# Barry (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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

| Event | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Dorothy Rees | Labour |
| 1951 | Sir Raymond Gower | Conservative |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Barry :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 1,025 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,695 | 86.0 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 54,298 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Barry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Gower | 24,715 | 51.7 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Dorothy Rees | 23,066 | 48.3 | +3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,649 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,781 | 86.8 | +0.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 55,022 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Barry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Gower | 27,085 | 57.9 | +6.2 |
| | Labour | Dan Jones | 19,722 | 42.1 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,363 | 15.8 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,807 | 83.6 | −3.2 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,003 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Barry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Gower | 30,313 | 59.3 | +1.4 |
| | Labour | Dengar Evans | 20,790 | 40.7 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,523 | 18.6 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,103 | 84.9 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 60,206 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Barry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Gower | 28,600 | 54.0 | −5.3 |
| | Labour | David Marquand | 24,334 | 46.0 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,266 | 8.0 | −10.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 52,934 | 82.3 | −2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 64,319 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Barry :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Raymond Gower | 27,957 | 51.3 | −2.7 |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Thomas | 26,563 | 48.7 | +2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,394 | 2.6 | −5.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,520 | 83.6 | +1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 65,194 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Barry :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,671 | 14.6 | +12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 59,443 | 79.2 | −4.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,958 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Barry :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 5,547 | 9.7 | −4.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,077 | 82.3 | +3.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,356 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Barry :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 2,903 | 5.4 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 54,374 | 77.7 | −4.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,992 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Barry :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 8,792 | 14.6 | +9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 60,349 | 80.3 | +2.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,127 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |