Bridgend (county borough)
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| Bridgend county borough | |
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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water | Ranked 17th 246 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ | Bridgend |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-BGE |
| ONS code | 00PB |
| Demographics | |
| Population - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 9th 128,476 522 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 99.4% White. |
| Welsh language - Any skills | Ranked 14th 19.9% |
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| Bridgend County Borough Council http://www.bridgend.gov.uk/ | |
| Control | Multi-party |
| MPs | Huw Irranca-Davies, Madeleine Mood |
Bridgend is a county borough in Glamorgan, southern Wales. The county borough has a total population of 130,000 people, and contains the settlements of Bridgend, after which it is named, Maesteg, and the seaside town of Porthcawl. Its member of the National Assembly for Wales is Carwyn Jones, and its Member of Parliament is Madeline Moon.
It was formed on April 1, 1996 from most of the former district of Ogwr.
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Anglesey | Blaenau Gwent | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff | Carmarthenshire | Ceredigion | Conwy | Denbighshire | Flintshire | Gwynedd | Merthyr Tydfil | Monmouthshire | Neath Port Talbot | Newport | Pembrokeshire | Powys | Rhondda Cynon Taff | Swansea | Torfaen | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham |