# The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021

W.S.I. 2021/1084 · made 22 September 2021 · revised to 25 June 2024

This Order implements the recommendations of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”), which reported in October 2019 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Bridgend. The Commission’s Report proposed a reduction in the number of electoral wards from 39 to 28, and a reduction in the number of councillors from 54 to 51.

Made under: Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013 (Section 37)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/county-borough-of-bridgend-electoral-arrangements-order-2021/pdf/wsi_20211084_mi.pdf

## Introductory text

Local Government, Wales
Made 22 September 2021
Coming into force in accordance with article 1(2) and (3)
The Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales has, in accordance with section 36(5) of the Local Government (Democracy) (Wales) Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”), submitted to the Welsh Ministers a report dated October 2019 containing its recommendations for change and the details of its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Bridgend.
The Welsh Ministers have, after consideration of the matters referred to and set out in section 37(2)(a) and (c) of the 2013 Act, decided to give effect to those recommendations with modifications.
In accordance with section 37(3) of the 2013 Act, more than 6 weeks have elapsed since those recommendations were submitted to the Welsh Ministers.
The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of their powers conferred by section 37(1) of the 2013 Act.

## 1 Title and commencement

(1) The title of this Order is the County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021.
(2) For any purpose set out in regulation 4(1) of the Regulations, this Order comes into force on 1 October 2021.
(3) For all other purposes, this Order comes into force on the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022.

## 2 Interpretation

In this Order—
“electoral ward” (“ward etholiadol”) means any area for which members are elected to Bridgend County Borough Council;
“the Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau”) means the Local Government Area Changes Regulations 1976;
any reference to a map means one of the 7 maps marked “Map of the County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 2021” deposited in accordance with regulation 5 of the Regulations, labelled “1” to “7”, and a reference to a numbered map is a reference to the map that bears that number;
where a boundary is shown on a map as running along a road, railway line, footway, watercourse or similar geographical feature, it is to be treated as running along the centre line of the feature;
words and expressions used in this Order have the same meaning as they have in Part 3 of the Democracy and Boundary Commission Cymru etc. Act 2013, except so far as a contrary intention appears.

## 3 Electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Bridgend

(1) The electoral wards of the County Borough of Bridgend, as they exist immediately before the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2022, are abolished.
(2) The County Borough of Bridgend is divided into 28 electoral wards each bearing the English language name listed in column 1 and the Welsh language name listed in column 2 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.
(3) Each electoral ward comprises the areas specified in relation to that electoral ward in column 3 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.
(4) The number of members of the council to be elected for each electoral ward is the number specified in column 4 of the Table in the Schedule to this Order.
(5) The provisions in this Order take precedence over any conflicting provision in any previous statutory instrument made under section 58(2) of the Local Government Act 1972.

## 4 The community of Brackla: creation of community wards

The community of Brackla is to be divided into the following wards—
(a) the Brackla West ward shown hatched on Map 1;
(b) the Brackla West Central ward shown hatched on Map 2;
(c) the Brackla East Central ward shown hatched on Map 3;
(d) the Brackla East ward shown hatched on Map 4.

## 5 The community of Brackla: consequential changes to electoral arrangements

In the community of Brackla—
(a) the number of members to be elected for the Brackla West ward is 3;
(b) the number of members to be elected for the Brackla West Central ward is 3;
(c) the number of members to be elected for the Brackla East Central ward is 3;
(d) the number of members to be elected for the Brackla East ward is 3.

## 6 The community of Porthcawl: changes to community ward boundaries

In the community of Porthcawl—
(a) the part of the Nottage ward shown hatched on Map 5 is transferred to the Rest Bay ward;
(b) the part of the Rest Bay ward shown hatched on Map 6 is transferred to the West Central ward;
(c) the part of the Newton ward shown cross-hatched on Map 7 is transferred to the East Central ward;
(d) the part of the West Central ward shown hatched on Map 7 is transferred to the East Central ward.

## 7 The community of Porthcawl: consequential changes to electoral arrangements

In the community of Porthcawl—
(a) the number of members to be elected for the Nottage ward is 3;
(b) the number of members to be elected for the Newton ward is 3;
(c) the number of members to be elected for the West Central 3;
(d) the number of members to be elected for the East Central ward is 6.

