Llandaff and Barry (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950

Llandaff and Barry

Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Preserved county| Glamorganshire
Major settlements| Llandaff, Barry
1918–1950
Seats| One
Created from| South Glamorganshire
Replaced by| Barry and Cardiff West

Llandaff and Barry was a county constituency centred on the towns of Llandaff and Barry in Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election. Initial proposals were to call the division "Llandaff" but there was opposition from local representatives of Barry and Glamorgan.[1] The constituency was abolished for the 1950 general election.

## Boundaries

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The Urban District of Barry, and the Rural District of Llandaff and Dinas Powis..[1]

## Members of Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1918 | Sir William Cope | Conservative
| 1929 | Charles Lloyd | Labour
| 1931 | Patrick Munro | Conservative
| 1942 by-election | Cyril Lakin | Conservative
| 1945 | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | Labour
1950 | constituency abolished

## Elections

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### Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Llandaff and Barry[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | William Cope | 13,307 | 62.0 |
| Labour | Russell Lowell Jones  | 6,607  | 30.8  |
| Independent | Charles Frederick Gilborne Sixsmith  | 1,539  | 7.2  |
Majority  | 6,700  | 31.2  |
Turnout | 21,453  | 63.0  |
| Unionist win (new seat)
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1922: Llandaff and Barry[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | William Cope | 13,129  | 44.1  | −17.9
| Labour | James Lovat-Fraser | 9,031  | 30.4  | −0.4
| Liberal | John Claxton Meggitt  | 7,577  | 25.5  | New
Majority  | 4,098  | 13.7  | −17.5
Turnout | 29,737  | 76.8  | +13.8
| Unionist hold | Swing | -8.7  |
General election 1923: Llandaff and Barry[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | William Cope | 11,050  | 37.9  | −6.2
| Liberal | Elfyn Williams David  | 10,213  | 35.1  | +9.6
| Labour | Thomas F. Worrall | 7,871  | 27.0  | −3.4
Majority  | 837  | 2.8  | −10.9
Turnout | 29,134  | 72.1  | −4.7
| Unionist hold | Swing | -7.9  |
General election 1924: Llandaff and Barry[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | William Cope | 15,801  | 46.8  | +8.9
| Labour | Charles Lloyd | 11,609  | 34.3  | +7.3
| Liberal | Elfyn Williams David  | 6,389  | 18.9  | −16.2
Majority  | 4,192  | 12.5  | +9.7
Turnout | 33,799  | 80.2  | +8.1
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
General election 1929: Llandaff and Barry[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Charles Lloyd | 21,468  | 40.8  | +6.5
| Unionist | William Cope | 18,799  | 35.7  | −11.1
| Liberal | Ewan Davies | 12,352  | 23.5  | +4.6
Majority  | 2,669  | 5.1  | N/A
Turnout | 52,619  | 82.5  | +2.3
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Llandaff and Barry[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Patrick Munro | 33,590  | 60.7  | +25.0
| Labour | Charles Lloyd | 21,767  | 39.3  | +15.8
Majority  | 11,823  | 21.4  | N/A
Turnout | 55,357  | 81.8  | −0.7
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election 1935: Llandaff and Barry[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Patrick Munro | 29,099  | 51.2  | −9.5
| Labour | Charles Lloyd | 27,677  | 48.7  | +9.4
Majority  | 1,422  | 2.5  | −18.9
Turnout | 56,776  | 77.0  | −4.8
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

General Election 1939–40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

* Conservative: Patrick Munro
* Labour: Lynn Ungoed-Thomas[9]

### Elections in the 1940s

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1942 Llandaff and Barry by-election[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Cyril Lakin | 19,408  | 56.9  | +5.7
| Independent Socialist | Kim Mackay | 13,753  | 40.3  | New
| Independent Welsh Nationalist  | Rolle Malcolm Ritson Paton  | 975  | 2.9  | New
Majority  | 5,655  | 16.6  | +14.1
Turnout | 34,136  | 41.5  | −35.5
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1945: Llandaff and Barry[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Lynn Ungoed-Thomas | 33,706  | 47.5  | −1.2
| Conservative | Cyril Lakin | 27,108  | 38.2  | −13.0
| Liberal | Morgan Edward Bransby-Williams  | 10,132  | 14.3  | New
Majority  | 6,598  | 9.3  | N/A
Turnout | 70,946  | 73.8  | −3.2
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Redistribution of South Glamorgan - Local Government Inquiry Held At Cardiff - Our New Division to be called Barry or Barry-Llandaff". Barry Dock News. 20 July 1917. p. 5.
2. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
3. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
4. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
5. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
6. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
7. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
8. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
9. ^ Report of the Annual Conference of the Labour Party, 1939
10. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
11. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig

## External links

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* Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "L" (part 3)

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