Barry was a
parliamentary constituency
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
in
Glamorgan (later
South Glamorgan),
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in ...
which returned one
Member of Parliament
A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...
(MP) to the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace of Westminster, London. It alone possesses legislative suprem ...
, elected by the
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
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
The Vale of Glamorgan ( cy, Bro Morgannwg ), often referred to as The Vale, is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf to the north, and the Bristol ...
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
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barry (Uk Parliament Constituency)
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
History of Glamorgan
Historic parliamentary constituencies in South Wales
Politics of the Vale of Glamorgan
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1950
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1983
Politics of Glamorgan