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Bridgend County Borough
Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
Bridgend County Borough is a welsh principal council in Wales. It covers 250.7 km² and had 144,876 residents in 2018 — about 578 people per km².
People
Population
Estimates recorded for Bridgend County Borough, 2001–2018.
Residents, 2018144,876+12.6% since 2001
Land area250.7km²96.8 sq mi
Density578/ km²people per square kilometre
Rank by population#204of 382 UK councils · #8 in Wales
Population estimates3 data points
128.6K139.2K144.9K
200120112018
History
How the council came to be
- —Predecessors
Mid Glamorgan
Abroad
Twinned with
LangenauVillenave-d'Ornon
Borders
Neighbouring councils
Same region, same type
All councils in WalesOther welsh principal councils in Wales
Elections
28 electoral wards
Census 2021: 145,485 residents in 62,359 households across the wards; 20.7% aged 65+, 70.5% of homes owned, 18.2% of households without a car.
1Coity Higher4,010 households · 13.4% aged 65+11,2512St Bride's Minor and Ynysawdre4,382 households · 18.1% aged 65+10,1203Bridgend Central4,668 households · 22.5% aged 65+10,0734Pencoed and Penprysg4,284 households · 22.9% aged 65+10,0115Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr3,605 households · 14.5% aged 65+9,0876Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr3,795 households · 19.2% aged 65+8,880
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Council offices
Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.
Westminster
Constituencies
Source: Wikidata Q697126 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.