Baruc (electoral ward)
Baruc is the name of an electoral ward in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It covers the southern area of the town, including Barry Island, Cold Knap and the area around Romilly Park.
The ward elects three county councillors to the Vale of Glamorgan Council and three councillors to Barry Town Council.[1] The ward is currently represented by Plaid Cymru.
According to the 2021 United Kingdom census the population of the ward was 8,663.[2]
In 2022 the number of county councillors was increased from two, to three, as a result of recommendations from the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales.[3]
Election results
[edit]On 4 May 2017 the Baruc ward re-elected two Plaid Cymru councillors to the County Council. On 15 May councillor Nic Hodges, also a town councillor, was elected as the first Plaid Cymru mayor of Barry, the first mayor to represent the Baruc ward for 35 years.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Nic Hodges | 1137 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Steffan Wiliam | 1053 | |||
| Conservative | Paul James | 978 | |||
| Conservative | Victoria Roberts | 929 | |||
| Labour | Brian Royson Mayne | 616 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Steffan Wiliam | 800 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Nicholas Hodges | 776 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Baker | 512 | |||
| Labour | Michael Trickey | 498 | |||
| Independent | Barrie Evans | 471 | |||
| Conservative | Dominic Fouracre | 444 | |||
| Labour | Julie Aviet-Frassinelli | 421 | |||
1973–1996
[edit]At the 1985, 1989 and 1993 county elections, prior to the creation of the Vale of Glamorgan county, Baruc elected a county councillor to South Glamorgan County Council. The Conservative candidate won each of these elections.[7]
Baruc (or Barruc) was also an electoral ward to the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council between 1973 and 1996. Until 1983 it elected three councillors (all Conservative), from the 1983 election the ward elected two councillors (again, all Conservative).[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Local Councillors Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Barry Town Council. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments - Office for National Statistics". Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Vale of Glamorgan's ward boundaries redrawn as council gets seven more councillors". Penarth Times. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "New Vale of Glamorgan Mayor is elected". Barry & District News. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Baruc - Declaration Of Results Of Poll (2017)" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2012 - Bro Morgannwg/Vale of Glamorgan". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "South Glamorgan County Council Election Results 1973-1993" (PDF). The Election Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Vale of Glamorgan Welsh District Council Election Results 1973-1991" (PDF). The Elections Centre (Plymouth University). Retrieved 14 July 2019.