# Caerau (Bridgend electoral ward)

Caerau is an electoral ward in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It covers part of the town of Maesteg. The ward elects two councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council.
The ward covers the northern part of Maesteg, including the former mining village of Caerau, as well as the area of Nantyffyllon. According to the 2011 UK Census, the population of the Caerau ward was 6,995.

## District and county councils
### Ogwr Borough Council

Caerau was a ward to Ogwr Borough Council from 1987 until 1996, represented by two borough councillors elected at the 1987 and 1991 elections.

### Mid Glamorgan County Council

Caerau was created as a ward to Mid Glamorgan County Council, by The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988, taking effect from the 1989 elections. It elected one county councillor at the 1989 and 1993 elections.

### Bridgend County Borough Council

Caerau subsequently became an electoral ward to Bridgend County Borough Council, following the creation of the new unitary authority in 1995. Two councillors were elected in 1995, this increased to three councillors from the 1999 local elections. Following a 2019 local government boundary review, the number of councillors was reduced to two, effective from the 2022 local elections.

## Maesteg Town Council

Caerau (covering only the northern area of the town around Caerau village) is one of the four community wards to Maesteg Town Council, represented by four town councillors.

## Election results

* retiring councillor in the ward standing for re-election

### 2022 Bridgend CBC

With the number of available seats reducing by one, sitting Labour councillor, Gareth Howells, did not stand for re-election. Independent Chris Davies was standing again, after winning a seat at the 2021 by-election. Eyes were on the Caerau result because of the recent campaign by councillors about poor building improvements in the ward.
Bridgend CBC election, 5 May 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chris Davies * | 926 | 47.4 | |
| | Labour | Paul Davies * | 785 | 40.2 | |
| | Labour | Robert Lewis | 598 | | |
| | Independent | Matthew Rowlands | 299 | | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Kyle Duggan | 196 | 10.0 | |
| | Conservative | Mike Day | 45 | 2.3 | |
| | Conservative | Lee Williams | 41 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold | Independent hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2021 Bridgend CBC by-election

Sitting Labour councillor, Phil White, died in October 2021 after contracting COVID-19 coronavirus. He had been a Caerau councillor since 2008 and a Cabinet Member for Communities on Bridgend Council. A by-election was called to replace him. Independent candidate Chris Davies won the by-election.
Caerau by-election, 16 December 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Chris Davies | 515 | 48.8 | |
| | Labour | Robert Lewis | 441 | 41.8 | |
| | Plaid Cymru | Kyle Duggan | 82 | 7.8 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Dwyer | 18 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour |