Election: Bridgend comes to end of the Rainbow while Labour bucks the trend

May 8 2008 by Andrew Harrison, Glamorgan Gazette

Bridgend County Borough results

Lab: 27 seats (+5)

Lib Dem: 11 (-2)

Ind: 9 (-2)

Con: 6 (-1)

PC: 1 (no change)

Total Turnout - 39.24%

* denotes elected member

Aberkenfig (one seat)

Gary Haines, Lab, 342

*Mel Winter, Ind, 380

Turnout - 46.28%

Betws (one seat)

Roger Marsh, Lib Dem, 101

*Chris Michaelides, Lab, 330

Turnout - 26.23%

Blackmill (one seat)

Margaret Davies, Plaid, 139

Dennis Day, Lib Dem, 232

*Hywel Williams, Lab, 322

Turnout - 36.02%

Blaengarw (one seat)

*David Pugh, Lab, 408

Carl Rees, Lib Dem, 263

Turnout - 49.27%

Brackla (four seats)

Bill Bennett, Lab, 903

*Pat Hacking, Con, 1140

*Terry Hacking, Con, 1043

Suleman Hawas, Lib Dem, 449

*Craig Jones, Lab, 913

David Sage, Lab, 1158

*John Spanswick, Lab, 1118

Annmarie Vaughan, Lib Dem, 503

Matthew Voisey, Con, 989

Alan Wathan, Con, 920

Turnout - 32.06%

Bryncethin (one seat)

Bernie Mcleer, Lib Dem, 130

*Gary Thomas, Lab, 218

Turnout - 34.04%

Bryncoch (one seat)

Craig Lambourne, Ind, 123

*Pat Penpraze, Lab, 258

Les Phillips, Ind, 151

Turnout - 36.08%

Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr (two seats)

Gwen Bradford, Lab, 519

Christine Faulkner, Lab, 472

Tudor Greaves, Con, 573

*Cheryl Green, Lib Dem, 1030

*Wayne Morgan, Lib Dem, 843

Wayne Warlow, Con, 545

Turnout - 36.24%

Caerau (three seats)

Lynne Beedle, Lab, 648

*Ken Hunt, Ind, 936

Keith Rowlands, Lab, 822

*Steve Smith, Ind, 992

*Philip White, Lab, 895

Turnout - 34.11%

Cefn Cribwr (one seat)

Kevin Burnell, Plaid, 139

*Huw David, Lab, 529

Turnout - 54.91%

Cefn Glas (one seat)

Adam Lloyd, BNP, 82

Paul Warren, Lib Dem, 176

*Cleone Westwood, Lab, 285

Turnout - 41.24%

Coity (one seat)

*Ella Dodd, Ind, 285

Jackie Radford, Lib Dem, 100

Mike Sully, Lab, 14

Turnout - 67.78%

Cornelly (two seats)

*Megan Butcher, Ind, 811

David Deere, Con, 282

Richard Granville, Lab, 686

Diane Spanswick, Lab, 373

*Jeff Tildesley, Ind, 1190

Turnout 38.97%

Coychurch Lower (one seat)

*Peter Evans, Ind, 245

John Lewis, Con, 199

Bill May, Lab, 62

Turnout - 49.9%

Felindre (one seat)

*Mike Gregory, Lab, 340

Brian Watkins, Lib Dem, 248

Alex Williams, Con, 309

Turnout - 40.52%

Hendre (two seats)

Jim Hancock, Lab, 438

Jim Hipkiss, Lib Dem, 416

Ywain Shakespeare, Con, 370

*Kim Watkins, Lib Dem, 601

*Richard Williams, Lab, 477

Turnout - 41.32%

Litchard (one seat)

*Don Brett, Ind, 402

Gary Griffiths, Lab, 146

Muriel Howells, Lib Dem, 195

Jill Sweet, Con, 139

Turnout - 49.47%

Llangeinor (one seat)

Colin Evans, Ind, 96

*Marlene Thomas, Lab, 262

Turnout - 39.05%

Llangewydd & Brynhyfryd (one seat)

Malcolm Francis, Lab, 289

*Eric Hughes, Lib Dem, 365

Turnout - 33.57%

Llangynwyd (one seat)

*Malcolm James, Plaid, 451

Mari Jones, Ind, 306

Idris Williams, Lab, 314

Turnout - 44.83%

Maesteg East (two seats)

*Keith Edwards, Lab, 1025

Bill Evans, Ind, 594

*Mal Reeves, Lab, 974

Turnout - 40.04%

Maesteg West (two seats)

*Don Buttle, Lab, 691

Geoff Fahey, Ind, 382

Alan Gould, Ind, 258

Gary Lewis, Lib Dem, 473

Martin Plant, Lib Dem, 463

*Colin Teesdale, Lab, 702

John Williams, Plaid, 343

Turnout - 40.88%

Morfa (two seats)

Dennis Davey, Lab, 439

*Peter Foley, Lib Dem, 686

Haydn Morgan, Lab, 390

*Beverley Quennell, Lib Dem, 654

Turnout - 33.91%

Nantymoel (one seat)

Ralph Hughes, Ind, 360

*David Jones, Lab, 423

Turnout - 39.72%

Newcastle (two seats)

Tony Berrow, Lib Dem, 459

*Mervyn Lewis, Con, 716

Huw Morris, Lab, 653

Yvonne Nott, Lab, 571

*David Unwin, Con, 690

Turnout - 38.81%

Newton (one seat)

John Bunker, Lab, 288

Phil Rixon, Ind, 344

*Ken Watts, Con, 691

Turnout - 45.47%

Nottage (one seat)

*Norah Clarke, Lib Dem, 540

David Newton-Williams, Con, 475

Ken Rees, Lab, 229

Nicholas Thomas, Plaid, 74

Turnout - 47.18%

Ogmore Vale (one seat)

Mike Quick, Plaid, 279

*Ralph Shepherd, Lab, 724

Turnout - 40.46%

Oldcastle (two seats)

*Bob Burns, Lib Dem, 555

Diane Burns, Lib Dem, 503

*Edith Hughes, Lab, 540

Pat Thomson, Lab, 375

David Williams, Con, 505

Maisie Williams, Con, 504

Turnout - 40.68%

Pendre (one seat)

*Mike Simmonds, Lib Dem, 278

Richard Young, Lab, 271

Turnout - 38.92%

Penprysg (one seat)

*Carol Davies, Lib Dem, 521

Lilian Davies, Lab, 364

Turnout - 35.97%

Penyfai (one seat)

Alex Marshall, Lib Dem, 277

Kay Smart, Con, 116

Colin Thomson, Lab, 91

*Meryl Wilkins, Ind, 372

Turnout - 45.79%

Porthcawl East Central (one seat)

Michael Clarke, Lib Dem, 357

*Alana Davies, Lab, 412

Bobby Lewis, Con, 265

Turnout - 39.17%

Porthcawl West Central (one seat)

Sean Aspey, Lib Dem, 238

*Rosemary Deere, Con, 584

Paul Winstanley, Lab, 293

Turnout - 39.70%

Pyle (three seats)

Cheryl Butcher, Ind, 962

Michele Harding, Ind, 662

*Megan Inglesant, Lab, 969

*Clive James, Lab, 1000

*Allan Jones, Lab, 1010

Anita Langdon, Lib Dem, 274

David Morgan, Ind, 569

Turnout - 36.59%

Rest Bay (one seat)

*Gerald Davies, Lib Dem, 554

Caroline Vaughan, Con, 466

Turnout - 52.28%

Sarn (one seat)

*Mel Nott, Lab, 509

Glan Walters, Ind, 220

Turnout - 39.3%

Ynysawdre (one seat)

Ian Jones, Lib Dem, 404

*Lyn Morgan, Lab, 435

Turnout - 32.63%