# 1995 Bridgend County Borough Council election

The first election to the Bridgend County Borough Council was held on 4 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 :
| Party | Seats | Seats % | Votes |
| Labour | 46 | 95.8 | |
| Independent | 2 | 4.2 | |
| Conservative | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0.0 | 895 |
| Green | 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 1991 $^+$ candidate previously elected to Mid Glamorgan Council in 1993

## Ward Results

Contests took place in only 16 of the 28 wards, with councillors in 12 wards elected unopposed.

### Bettws (one seat)

Bettws 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Michaelides $^o$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Blackmill (one seat)

Bettws 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | H. Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Blaengarw (one seat)

Blaengarw 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | (Ms) L. Davies | 490 | 69.3 | |
| | Independent | R. Miles | 217 | 30.7 | |

### Brackla (one seat)

Brackla 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | D. Sage | 1,385 | 75.0 | |
| | Conservative | (Ms) P. Hacking $^o$ | 461 | 25.0 | |

### Caerau (two seats)

Caerau 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | V. Hart $^+$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Labour | D. O'Gorman | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Cefn Cribwr (one seat)

Cefn Cribwr 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | V. Thomas $^o$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Coity Higher (two seats)

Coity Higher 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | (Ms) M. Ing | 868 | 46.1 |
| Labour | C. Jones | 847 | |
| Conservative | D. Unwin $^o$ | 593 | 31.5 |
| Conservative | (Ms) R. Llewellyn | 427 | |
| Independent | H. Jenkins | 422 | 22.4 |
| Independent | M. McLoughney | 381 | |

### Llangeinor (one seat)

Llangeinor 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | C. Evans $^o$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Nantyffyllon (one seat)

Nantyffyllon 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | G. Devine $^o$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Ogmore Vale (one seat)

Ogmore Vale 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | R. Thomas | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Oldcastle (two seats)

Oldcastle 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | (Ms) E. Hughes | 863 | 68.0 |
| Labour | R. Young | 827 | |
| Conservative | (Ms) G. Griffiths $^o$ | 406 | 32.0 |
| Conservative | D. Williams $^o$ | 379 | |

### Pencoed (three seats)

Pencoed 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | K. King $^o$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | (Ms) L. Davies | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | D. John $^+$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Pontycymmer (one seat)

Pontycymmer 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | (Ms) H. Griffiths $^o$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### Porthcawl East (three seats)

Porthcawl East 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | J. Bunker $^+$ | 1,479 | 56.9 |
| Labour | (Ms) A. Lake $^o$ | 1,396 | |
| Labour | (Ms) T. Smith | 1,307 | |
| Conservative | D. Anderson $^o$ | 873 | 33.6 |
| Conservative | (Ms) K. Deere | 741 | |
| Conservative | (Ms) C. Middleton | 681 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Lowes | 248 | 9.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | (Ms) L. Fearnley | 205 | |
| Liberal Democrats | J. Paget | 202 | |

### Porthcawl West (four seats)

Porthcawl West 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | Madeleine Moon $^o$ | 1,425 | 39.1 |
| Labour | R. Griffiths $^o$ | 1,306 | |
| Labour | D. Evans | 1,257 | |
| Labour | (Ms) A. Pendle | 1,148 | |
| Conservative | Peter Hubbard-Miles $^{o+}$ | 1,127 | 30.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | G. Davies $^o$ | 1,093 | 30.0 |
| Conservative | T. Davies | 973 | |
| Conservative | W. Lewis | 968 | |
| Liberal Democrats | W. Williams | 866 | |
| Conservative | C. Smart | 841 | |
| Liberal Democrats | (Ms) N. Page | 829 | |
| Liberal Democrats | D. Richards | 794 | |

### Pyle (three seats)

Pyle 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | M. Jones $^+$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | J. Irvine $^o$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Labour | R. Power $^o$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |

### St Brides Minor (two seats)

St Brides Minor 1995 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Labour | M. Nott $^+$ | 1,250 | 75.8 |
| Labour | J. Walters | 1,206 | |
| Plaid Cymru | B. Jones | 400 | 24.2 |

### Ynysawdre (one seat)

Ynysawdre 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | W. Burt $^o$ | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |