Huw David
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Huw John David OBE is a Welsh Labour politician and former leader of Bridgend County Borough Council between 2016 and 2024.
Background
[edit]A resident of Cefn Cribbwr, David became the county borough councillor for his area in 2004.[1][2]
He served as a backbencher until he was re-elected in 2008 and appointed Cabinet Member for Resources.
In 2012 he changed portfolios, taking on the role of Cabinet Member for Children and Young People.[3] He was also appointed Deputy Leader in 2015.
After Mel Nott resigned as Leader in 2016, David was elected as his successor.[citation needed]
Under David’s Leadership, in the 2022 elections Welsh Labour won overall control of Bridgend County Borough Council for the first time since 2012.[4] In May 2022 he was re-elected as council leader.[5][6] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for public service.[7][8]
On the 6th March 2024, David announced his intention to stand down as Leader of Bridgend County Borough Council at the annual meeting of Council on 15 May 2024. He was replaced by John Spanswick, who served in his Cabinet. Following his resignation, David was elected as the Deputy Mayor of Bridgend County Borough for 2024/25, while continuing to represent his ward of Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribwr.[9]
He was elected Mayor of Bridgend County Borough for 2025/2026 replacing Heather Griffiths,[10] and after completing his one year term, he was succeeded by Cllr Heidi Bennett.[11]
David stood as a candidate in the 2026 Senedd election for the Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg constituency but was not elected.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bridgend County Borough Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). electionscentre.co.uk. Retrieved 18 Oct 2025.
- ↑ "Three arrested after bodies of two babies found in house in south Wales". the Guardian. 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ Lewis, Carys (2014-11-05). "Scary cycles and spooky scooters take over Corneli Primary School for Bling Your Bike scheme". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ Mosalski, Ruth; Hayward, Will; Peskett, Ted (May 6, 2022). "Conservatives collapse as Labour regain control of Bridgend in council elections". WalesOnline.
- ↑ Smith, Lewis (2022-05-19). "Labour councillor re-elected as Bridgend council leader". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ "Council leader remains in role". South Wales Echo. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ↑ ltd, s8080. "Council leader's 'complete surprise' at OBE honour - Bridgend CBC". Bridgend County Borough Council.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 2022. p. B12.
- ↑ "Bridgend council elects new Leader and Cabinet". Swansea Bay News. 2024-05-16. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ Smith, Lewis (2025-05-19). "New mayor and returning leader confirmed at Bridgend council's annual meeting". Herald.Wales. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ Gregory, Rhys (2026-05-15). "Bridgend council confirms leader, cabinet and new mayor for 2026-27". Wales 247. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
- ↑ Staff, LabourList (2026-05-08). "RECAP: Welsh Senedd elections - results and reactions". LabourList. Retrieved 2026-05-17.
