2022 Bridgend County Borough Council election

The 2022 Bridgend County Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Welsh local elections. Fifty one councillors were elected to Bridgend County Borough Council.

Welsh Labour gained the council from no overall control.

Ward boundary changes

A local government boundary review of electoral wards took place prior to the election, by the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales. The recommendations were accepted by the Welsh Government in July 2021. For Bridgend County Borough, the number of wards were to be reduced, from 39 to 28. The number of councillors was to drop from 54 to 51. These changes were to take effect from the 2022 council election.[1]

Results

Labour regained a majority of seats at this election and therefore regained control of the council. The independents also gained seats, while the Conservatives lost 10 of their 11 seats.[2]

2022 Bridgend County Borough Council election[3]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 27 4 4 Increase 10 52.9 44.7 35,134 +6.1
  Independent 21 6 3 Increase 6 41.2 35.6 28,012 +6.3
  Plaid Cymru 2 0 0 Decrease 2 3.9 3.5 2,714 -2.0
  Conservative 1 0 3 Decrease 12 2.0 15.2 11,929 -7.7
  Liberal Democrats 0 0 1 Decrease 2 0.0 0.9 723 -2.1
  Green 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 85 -0.5

Ward results

Aberkenfig
Aberkenfig
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Ellie Richards 426 53.6
Labour Mary Webber 230 28.9
Independent Sara Thomas 139 17.5
Majority 196 24.7
Turnout 797 41.7
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Blackmill
Blackmill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hywel Williams 322 55.0
Independent Andy McKay 198 33.8
Conservative Vanessa Latchem-Smith 65 11.1
Majority 124 21.2
Turnout 588 31.6
Labour hold Swing

Brackla East and Coychurch Lower
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Eugene Caparros 492 38.4
Labour Simon Griffiths 460 35.9
Conservative Rebekah Fudge 460 35.9
Conservative Kay Rowlands 429 33.5
Independent Cheryl Pickering 249 19.5
Independent Philip Pickering 220 17.2
Plaid Cymru Yasmin Zahra 79 6.2
Turnout 1,280 38.2
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

After several recounts the second and third placed candidates were still tied on 460 votes each. The second place was decided by a blind vote, with the Returning Officer picking one of two envelopes containing the two names. [4]

Brackla East Central
Brackla East Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour William Kendall 223 36.4
Conservative Tyler Walsh 186 30.3
Independent Mark Payn 177 28.9
Plaid Cymru Philippa Richards 27 4.4
Majority 37 6.1
Turnout 617 34.8
Labour win (new seat)

Brackla West Central
Brackla West Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour John Spanswick 410 47.1
Conservative Keith Hughes 285 32.7
Independent Fran Sullivan 176 20.2
Majority 125 14.4
Turnout 879 33.8
Labour win (new seat)

Brackla West
Brackla West
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Johanna Llewellyn-Hopkins 218 38.6
Independent Lisa Lewis 181 32.0
Conservative Aniel Pucella 166 29.4
Majority 37 6.6
Turnout 573 29.2
Labour win (new seat)

Bridgend Central
Bridgend Central
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Tim Wood 1,159 45.0
Labour Stuart Baldwin 1,112 43.2
Independent Steven Bletsoe 1,072 41.6
Independent Steven Easterbrook 1,048 40.7
Labour Cari Evans 1,043 40.5
Labour David White 980 38.0
Conservative Thomas Dwyer 324 12.6
Conservative Alex Hughes-Howells 310 12.0
Conservative Marco Pucella 297 11.5
Turnout 2,577 33.1
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Note: Stuart Baldwin resigned shortly after being elected and a by-election was held on 11 August 2022.

