Caerau (Bridgend electoral ward)

Ogwr Borough Council Caerau was a ward to Ogwr Borough Council from 1987 until 1996, represented by two borough councillors elected at the 1987 and 1991 elections. Mid Glamorgan County Council Caerau was created as a ward to Mid Glamorgan County Council, by The County of Mid Glamorgan (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1988, taking effect from the 1989 elections. It elected one county councillor at the 1989 and 1993 elections. Bridgend County Borough Council Caerau subsequently became an electoral ward to Bridgend County Borough Council, following the creation of the new unitary authority in 1995. Two councillors were elected in 1995, this increased to three councillors from the 1999 local elections. Following a 2019 local government boundary review, the number of councillors was reduced to two, effective from the 2022 local elections. ==Maesteg Town Council==

Caerau (covering only the northern area of the town around Caerau village) is one of the four community wards to Maesteg Town Council, represented by four town councillors. ==Election results==

• retiring councillor in the ward standing for re-election 2022 Bridgend CBC With the number of available seats reducing by one, sitting Labour councillor, Gareth Howells, did not stand for re-election. Independent Chris Davies was standing again, after winning a seat at the 2021 by-election. Eyes were on the Caerau result because of the recent campaign by councillors about poor building improvements in the ward. 2021 Bridgend CBC by-election Sitting Labour councillor, Phil White, died in October 2021 after contracting COVID-19 coronavirus. He had been a Caerau councillor since 2008 and a Cabinet Member for Communities on Bridgend Council. A by-election was called to replace him. Independent candidate Chris Davies won the by-election. ==See also==