The new mayor of Bridgend has been elected – but he is unlikely to visit one town in the borough in his role any time soon.
Stuart Baldwin was chosen to take the prestigious role for Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC) at its annual meeting on Wednesday, May 15.
He has a civic duty to represent and promote the area by supporting local events and causes.
However, Porthcawl Town Council vowed it would not invite the Labour politician to any of the town’s civic functions if he were to become mayor after passing a resolution in March.
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That decision came after Cllr Baldwin was accused of saying Porthcawl’s only problem was “being rich” during a discussion about electoral ward boundary changes.
He later apologised for the flippant remark.
Town councillor Mike Clarke said he thought it was probably “time to move on” and forget the matter.
However, the town council’s clerk confirmed the six-month “ban” still remained in place.
She said: “The resolution relating to Councillor Stuart Baldwin hasn’t been rescinded and he won’t be invited to any civic event that the council has organised in Porthcawl.”
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So far Porthcawl Town Council has only organised two civic events for the year – a tea party in June and a Remembrance service in November.
Cllr Baldwin, who declined to comment, will be invested as mayor at a civic inauguration ceremony on Wednesday, May 22.
Independent Councillor Ken Watts, the ward councillor for Newton in Porthcawl, has been appointed as BCBC’s deputy mayor.