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Spiller 1,152 43.1
Independent Tony Berrow 1,018 38.1
Labour Colin Davies 853 31.9
Labour Joanne Cook 837 31.3
Labour Stephen Sloan 820 30.7
Conservative Nathan Adams 498 18.6
Conservative Samantha Chohan 459 17.2
Liberal Democrats Cheryl Green 447 16.7
Conservative Betty Kettley 345 12.9
Liberal Democrats Briony Davies 276 10.3
Plaid Cymru Stephen Lake 260 9.7
Turnout 2,671 38.8
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats
Independent gain from Labour
Labour win (new seat)

Caerau
Caerau
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Chris Davies 926 53.8
Labour Paul Davies 785 45.6
Labour Robert Lewis 598 34.7
Independent Matthew Rowlands 299 17.4
Plaid Cymru Kyle Duggan 196 11.4
Conservative Mike Day 45 2.6
Conservative Lee Williams 41 2.4
Turnout 1,721 34.5
Independent hold
Labour hold

Cefn Glas
Cefn Glas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dave Harrison 618 51.8
Labour Jon-Paul Blundell 533 44.7
Labour Charles Smith 491 41.2
Conservative Gillian Bird 167 14.0
Conservative Joshua Chohan 122 10.2
Turnout 1,192 36.3
Independent gain from Labour
Labour win (new seat)

Coity Higher
Coity Higher
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Amanda Williams 1,389 51.5
Independent Martin Williams 1,152 42.7
Independent Alan Wathan 995 36.9
Labour Jamie Henderson 981 36.3
Labour Zoe Blundell 933 34.6
Labour Robbie Thomas 829 30.7
Conservative Claire Lewis 462 17.1
Conservative Samuel Ofunwa 392 14.5
Conservative Melissa Humphreys 371 13.7
Turnout 2,699 36.8
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

Cornelly
Cornelly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Granville 841 48.4
Independent Jeff Tildesley 809 46.5
Labour Elaine Winstanley 737 42.4
Labour Anthony Kavanagh 736 42.3
Independent Dorian Morgan 665 38.3
Conservative David Deere 242 13.9
Conservative Craig Morgan 213 12.3
Conservative Nick Kempley 152 8.7
Turnout 1,738 31.6
Labour hold
Independent hold
Labour win (new seat)

Garw Valley
Garw Valley
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Maxine Lewis 1,002 63.4
Labour Heather Griffiths 983 62.2
Labour Martyn Jones 903 57.2
Independent John Coles 575 36.4
Conservative Ben Lewis 196 12.4
Conservative William Esmond 172 10.9
Conservative Melanie Voisey 165 10.4
Turnout 1,580 27.7
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Llangynwyd
Llangynwyd
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Plaid Cymru Malcolm James 453 51.1
Labour Harry Davies 374 42.2
Green Paul John 60 6.8
Majority 79 8.9
Turnout 905 39.1
Plaid Cymru hold Swing

Maesteg East
Maesteg East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin Hughes 716 51.8
Independent Phil Jenkins 561 40.6
Labour Fadhel Abedalkarim 560 40.5
Independent Tom Beedle 485 35.1
Plaid Cymru Kirsty Rice-Duggan 181 13.1
Conservative Simon Care 48 3.5
Conservative Joshua Nuth 42 3.0
Turnout 1,383 37.1
Labour gain from Independent
Independent hold

Maesteg West
Maesteg West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ross Thomas 1,732 84.6
Labour Richard Collins 713 34.8
Labour Rose Martin 434 21.2
Plaid Cymru Benjamin Southgate 268 13.1
Conservative Mary Emment-Lewis 46 2.2
Conservative Bobby Lewis 31 1.5
Turnout 2,047 46.8
Independent hold
Labour hold

Nant-y-moel
Nant-y-moel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rhys Goode 419 83.1
Conservative Shaun Jones 85 16.9
Majority 334 66.2
Turnout 522 29.2
Labour Co-op gain from Independent Swing

Newton
Newton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jonathan Pratt 424 43.7
Labour Elen Jones 302 31.1
Independent Mario Jones 245 25.2
Majority 122 12.6
Turnout 983 46.9
Conservative hold Swing

Nottage
Nottage
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Norah Clarke 288 26.4
Conservative Robert Lee 268 24.6
Independent Jamie Strong 225 20.7
Labour Jeannie Monks 217 19.9
Independent Mark Chegwen 91 8.4
Majority 20 1.8
Turnout 1,102 44.6
Independent hold Swing

