Baruc (electoral ward)

Electoral wards of Barry, with Baruc on the coast to the south

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]

  1. ^ Local Councillors Archived 2018-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Barry Town Council. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments - Office for National Statistics". Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Vale of Glamorgan's ward boundaries redrawn as council gets seven more councillors". Penarth Times. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2022.