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Bridgend (Senedd constituency)

Not to be confused with Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency).

Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a constituency of the Senedd. It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of seven constituencies in the South Wales West electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to seven constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Bridgend
Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr
Senedd county constituency
for the Senedd
Bridgend shown as one of the 40
Senedd constituencies
Current Senedd county constituency
Created1999
PartyLabour
MSSarah Murphy
Electoral regionSouth Wales West
Preserved countyMid Glamorgan
and West Glamorgan

History

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Bridgend can be considered a relatively safe Labour seat. The former First Minister Carwyn Jones had represented the constituency since the creation of the assembly until 2021. The former Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns contested the seat in 1999 and 2003.

Boundaries

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Map of current boundaries

The constituency was created for the first election to the Assembly, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of the Bridgend Westminster constituency. It is partly within the preserved county of Mid Glamorgan and partly within the preserved county of South Glamorgan.

The other six constituencies of the region are Aberavon, Gower, Neath, Ogmore, Swansea East and Swansea West.

Voting

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In general elections for the Senedd, each voter has two votes. The first vote may be used to vote for a candidate to become the Member of the Senedd for the voter's constituency, elected by the first past the post system. The second vote may be used to vote for a regional closed party list of candidates. Additional member seats are allocated from the lists by the d'Hondt method, with constituency results being taken into account in the allocation.

Members of the Senedd

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Between 1999 and 2021, the member for the constituency was Carwyn Jones, who became First Minister of Wales in 2009 and served until 2018. In 2021, Sarah Murphy became the MS.

Election Member Party Portrait
1999 Carwyn Jones Labour  
2021 Sarah Murphy  

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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2021 Senedd election: Bridgend
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[1]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Sarah Murphy 12,388 42.0 -3.3 11,439 38.8 +2.5
Conservative Rachel Nugent-Finn 8,324 28.3 +3.9 8,712 29.5 +6.9
Plaid Cymru Leanne Lewis 3,091 10.5 +0.9 4,006 13.6 +1.0
Independent Steven Bletsoe 3,046 10.3 New
Independent Caroline Jones[a] 1,064 3.6 New 822 2.8 New
Liberal Democrats Harvey Jones 782 2.7 -1.3 792 2.7 -3.0
Reform UK Christine Roach 534 1.8 New 298 1.0 New
Gwlad Geraint David Jones 232 0.8 New 245 0.8 New
Abolish 1,258 4.3 -0.5
Green 1,119 3.8 +1.1
UKIP 381 1.3 -12.9
Propel 193 0.7 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 150 0.5 New
Communist 65 0.2 ±0.0
TUSC 27 0.1 -0.2
Majority 4,064 13.7 −7.2
Turnout 29,461 45.01[2] +0.4
Labour hold Swing
Notes
  1. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency

Regional Ballot void votes: 182. Want of an Official Mark (2), Voting for more than ONE party or individual candidate (48), Writing or mark by which the Voter could be identified (1), Unmarked or Void for uncertainty (131)

Elections in the 2010s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2016: Bridgend
Party Candidate Constituency[3] Regional[4]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Carwyn Jones 12,166 45.3 −10.9 9,724 36.3 -9.3
Conservative George Jabbour 6,543 24.4 −3.6 6,043 22.6 -3.8
UKIP Caroline Jones 3,919 14.6 New 3,804 14.2 +11.1
Plaid Cymru James Radcliffe 2,569 9.6 +1.0 3,375 12.6 +2.9
Liberal Democrats Jonathan Pratt 1,087 4.0 −3.2 1,519 5.7 -0.9
Green Charlie Barlow 567 2.1 New 712 2.7 +1.2
Abolish 1,293 4.8 New
Monster Raving Loony 173 0.6 New
TUSC 87 0.3 -0.1
Communist 65 0.2 ±0.0
Majority 5,623 20.9 −7.3
Turnout 26,851 44.6 +3.8
Labour hold Swing −3.6
Welsh Assembly Election 2011: Bridgend
Party Candidate Constituency[5] Regional[6]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Carwyn Jones 13,499 56.2 +15.9 10,671 45.6
Conservative Alex Williams 6,724 28.0 −1.9 6,184 26.4
Plaid Cymru Tim Thomas 2,706 8.6 −6.1 2,281 9.7
Liberal Democrats Briony Davies 1,736 7.2 −8.0 1,536 6.6
UKIP 719 3.1
Socialist Labour 669 2.9
BNP 627 2.7
Green 340 1.5
Welsh Christian 256 1.1 New
TUSC 86 0.4 New
Communist 58 0.2
Majority 6,775 28.2 +17.8
Turnout 24,035 40.8 −0.4
Labour hold Swing +8.9

Regional ballots rejected: 195[7]

Elections in the 2000s

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Welsh Assembly Election 2007: Bridgend
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[8]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Carwyn Jones[a] 9,889 40.3 −2.5 7,727
Conservative Emma L. Greenow 7,333 29.9 −2.0 5,793
Liberal Democrats Paul Warren 3,730 15.2 +1.7 3,754
Plaid Cymru Nick H. Thomas 3,600 14.7 +5.9 2,837
BNP 1,284 New
UKIP 1,021
Green 845
Socialist Labour 302 0. New
Welsh Christian 271 New
Socialist Alternative (UK) 135 New
Keith James - Independent 239 New
CPA 92 0. New
Respect 77 0. New
Communist 75 0. New
Joel Jenkins - Independent 63 0. New
Majority 2,556 10.4 −0.5
Turnout 24,552 41.2 +5.8
Labour hold Swing -0.25
Welsh Assembly Election 2003: Bridgend
Party Candidate Constituency Regional[9]
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
Labour Carwyn Jones 9,487 42.8 +5.6 7,790
Conservative Alun Cairns 7,066 31.9 +11.7 6,470
Liberal Democrats Cheryl A. Green 2,980 13.5 −2.1 2,863
Plaid Cymru Keith Parry 1,939 8.8 −10.9 2,608
UKIP Tim C. Jenkins 677 3.1 New 713
Green 901
Socialist Labour 370
Cymru Annibynnol 181
ProLife Alliance 50 0.
Majority 2,421 10.9 −6.1
Turnout 22,113 35.4 −6.2
Labour hold Swing −3.1

2003 Electorate: 62,540
Regional ballots rejected: 319

Elections in the 1990s

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Welsh Assembly Election 1999: Bridgend
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Carwyn Jones 9,321 37.2 N/A
Conservative Alun Cairns 5,063 20.2 N/A
Plaid Cymru Jeff R. Canning 4,919 19.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rob O. Humphreys 3,910 15.6 N/A
Independent Allan Jones 1,819 7.3 N/A
Majority 4,258 17.0 N/A
Turnout 25,032 41.6 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency

References

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  1. ^ "South Wales West Electoral Region Aberavon Constituency STATEMENT OF LOCAL TOTALS" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ Hayward, Will (7 May 2021). "The voter turnout figures for every constituency in Wales". WalesOnline. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Wales elections > Bridgend". BBC News. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Wales elections > Bridgend". BBC News. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ "2007 Assembly Election Results (updated) July 2007(Page 78 of the PDF / Page 72 of booklet)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. ^ The National Assembly for Wales elections 2003. The Electoral Commission. November 2003. pp. 110–115. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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Preceded by Constituency represented by the First Minister
2009 – 2018 		Incumbent

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