Ogmore Vale
Ogmore Vale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Della Hughes 440 46.8
Labour Dhanisha Patel 345 36.7
Independent Jeffrey Lake 63 6.7
Plaid Cymru Christine Moore 46 4.9
Conservative Jessica Martin 37 3.9
Green Laura Phillips 9 1.0
Majority 95 10.1
Turnout 943 39.6
Independent gain from Labour Swing

Oldcastle
Oldcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ian Williams 741 48.7
Independent Freya Bletsoe 634 41.7
Labour Angela Morelli 574 37.7
Labour Martin Smidman 486 32.0
Conservative Matthew Voisey 277 18.2
Conservative Paul Chohan 235 15.5
Turnout 1,521 39.3
Independent gain from Conservative
Independent gain from Conservative

Pencoed and Penprysg
Pencoed and Penprysg
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Alex Williams 2,139 68.4
Labour Melanie Evans 1,108 35.5
Labour Richard Williams 949 30.4
Labour Barry Doughty 850 27.2
Conservative John Butcher 706 22.6
Plaid Cymru Leanne Lewis 638 20.4
Conservative Ian Williams 499 16.0
Turnout 3,125 39.7
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Pen-y-fai
Pen-y-fai
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Heidi Bennett 434 50.4
Conservative Corey Edwards 183 21.3
Plaid Cymru Iolo Caudy 140 16.3
Independent Neil Hoskins 88 10.2
Green Justine Jenkins 16 1.9
Majority 251 29.1
Turnout 871 47.6
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing

Porthcawl East Central
Porthcawl East Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Neelo Farr 586 40.3
Labour Graham Walter 552 38.0
Independent Steve Maitland Thomas 454 31.2
Independent Brian Jones 401 27.6
Conservative Byron Davies 258 17.8
Conservative Carolyn Perren 226 15.6
Independent Julia Jones 172 11.8
Turnout 1,453 33.7
Labour gain from Independent
Labour win (new seat)

Porthcawl West Central
Porthcawl West Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sean Aspey 451 53.6
Labour Chloe Rees 200 23.8
Conservative Richard Hughes 118 14.0
Independent Lorrie Desmond-Williams 73 8.7
Majority 251 29.8
Turnout 845 37.4
Independent hold Swing

Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Huw David 1,452 72.5
Labour Mike Kearn 1,308 65.3
Labour Jane Gebbie 1,181 59.0
Independent Rhys Watkins 445 22.2
Conservative Louise Barham 367 18.3
Conservative Ryan Lewis 230 11.5
Independent David Unwin 202 10.1
Conservative Charlotte Harries 200 10.0
Turnout 2,003 30.0
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Rest Bay
Rest Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Robert Smith 530 54.0
Conservative Jeff Perren 452 46.0
Majority 78 8.0
Turnout 993 44.9
Independent hold Swing

St. Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre
St. Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Tim Thomas 1,356 53.1
Labour Paula Ford 1,100 43.1
Independent Mark John 1,007 39.4
Labour Mark Galvin 974 38.1
Independent Leanne Teahan-Dyer 972 38.1
Labour Gary Thomas 948 37.1
Conservative Michael Crackett 215 8.4
Conservative Linda Edger 215 8.4
Conservative Carley Winter 203 7.9
Turnout 2,554 33.3
Independent win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

By-elections 2022-2027

Bridgend Central

Held on 11 August 2022 following the resignation of Stuart Baldwin (Labour)[5]

Bridgend Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steven Easterbrook 716 46.8
Labour Ceri Evans 590 38.6
Conservative Dwyer Thomas 150 9.8
Green Paul John 40 2.6
Liberal Democrats Ben Curran 34 2.2
Turnout 1,530
Majority 126
Independent gain from Labour Swing {{{swing}}}

References
  1. Hannah Neary (16 July 2021). "Number of electoral wards in Bridgend county borough to fall resulting in loss of three councillors". Wales Online. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. "Bridgend local elections 2022: Conservatives collapse as Labour regain control of Bridgend". Wales Online. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. "Bridgend result - Local Elections 2022". BBC News. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. "Bridgend local elections 2022: Councillor left feeling 'sick' after Bridgend ward is decided by blind vote". Wales Online. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL, Bridgend Central, 11 August 2022" (PDF). Bridgend CBC. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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