Barry (UK Parliament constituency)

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Barry
Former constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
Number of membersone
Replaced by Cardiff South & Penarth and Vale of Glamorgan
Created from Llandaff and Barry

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.

Contents

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.

Boundaries

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.

Members of Parliament

EventMember [1] Party
1950 Dorothy Rees Labour
1951 Sir Raymond Gower Conservative
1983 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Barry [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Rees 20,770 44.5 N/A
Conservative M Evans19,74542.3N/A
Liberal John Emlyn-Jones 6,18013.2N/A
Majority1,0252.2N/A
Turnout 46,69586.0N/A
Registered electors 54,298
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Barry [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Gower 24,715 51.7 +9.4
Labour Dorothy Rees 23,06648.3+3.8
Majority1,6493.5N/A
Turnout 47,78186.8+0.8
Registered electors 55,022
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1955: Barry [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Gower 27,085 57.9 +6.2
Labour Dan Jones 19,72242.1-6.2
Majority7,36315.8+12.3
Turnout 46,80783.6-3.2
Registered electors 56,003
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959: Barry [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Gower 30,313 59.3 +1.4
Labour Dengar Evans20,79040.7-1.4
Majority9,52318.6+2.8
Turnout 51,10384.9+1.3
Registered electors 60,206
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Barry [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Gower 28,600 54.0 -5.3
Labour David Marquand 24,33446.0+5.3
Majority4,2668.0-10.6
Turnout 52,93482.3-2.6
Registered electors 64,319
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1966: Barry [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Gower 27,957 51.3 −2.7
Labour Jeffrey Thomas 26,56348.7+2.7
Majority1,3942.6-5.4
Turnout 54,52083.6+1.3
Registered electors 65,194
Conservative hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Barry [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Gower 31,957 53.8 +2.5
Labour John Allison23,28639.2−9.5
Plaid Cymru Ogwen Williams4,2007.1N/A
Majority8,67114.6+12.0
Turnout 59,44379.2−4.4
Registered electors 74,958
Conservative hold Swing
General election February 1974: Barry [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Gower 25,326 44.4 −6.1
Labour John Brooks 19,77934.7−8.2
Liberal J. Lloyd10,04817.6N/A
Plaid Cymru V. Wynne-Williams1,9243.4−2.3
Majority5,5479.7-4.9
Turnout 57,07782.3+3.1
Registered electors 69,356
Conservative hold Swing
General election October 1974: Barry [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Gower 23,360 43.0 −1.4
Labour John Brooks 20,45737.6+2.9
Liberal J. Lloyd8,76416.1−1.5
Plaid Cymru V. Wynne-Williams1,7933.3−0.1
Majority2,9035.3-4.4
Turnout 54,37477.7-4.6
Registered electors 69,992
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1979: Barry [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Raymond Gower 30,720 50.9 +7.9
Labour P.P. Stead21,92836.3−1.3
Liberal W.N. Berritt6,10510.1−6.0
Plaid Cymru A.J. Dixon1,2812.1−1.2
National Front E.R. Kerton3120.5N/A
Majority8,79214.6+9.3
Turnout 60,34980.3+2.6
Registered electors 75,127
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Craig, F. W. S. (1971). British parliamentary election results 1950-1970 (1 ed.). Chichester: Political Reference Publications. ISBN   9780900178023. Page 577
  3. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. 28 February 1974. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. 10 October 1974. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. 3 May 1979. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
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