Maesteg East ( cy, Maesteg Dwyrain) is the name of an electoral ward in

Bridgend County Borough Bridgend County Borough ( cy, Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. The county borough has a total population of 139,200 people, and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named. I ...

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. It covers part of the town of

Maesteg Maesteg is a town and community (Wales), community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2011, Maesteg had a population of 20,612. The English ...

. The ward elects two councillors to Bridgend County Borough Council. According to the 2011 UK Census, the population of the Maesteg East ward was 4,773.

District and county councils

Ogwr Borough Council

Maesteg East was a ward to

Ogwr Borough Council The Borough of Ogwr was one of six districts of Mid Glamorgan in Wales, which existed from 1974 to 1996. History It was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 from the urban districts of Bridgend, Maesteg, Ogmore and Garw and Porthcawl, a ...

from 1973 until 1996, represented by three borough councillors from 1973, reducing to two councillors from 1987.

Mid Glamorgan County Council

Maesteg East was created as a ward to

Mid Glamorgan County Council Mid Glamorgan County Council () was the upper-tier authority for the Welsh county of Mid Glamorgan between its creation in 1974 and its abolition in 1996. History Local government in England and Wales was reorganised in 1974 under the Local Gover ...

, by the ''The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988'', taking effect from the 1989 elections (and preparatory activity beforehand). It elected one county councillor,

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's Jeff Jones, at the 1989 and 1993 elections.

Bridgend County Borough Council

Maesteg East subsequently became an electoral ward to Bridgend County Borough Council, following the creation of the new unitary authority in 1995. The ward is represented by two county borough councillors. Maesteg East councillor Jeff Jones became leader of the new authority, though was deselected by the local Labour Party in 1999, later overturning this on appeal. Seats have been won by the Labour Party and various candidates standing as Independents.

Maesteg Town Council

Maesteg East is one of the four community wards to Maesteg Town Council, represented by five town councillors.

Election results

* retiring councillor in the ward standing for re-election

2022 Bridgend CBC

A couple of recounts were required to decide the result, meaning Maesteg East was the last ward in Bridgend County Borough to declare its results.

2008 Bridgend CBC

Bill May had won a seat for Labour in 2004, after councillor Jeff Jones had stood down. However, while serving as mayor of Maesteg in 2006, May was deselected by the Labour Party in favour of Keith Edwards as the 2008 candidate.

References

{{reflist Maesteg Wards of Bridgend County Borough