| Ogwr | |
|---|---|
.svg) Ogwr shown within Wales | |
| History | |
| • Created | 1974 |
| • Abolished | 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | Bridgend County Borough |
| Status | Borough |
| • HQ | Bridgend |
TheBorough of Ogwr was one of sixdistricts ofMid Glamorgan inWales, which existed from 1974 to 1996.
It was formed under theLocal Government Act 1972 from theurban districts ofBridgend,Maesteg,Ogmore and Garw andPorthcawl, along withPenybont Rural District from theadministrative county ofGlamorgan.[1][2] The district took its name from the Welsh name of the main river through the district, theRiver Ogmore (Welsh:Afon Ogwr).[3]
In 1996 most of Ogwr became part ofBridgend County Borough, with theVale of Glamorgan taking the communities ofWick,St Brides Major andEwenny.[4]
Ogwr Borough Council was a second tier district council ofMid Glamorgan. County councillors were elected from the borough toMid Glamorgan County Council.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 1996 was held by the following parties:[5]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1974–1976 | |
| No overall control | 1976–1987 | |
| Labour | 1987–1996 | |
Ogwr Borough Council comprised 58 councillors at its first elections in 1973, elected from 25 wards.[6] The final full elections werein May 1991.
When the council was created in 1974 it was initially based at new offices called the Municipal Buildings, which had been built as part of The Rhiw shopping centre on Queen Street inBridgend.[7] In 1986 it moved to a new building called the Civic Offices on Angel Street in Bridgend, on the banks of the river which gave the district its name.[8][9] Following the council's abolition in 1996 the Civic Offices became the headquarters for the newBridgend County Borough Council.
Local governmentdistricts of Wales 1974–1996 | |
|---|---|
| Clwyd | |
| Dyfed | |
| Gwent | |
| Gwynedd | |
| Mid Glamorgan | |
| Powys | |
| South Glamorgan | |
| West Glamorgan | |
 Council elections in the preserved county ofMid Glamorgan | |
|---|---|
| Bridgend | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | |
| Mid Glamorgan County Council | |
| Cynon Valley | |
| Ogwr | |
| Rhondda | |
| Rhymney Valley | |
| Taff-Ely | |
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