Barry | |
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Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Llandaff and Barry |
Replaced by | Cardiff South & Penarth and Vale of Glamorgan |
Barry was a parliamentary constituency in Glamorgan (later South Glamorgan), Wales which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.
The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1983 general election. The majority of the electorate (61%) passed to the new Vale of Glamorgan constituency where they formed a majority (76.8%) of this seat. The district of Penarth which formed 23.6% of the constituency joined the majority of the Cardiff SE seat to form the new Cardiff South and Penarth.
1950–1955: The Borough of Barry, and the Rural District of Cardiff.
1955–1974: The Borough of Barry, and the Rural District of Cardiff except the parts of the parishes of Lisvane and Radyr added to the County Borough of Cardiff by the Cardiff Extension Act 1950.
1974–1983: The Borough of Barry, the Urban District of Penarth, and the Rural District of Cardiff except the parish of Van.
Event | Member [1] | Party | |
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1950 | Dorothy Rees | Labour | |
1951 | Sir Raymond Gower | Conservative | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dorothy Rees | 20,770 | 44.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | M Evans | 19,745 | 42.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | John Emlyn-Jones | 6,180 | 13.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,025 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 46,695 | 86.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 54,298 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Raymond Gower | 24,715 | 51.7 | +9.4 | |
Labour | Dorothy Rees | 23,066 | 48.3 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 1,649 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 47,781 | 86.8 | +0.8 | ||
Registered electors | 55,022 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Raymond Gower | 27,085 | 57.9 | +6.2 | |
Labour | Dan Jones | 19,722 | 42.1 | -6.2 | |
Majority | 7,363 | 15.8 | +12.4 | ||
Turnout | 46,807 | 83.6 | -3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 56,003 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Raymond Gower | 30,313 | 59.3 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Dengar Evans | 20,790 | 40.7 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 9,523 | 18.6 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 51,103 | 84.9 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 60,206 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Raymond Gower | 28,600 | 54.0 | -5.3 | |
Labour | David Marquand | 24,334 | 46.0 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 4,266 | 8.0 | -10.6 | ||
Turnout | 52,934 | 82.3 | -2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 64,319 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Gower | 27,957 | 51.3 | −2.7 | |
Labour | Jeffrey Thomas | 26,563 | 48.7 | +2.7 | |
Majority | 1,394 | 2.6 | -5.4 | ||
Turnout | 54,520 | 83.6 | +1.3 | ||
Registered electors | 65,194 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Gower | 31,957 | 53.8 | +2.5 | |
Labour | John Allison | 23,286 | 39.2 | −9.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | Ogwen Williams | 4,200 | 7.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,671 | 14.6 | +12.0 | ||
Turnout | 59,443 | 79.2 | −4.4 | ||
Registered electors | 74,958 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Gower | 25,326 | 44.4 | −6.1 | |
Labour | John Brooks | 19,779 | 34.7 | −8.2 | |
Liberal | J. Lloyd | 10,048 | 17.6 | N/A | |
Plaid Cymru | V. Wynne-Williams | 1,924 | 3.4 | −2.3 | |
Majority | 5,547 | 9.7 | -4.9 | ||
Turnout | 57,077 | 82.3 | +3.1 | ||
Registered electors | 69,356 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Gower | 23,360 | 43.0 | −1.4 | |
Labour | John Brooks | 20,457 | 37.6 | +2.9 | |
Liberal | J. Lloyd | 8,764 | 16.1 | −1.5 | |
Plaid Cymru | V. Wynne-Williams | 1,793 | 3.3 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 2,903 | 5.4 | -4.3 | ||
Turnout | 54,374 | 77.7 | -4.6 | ||
Registered electors | 69,992 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Gower | 30,720 | 50.9 | +7.9 | |
Labour | P.P. Stead | 21,928 | 36.3 | −1.3 | |
Liberal | W.N. Berritt | 6,105 | 10.1 | −6.0 | |
Plaid Cymru | A.J. Dixon | 1,281 | 2.1 | −1.2 | |
National Front | E.R. Kerton | 312 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 8,792 | 14.6 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 60,349 | 80.3 | +2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 75,127 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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