Court (Barry electoral ward)

Court is the name of an electoral ward in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It is represented by councillors on Barry Town Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

Court
Electoral ward

Electoral wards of Barry, with
Court at centre right
Population4,748 (2011 census)
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
Councillors2 (County), 3 (Town)

Description

The Court ward covers the south of the Gibbonsdown 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.[1]

According to the 2011 census the population of the ward was 4,748.[2]

Town Council elections

The Court ward elects three councillors to Barry Town Council.[3]

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 councillor elected to the council.[4]

County Council elections

Court is a county electoral ward, electing two county councillors to Vale of Glamorgan Council.[5]

On 4 May 2017 the Court ward elected two Labour Party county councillors to the County Council. Former councillor Richard Bertin came third.

2017 Vale of Glamorgan Council election [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bronwen Ellen BROOKS * 539
Labour Sandra Davies PERKES 463
Independent Richard Joel BERTIN * 419
Independent Andy GRIFFITHS 271
Conservative Robert Louis Charles FISHER 204
Conservative Jonathan WIGNALL 165
Green Stephen Ross DAVID-BARKER 90

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.[7] He resigned from the Labour Party in 2010 after a Labour Party Welsh Executive Committee Disciplinary hearing.[8] He was re-elected as an Independent councillor at the May 2012 elections.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Election maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. "Court - Key Stats". UKcensusdata.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. "Local Councillors". Barry Town Council. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. "Barry Town Council elects its new leader". Free Press. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. The County Borough of The Vale of Glamorgan (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. legislation.gov.uk. Statutory Instruments. 6 December 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. "Court - Declaration Of Results Of Poll (2017)" (PDF). Vale of Glamorgan Council. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  7. "Vale of Glamorgan Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. "Councillor quits over bullying claims". Barry & District News. 10 August 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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