Bridgend County Borough Council election candidates 2022

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Glamorgan Star news 14/04/2022

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Bridgend County Borough Council election candidates 2022

The Local Government Elections will take place throughout the Bridgend County Borough Council areas on Thursday 5th May. The full list of candidates are shown below.

The last date to register to vote in the election is midnight today (14th April). Registration can be made online here before 11.59pm.

To be eligible to vote in this election you must be:

registered to vote
16 or over on the day of the election (Polling day)
a British, Irish, Commonwealth or EU citizen
a resident in Wales
not be legally excluded from voting

Full list of candidates standing in each ward in the Bridgend County Borough Council Elections are:

Aberkenfig

One seat
· Sara Jen Thomas (Independent)
· Janet Mary Webber (Welsh Labour)
· Ellie Richards (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Blackmill

One seat
· Andrew James McKay (Independent)
· Vanessa Janet Latchem-Smith (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Hywel Miles Williams (Welsh Labour)

Brackla East and Coychurch Lower

Two seats
· Cheryl Pickering (Independent)
· Philip Donald Pickering (Independent)
· Rebekah Diane Fudge (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Kay Louise Rowlands (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Eugene Lewis Phillip Caparros (Welsh Labour)
· Simon John Griffiths (Welsh Labour)
· Yasmin Zahra (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Brackla East Central

One seat

· Mark Charles Payn (Independent)
· Tyler Saul Nathan Sean Walsh (Welsh Conservative Party)
· William James Kendall (Welsh Labour)
· Philippa Richards (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Brackla West

One seat
· Lisa Louise Lewis (Independent)
· Aniello Angelo Pucella (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Johanna Ellen Elizabeth Llewellyn-Hopkins (Welsh Labour)

Brackla West Central

One seat
· Fran Sullivan (Independent)
· Martin Keith Hughes (Welsh Conservative Party)
· John Charles Spanswick (Welsh Labour)

Bridgend Central

Three seats
· Steven James Bletsoe (Independent)
· Steven Easterbrook (Independent)
· Timothy Wood (Independent)
· Thomas Joseph Dwyer (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Alexander Stephen Hughes-Howells (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Marco Lorenzo Pucella (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Stuart Baldwin (Welsh Labour)
· Ceri Evans (Welsh Labour)
· David White (Welsh Labour)

Bryntyrion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr

Three seats
· Anthony Robert Berrow (Independent)
· Ian Matthew Spiller (Independent)
· Nathan James Adams (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Samantha Nida Chohan (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Betty Kettley (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Joanne Carina Cook (Welsh Labour)
· Colin Davies (Welsh Labour)
· Stephen Andrew Sloan (Welsh Labour)
· Briony Jane Davies (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
· Cheryl Anne Green (Welsh Liberal Democrats)
· Stephen Lake (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Caerau

Two seats
· Christopher Louis Charles Davies (Independent)
· Matthew Rowlands (Independent)
· Michael Day (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Lee Williams (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Paul Davies (Welsh Labour)
· Robert Wyn Lewis (Welsh Labour)
· Kyle Duggan (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Cefn Glas

Two seats
· David Terry Harrison (Independent)
· Gillian Muriel Bird (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Joshua Paul Davies Kumar Chohan (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Jon-Paul Blundell (Welsh Labour)
· Charles Emrys Smith (Welsh Labour)

Coity Higher

Three seats
· Alan Wathan (Independent)
· Amanda Jayne Williams (Independent)
· Martin John Williams (Independent)
· Melissa Jayne Humphreys (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Claire Louise Lewis (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Samuel Ofunwa (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Zoe Christine Mary Blundell (Welsh Labour)
· Jamie Henderson (Welsh Labour)
· Robbie Thomas (Welsh Labour)

Cornelly

Three seats
· Dorian Morgan (Independent)
· Jefferson Houseman Tildesley (Independent)
· David Berkerolles Turberville Deere (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Nicholas John Kempley (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Craig Morgan (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Richard Morgan Granville (Welsh Labour)
· Anthony Kavanagh (Welsh Labour)
· Elaine Denise Winstanley (Welsh Labour)

