About the council
Bridgend County Borough Council is a unitary authority that employs around 6,000 people (including schools) working across the full scope of council services and in partnership with a wide range of organisations.
Residents are represented by 51 councillors and the current political administration is comprised as follows:
- Labour – 26
- Democratic Alliance – 8 – includes independents (4), Llynfi Independents (3), Plaid Cymru (1)
- Bridgend County Independents – 13
- Conservative – 1
- Independent – 1
- Independent – 1
- Reform – 1
The council is made up of four directorates, led by the Chief Executive and Corporate Directors:
- Chief Executive’s Directorate
- Social Services and Wellbeing
- Education, Early Years and Young People
- Communities
Our Corporate Plan
Our Corporate Plan is the main strategic document for Bridgend County Borough. The Plan details our long-term vision and aims. It identifies the priority areas to help target resources and the commitments to help accelerate the pace of progress.
Each year, we publish a delivery plan to help us achieve the Corporate Plan. This is closely linked with the budget and priorities for the year. We have streamlined our plans and now have four wellbeing objectives for TEAM Bridgend -:
- THRIVING – A prosperous place with thriving communities
- EMPOWERING – Supporting our most vulnerable
- ACHIEVING – Enabling people to meet their potential
- MODERNISING – Creating modern, seamless public services
Our money
The priorities in this plan have been developed alongside very detailed financial plans, to make sure we can afford to deliver them. Taking into account expenditure and services which are funded by specific grants or fees and charges, the council’s gross budget will be around £530 million in 2025-26.
The majority of our gross revenue funding comes from Welsh Government (52%) through the Revenue Support Grant and a share of non-domestic rates. We supplement this through council tax collection (20%), other grants (19%) and fees and charges (9%).
Where does our budget go? The council’s net revenue budget is planned at £383.226 million for 2025-26.
More information on the Council’s budget for 2025-26 can be found in our 2025-26 Budget Book.
