1995 Bridgend County Borough Council election

1995 Welsh local government election April 2022 The first election to the Bridgend County Borough Council was held on 4 May 1995.Election Results Western Mail 6 May 1995 It was followed by the 1999 election. On the same day there were elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales and community councils in Wales. Overview All council seats were up for election. These were the first elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of Mid Glamorgan County Council. The ward boundaries for the new authority were based on the previous Ogwr Borough Council although the St Brides Major ward had been transferred to the Vale of Glamorgan, reducing councillor numbers by one. The result of the election was a strong majority for the Labour Party, who made gains across Wales. Bridgend County Borough Council election result 1995 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bridgend-1995-2012.pdf Bridgend County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012 The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 28 July 2019 Labour Party (UK) 46 95.8 Independent politician 2 4.2 Conservative Party (UK) 0 0.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0.0 Plaid Cymru 0 0.0 Independent Labour 0 0.0 895 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0.0 81 |} Candidates Most sitting members of Mid Glamorgan County council sought election to the new authority. A number were also members of the previous district council but others contested a ward against a sitting district councillor. KEY o candidate previously elected to Ogwr Borough Council in 1991http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Ogwr-1973-1991.pdf Ogwr Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991 The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 28 July 2019 + candidate previously elected to Mid Glamorgan Council in 1993 http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Mid-Glamorgan-County-1973-1993.pdf Mid Glamorgan Council Election Results 1973-1993 The Elections Centre (Plymouth University) 28 July 2019 Ward results Contests took place in only 16 of the 28 wards, with councillors in 12 wards elected unopposed. Bettws (one seat) Bettws 1995 Welsh Labour Party C. Michaelides o Blackmill (one seat) Bettws 1995 Welsh Labour Party H. Davies Blaengarw (one seat) Blaengarw 1995 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) L. Davies 490 69.3 Independent politician R. Miles 217 30.7 Brackla (one seat) Brackla 1995 Welsh Labour Party D. Sage 1,385 75.0 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) P. Hacking o 461 25.0 Caerau (two seats) Caerau 1995 Welsh Labour Party V. Hart + Welsh Labour Party D. O'Gorman Cefn Cribwr (one seat) Cefn Cribwr 1995 Welsh Labour Party V. Thomas o Coity Higher (two seats) Coity Higher 1995 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) M. Ing 868 46.1 Welsh Labour Party C. Jones 847 Welsh Conservative Party D. Unwin o 593 31.5 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) R. Llewellyn 427 Independent politician H. Jenkins 422 22.4 Independent politician M. McLoughney 381 Cornelly (two seats) Coychurch Lower (one seat) Laleston/Merthyr Mawr (three seats) Llangeinor (one seat) Llangeinor 1995 Welsh Labour Party C. Evans o Llangynwyd (one seat) Maesteg East (two seats) Maesteg West (two seats) Morfa (two seats) Nantyffyllon (one seat) Nantyffyllon 1995 Welsh Labour Party G. Devine o Nant-y-Moel (one seat) Newcastle (two seats) Newcastle Higher (one seat) Ogmore Vale (one seat) Ogmore Vale 1995 Welsh Labour Party R. Thomas Oldcastle (two seats) Oldcastle 1995 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) E. Hughes 863 68.0 Welsh Labour Party R. Young 827 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) G. Griffiths o 406 32.0 Welsh Conservative Party D. Williams o 379 Pencoed (three seats) Pencoed 1995 Welsh Labour Party K. King o Welsh Labour Party (Ms) L. Davies Welsh Labour Party D. John + Pontycymmer (one seat) Pontycymmer 1995 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) H. Griffiths o Porthcawl East (three seats) Porthcawl East 1995 Welsh Labour Party J. Bunker + 1,479 56.9 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) A. Lake o 1,396 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) T. Smith 1,307 Welsh Conservative Party D. Anderson o 873 33.6 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) K. Deere 741 Welsh Conservative Party (Ms) C. Middleton 681 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Lowes 248 9.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) L. Fearnley 205 Liberal Democrats (UK) J. Paget 202 Porthcawl West (four seats) Porthcawl West 1995 Welsh Labour Party Madeleine Moon o 1,425 39.1 Welsh Labour Party R. Griffiths o 1,306 Welsh Labour Party D. Evans 1,257 Welsh Labour Party (Ms) A. Pendle 1,148 Welsh Conservative Party Peter Hubbard-Miles o+ 1,127 30.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) G. Davies o 1,093 30.0 Welsh Conservative Party T. Davies 973 Welsh Conservative Party W. Lewis 968 Liberal Democrats (UK) W. Williams 866 Welsh Conservative Party C. Smart 841 Liberal Democrats (UK) (Ms) N. Page 829 Liberal Democrats (UK) D. Richards 794 Pyle (three seats) Pyle 1995 Welsh Labour Party M. Jones + Welsh Labour Party J. Irvine o Welsh Labour Party R. Power o St Brides Minor (two seats) St Brides Minor 1995 Welsh Labour Party M. Nott + 1,250 75.8 Welsh Labour Party J. Walters 1,206 Plaid Cymru B. Jones 400 24.2 Ynysawdre (one seat) Ynysawdre 1995 Welsh Labour Party W. Burt o See also List of electoral wards in Bridgend County Borough References Category:1995 Welsh local elections 1995