Electoral wards in the town of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan

Castleland is an

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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 C ...

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. It elects two county councillors to the

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Description

The Castleland ward covered an area of Barry southeast of the town centre including a large part of

Barry Docks Barry Docks ( cy, Dociau'r Barri) is a port facility in the town of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, a few miles southwest of Cardiff on the north shore of the Bristol Channel. They were opened in 1889 by David Davies and John Cory as an alterna ...

. Two county councillors were elected from the ward to the

and two town councillors to Barry Town Council. According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 4,852. In 2009 the ward was designated as a renewal zone, earmarked for improvements to housing and public spaces.

Election results

At the 1995 and 1999 county elections Castleland elected two Labour Party councillors. In 2004 the seats were taken by

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, though in May 2008 Castleland went against the trend of the rest of the county when Labour regained the two seats. Labour held both seats at the May 2012 county council elections and Plaid Cymru gained one back in May 2017.

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{{reflist Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Vale of Glamorgan electoral wards

Description

Election results

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