UK Polling History: Election of 8 October 1959 – Barry
Result summary
| Parties | ||
| Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 30,313 | 20,790 |
| Votes gained | +3,228 | +1,068 |
| Share of votes | 59.3% | 40.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 50.3% | 34.5% |
| Gain in share of votes | +1.5% | -1.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +2.0% | -0.7% |
| Total votes: | 51,103 | |
| Electorate: | 60,206 | |
| Turnout: | 84.9% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 1.5% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Llandaff and Barry 23 February 1950 |
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Constituency succeeded by Cardiff South and Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan 9 June 1983 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Plaid Cymru |
Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | Plaid Cymru |
Other | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 30,720 | 21,928 | 6,105 | 1,281 | 312 |
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 23,360 | 20,457 | 8,764 | 1,793 | |
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 25,326 | 19,779 | 10,048 | 1,924 | |
| 18 June 1970 | General Election | 31,957 | 23,286 | 4,200 | ||
| 31 March 1966 | General Election | 27,957 | 26,563 | |||
| 15 October 1964 | General Election | 28,600 | 24,334 | |||
| 8 October 1959 | General Election | 30,313 | 20,790 | |||
| 26 May 1955 | General Election | 27,085 | 19,722 | |||
| 25 October 1951 | General Election | 24,715 | 23,066 | |||
| 23 February 1950 | General Election | 19,745 | 20,770 | 6,180 | ||