Court is the name of an
electoral ward in
Barry Barry may refer to:
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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 ...
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Wales
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. It is represented by councillors on
Barry Town Council and the
Vale of Glamorgan Council
The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. It was run by the Conservative Party after the 2008 United Kingdom local elections, taking over the council from no overall contr ...
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Description
The Court ward covers the south of the
Gibbonsdown
Gibbonsdown, colloquially known as 'Gibby', is a residential area and electoral ward situated in the north east of Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Gibbonsdown borders Merthyr Dyfan to the northwest and Cadoxton to the southeast.
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area of the town, northeast of Barry town centre, but stretches south as far as Holton Road. There is a Gibbonsdown ward which borders to the northwest.
According to the
2011 census the population of the ward was 4,748.
Town Council elections
The Court ward elects three councillors to
Barry Town Council.
In May 2017 the ward's
Labour Party councillor Bronwen Brooks became leader of Barry Town Council. Ward councillor Richard Bertin was the only
Independent
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councillor elected to the council.
County Council elections
Court is a county electoral ward, electing two county councillors to
Vale of Glamorgan Council
The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. It was run by the Conservative Party after the 2008 United Kingdom local elections, taking over the council from no overall contr ...
.
On 4 May 2017 the Court ward elected two Labour Party county councillors to the County Council. Former councillor Richard Bertin came third.
The Court ward was represented by two Labour councillors between the 1995 and 2012 elections, with Cllr Bertin being elected in 1999 on a Labour ticket.
He resigned from the Labour Party in 2010 after a Labour Party Welsh Executive Committee Disciplinary hearing.
He was re-elected as an Independent councillor at the May 2012 elections.
See also
*
Cadoc (electoral ward)
*
Castleland
References
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Vale of Glamorgan electoral wards
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan