Elections & Politics

It's local election time and with the campaign now underway, it's worth taking stock of Bridgend Council's performance over the...

Nominations are now open for candidates seeking to run in this May's local elections. There are two sets of elections...

Under the Local Government & Elections Act – passed by the Senedd in 2020 – local authorities are now legally...

The full council meeting to approve the 2022-23 Bridgend Council budget was held yesterday – you can watch it here....

At this month's first full meeting of Bridgend Council - held yesterday - a Welsh Government-backed advanced voting pilot for...

As reported last year (link below), a review has been undertaken into the number and distribution of councillors in Coity...

(Update: 16/02/2022 - Well, we now know. Wallis has been fined £270 and given three licence points for failing to...

A by-election was held yesterday to fill the Bridgend County Borough Council vacancy in Caerau left by the late Phil...

Next Thursday (16th December 2021), a by-election will be held to fill the Bridgend Council vacancy in Caerau left following...

Cllr. Jane Gebbie (Lab, Pyle) has been promoted to Bridgend Council's Cabinet Member for Social Services & Early Help. Cllr....

Bridgend Council is holding an online meeting this evening for anyone interested in standing for office in next year's local...

Bridgend Council is set to authorise a review of Coity Higher Community Council (pdf). While the boundaries and number of...

Today marks six months until the next scheduled local government elections in Wales – at both county level and community...

At the end of last week's full council meeting, a quarterly debate was held on the subject of funding social...

This month's full council meeting was tinged with sadness after the recent death of Caerau councillor and former cabinet member,...

The county councillor for Caerau and town councillor for Nantyfyllon, Phil White, has died at the age of 67. He...

While the Bridgend and Ogmore constituencies split the northern half of Bridgend county (Ogmore) from the southern half (Bridgend), initial...

Bridgend Council dealt with more than 400 complaints during 2020-21 according to a report for the council's Governance & Audit...

The Mayor of Maesteg town council, Cllr. Adam Rhys Davies, has announced his resignation from the Labour party, citing growing...

(Title Image: © Copyright Chris Shaw and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0.) Six members of Newcastle Higher...

The final annual general meeting (AGM) of this Bridgend Council term took place yesterday – which you can watch here....

(Title Image: cityofcardiff.com) The results of the Bridgend and Ogmore Senedd election results aren't expected until later this afternoon. The...

(Title Image: © Copyright Jaggery and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-2.0) In addition to the Senedd and...

Following my preview of the Bridgend constituency, here's a look at how things stand in Ogmore – which includes Pencoed,...

There are three elections taking place in Bridgend county next month: the Senedd election, Police & Crime Commissioner election and...