Central | |
| Porthcawl West Central | 1 | Porthcawl Town
| West Central | |
| 3 | Pyle | |||
| Rest Bay | 1 | Porthcawl Town
| Rest Bay | |
| Sarn | 1 | St Bride's Minor
| Sarn | |
| 1 | Ynysawdre | Tondu[3] Brynmenyn |
* = 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 | County councillors | Communities | Community wards | Community councillors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberkenfig | 1 | Llangynwyd Lower | ||
Newcastle Higher
| Aberkenfig | |||
| Blackmill | 1 | Ogmore Valley
| Blackmill | |
| Evanstown | ||||
| Brackla East and Coychurch Lower | 2 | Brackla
| 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
| Morfa | 6 [8] |
| Newcastle | 7 | |||
| Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr | 3 | Merthyr Mawr | ||
Laleston
| Laleston/Bryntirion | |||
| Caerau | 2 | Maesteg
| Caerau | 4 [9] |
| Nantyffyllon | 2 | |||
| Cefn Glas | 2 | Laleston
| 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
| Maesteg East | |
| Maesteg West | 2 | Maesteg
| Maesteg West | |
| Nant-y-Moel | 1 | Ogmore Valley
| Nant-y-Moel | |
| Newton | 1 | Porthcawl Town
| Newton | 3 [11] |
| Nottage | 1 | Porthcawl Town
| Nottage | 3 |
| Ogmore Vale | 1 | Ogmore Valley
| Ogmore Vale | |
| Oldcastle | 2 | Bridgend Town
| Oldcastle | 6 |
| Pencoed and Penprysg | 3 | Coychurch Higher | ||
| Pencoed | Felindre | |||
| Hendre | ||||
| Penprysg | ||||
| Pen-y-fai | 1 | Newcastle Higher
| Pen-y-fai | |
| Porthcawl East Central | 2 | Porthcawl Town
| East Central | 6 |
| Porthcawl West Central | 1 | Porthcawl Town
| West Central | 3 |
| Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr | 3 | Cefn Cribwr | ||
| Pyle | ||||
| Rest Bay | 1 | Porthcawl Town
| Rest Bay | 3 |
| St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre | 3 | St Bride's Minor | Bryncethin | 2 [12] |
| Bryncoch | 5 | |||
| Sarn | 6 | |||
| Ynysawdre | Tondu | 6 [13] | ||
| Brynmenyn | 4 |