Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr
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Bryntirion, Laleston & Merthyr Mawr is one of the larger electoral wards of Bridgend County Borough, Wales. It covers the community of Merthyr Mawr and most of the neighbouring community of Laleston, which includes the village of the same name and the Bridgend suburb of Bryntirion.[https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ Election Maps], Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2018-01-10. The ward elects two county councillors to the Bridgend County Borough Council.
The ward was created by The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 effective for the preparation for the May 1999 council elections.{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3134/made |title=The County Borough of Bridgend (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1998 |website=legislation.gov.uk |publisher=The National Archives |date=23 November 1998 |accessdate=6 April 2019 }}
According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 8,713.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/bryntirion-laleston-and-merthyr-mawr-w05000897#sthash.T8n2tRo4.dpbs|title=Bryntirion, Laleston and Merthyr Mawr - Key Stats |website=UKcensusdata.com|accessdate=2018-01-10}}
County councillors
Recent elections have been competitive between the different political parties.
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Cheryl Anne Green
|votes = 810
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|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Pamela Annette Davies
|votes = 719
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|party = Welsh Conservative Party
|candidate = Gordon Lewis
|votes = 700
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Ian Matthew Spiller
|votes = 664
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|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Ian Griffiths
|votes = 650
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|party = Welsh Conservative Party
|candidate = Wayne Buffett Warlow
|votes = 642
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kathy Lewis
|votes = 194
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|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = Pamela Davies
|votes = 700
|percentage = 32.9
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Cheryl Green
|votes = 624
|percentage = 29.4
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|party = Welsh Labour
|candidate = A. Breading
|votes = 558
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|party = Welsh Conservative Party
|candidate = I. Spiller
|votes = 531
|percentage = 25.0
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|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = W. Morgan
|votes = 529
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|party = Green Party of England and Wales
|candidate = Kathy Lewis
|votes = 271
|percentage = 12.7
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