## Signature

Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
22 September 2021

## NAMES AND AREAS OF ELECTORAL WARDS AND NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL

Table
Column (1)
Column (2)
Column (3)
Column (4)
English language name of electoral ward
Welsh language name of electoral ward
Area of electoral ward
Number of members of the council
Aberkenfig
Abercynffig
The Aberkenfig ward of the community of Newcastle Higher and the community of Llangynwyd Lower
1
Blackmill
Melin Ifan Ddu
The Blackmill and Evanstown wards of the community of Ogmore Valley
1
Brackla East and Coychurch Lower
Dwyrain Bracla a Llangrallo Isaf
The Brackla East ward of the community of Brackla and the community of Coychurch Lower
2
Brackla East Central
Canol Dwyrain Bracla
The Brackla East Central ward of the community of Brackla
1
Brackla West
Gorllewin Bracla
The Brackla West ward of the community of Brackla
1
Brackla West Central
Canol Gorllewin Bracla
The Brackla West Central ward of the community of Brackla
1
Bridgend Central
Canol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
The Morfa and Newcastle wards of the community of Bridgend
3
Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr
Bryntirion, Trelales a Merthyr Mawr
The community of Merthyr Mawr, and the Laleston / Bryntirion ward of the community of Laleston
3
Caerau
Caerau
The Caerau and Nantyffyllon wards of the community of Maesteg
2
Cefn-glas
Cefn-glas
The Cefn Glas 1 and Cefn Glas 2 wards of the community of Laleston
2
Coity Higher
Coety Uchaf
The community of Coity Higher
3
Cornelly
Corneli
The community of Cornelly
3
Garw Valley
Cwm Garw
The community of Garw Valley
3
Llangynwyd
Llangynwyd
The Cwmfelin and Pont-rhyd-y-cyff wards of the community of Llangynwyd Middle
1
Maesteg East
Dwyrain Maesteg
The East ward of the community of Maesteg
2
Maesteg West
Gorllewin Maesteg
The West ward of the community of Maesteg
2
Nant-y-moel
Nant-y-moel
The Nant-y-moel ward of the community of Ogmore Valley
1
Newton
Drenewydd
The Newton ward of the community of Porthcawl
1
Nottage
Notais
The Nottage ward of the community of Porthcawl
1
Ogmore Vale
Bro Ogwr
The Ogmore Vale ward of the community of Ogmore Valley
1
Oldcastle
Hengastell
The Oldcastle ward of the community of Bridgend
2
Pencoed and Penprysg
Pencoed a Phen-prysg
The community of Pencoed and the community of Coychurch Higher
3
Pen-y-fai
Pen-y-fai
The Pen-y-fai ward of the community of Newcastle Higher
1
Porthcawl East Central
Canol Dwyrain Porthcawl
The East Central ward of the community of Porthcawl
2
Porthcawl West Central
Canol Gorllewin Porthcawl
The West Central ward of the community of Porthcawl
1
Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr
Y Pîl, Cynffig a Chefn Cribwr
The communities of Cefn Cribwr and Pyle
3
Rest Bay
Rest Bay
The Rest Bay ward of the community of Porthcawl
1
St Bride’s Minor and Ynysawdre
Llansanffraid-ar-Ogwr ac Ynysawdre
The communities of St Bride’s Minor and Ynysawdre
3

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order implements the recommendations of the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales (“the Commission”), which reported in October 2019 on its review of the electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Bridgend. The Commission’s Report proposed a reduction in the number of electoral wards from 39 to 28, and a reduction in the number of councillors from 54 to 51.
This Order implements the Commission’s recommendations, with modifications.
Article 3 of this Order abolishes the existing electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Bridgend and introduces the Schedule, which sets out the new electoral arrangements for the County Borough of Bridgend.
This Order also implements recommendations for changes to the electoral arrangements for some communities within the County Borough of Bridgend.
Article 4 creates the new community wards of Brackla West, Brackla West Central, Brackla East Central and Brackla East within the community of Brackla. Article 5 sets out the number of members to be elected for these new wards.
Article 6 makes changes to the boundaries between the community wards of Nottage, Rest Bay, Newton, West Central and East Central within the community of Porthcawl. Article 7 makes changes to the number of members to be elected for the Nottage, Newton, West Central and East Central wards.
The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to this Order. As a result, it was not considered necessary to carry out a regulatory impact assessment as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with this Order.
Prints of the maps labelled “1” to “7” to which this Order relates are deposited in the office of the Welsh Government at Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ (Local Government Democracy Division), and with Bridgend County Borough Council. Prints deposited with Bridgend County Borough Council are open to inspection by anyone affected by the provisions of this Order.

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