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.
| Barry | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Llandaff and Barry |
| Replaced by | Cardiff South & Penarth and Vale of Glamorgan |
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.
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