Garw Valley

Three seats
· John Peter Coles (Independent)
· William Anthony Esmond (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Ben Alan George Lewis (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Angela Melanie Voisey (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Heather Griffiths (Welsh Labour)
· Martyn Jones (Welsh Labour)
· Maxine Lewis (Welsh Labour)

Llangynwyd

One seat
· Paul Hopkin John (Wales Green Party)
· Henry William Davies (Welsh Labour)
· Robert Malcolm James (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Maesteg East

Two seats
· Thomas Henry Beedle (Independent)
· Phillip William Jenkins (Independent)
· Simon James Care (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Joshua Owain Nuth (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Fadhel Aziz Abedalkarim (Welsh Labour)
· Martin Lloyd Hughes (Welsh Labour)
· Kirsty Rice-Duggan (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Maesteg West

Two seats
· Ross Thomas (Independent)
· Mary Emment-Lewis (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Robert James Lewis (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Richard John Collins (Welsh Labour)
· Rosemary Anne Rose Martin (Welsh Labour)
· Benjamin Southgate (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Nant-y-moel

One seat
· Shaun Daniel Jones (Welsh Conservative Party)
· William Rhys Goode (Labour and Co-operative Party)

Newton

One seat
· Mario Gareth Jones (Independent)
· Jonathan Edward Pratt (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Elen Carys Jones (Welsh Labour)

Nottage

One seat
· Mark Anthony Chegwen (Independent)
· Norah Clarke (Independent)
· Jamie Strong (Independent)
· Robert Charles Lee (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Valerie Jean Monks (Welsh Labour)

Ogmore Vale

One seat
· Della Mary Hughes (Independent)
· Jeffrey Alan Lake (Independent)
· Jessica Jane Gail Martin (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Laura Elizabeth Phillips (Wales Green Party)
· Dhanisha Patel (Welsh Labour)
· Christine Moore (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Oldcastle

Two seats
· Freya Dorothy Bletsoe (Independent)
· Ian Williams (Independent)
· Paul Kumar Chohan (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Matthew Colin Voisey (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Angela Morelli (Welsh Labour)
· Martin Smidman (Welsh Labour)

Pencoed and Penprysg

Three seats
· John Alexander Thomas Williams (Independent)
· John Butcher (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Ian Williams (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Barry John Doughty (Welsh Labour)
· Melanie Jayne Evans (Welsh Labour)
· Richard Williams (Welsh Labour)
· Leanne Lewis (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Pen-y-Fai

One seat
· Neil John Hoskins (Independent)
· Corey Gwilym Edwards (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Justine Hilda Josephine Jenkins (The Green Party)
· Heidi Theressa Bennett (Labour and Co-operative Party)
· Iolo James Caudy (Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales)

Porthcawl East Central

Two seats
· Brian Terence Jones (Independent)
· Julia Clare Jones (Independent)
· Steven Maitland Thomas (Independent)
· Byron John Davies (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Carolyn Margaret Perren (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Neelo Farr (Welsh Labour)
· Graham Walter (Welsh Labour)

Porthcawl West Central

One seat
· Sean Aspey (Independent)
· Lorraine Lindsay Desmond-Williams (Independent)
· Richard Llewellyn Hughes (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Chloe Shaye Rees (Welsh Labour)

Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr

Three seats
· David Alan Unwin (Independent)
· Rhys David Watkins (Independent)
· Louise Barham (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Charlotte Ella Harries (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Ryan James Paul Lewis (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Huw David (Welsh Labour)
· Jane Allison Gebbie (Welsh Labour)
· Michael John Kearn (Welsh Labour)

Rest Bay

One seat
· Robert Jon Smith (Independent)
· Francis Jeffrey Perren (Welsh Conservative Party)

St Bride’s Minor and Ynysawdre

Three seats
· Mark Richard John (Independent)
· Leanne Teahan-Dyer (Independent)
· Timothy James Thomas (Independent)
· Michele Crackett (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Linda Beatrice Edger (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Carley Elizabeth May Winter (Welsh Conservative Party)
· Paula Ford (Welsh Labour)
· Mark Anthony Galvin (Welsh Labour)
· Gary Thomas (Welsh Labour)

The counting of votes will take place on Friday 6th May.