Barry (UK Parliament constituency)

Barry
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1950–1983
Seatsone
Created fromLlandaff and Barry
Replaced byCardiff 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.

Boundaries

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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

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

Elections

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Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Barry[2]
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)
General election 1951: Barry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 1955: Barry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 1959: Barry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Barry[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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
General election 1966: Barry[2]
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

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Barry[2]
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
General election February 1974: Barry[3]
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
General election October 1974: Barry[4]
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
General election 1979: Barry[5]
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

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 1)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g 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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