Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary constituency

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The Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary constituency is a UK House of Commons seat in South Wales that includes the coastal town of Barry and surrounding areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
borderingConstituency Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff South and Penarth (UK Parliament constituency)
Cardiff West (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Cardiff West

Ogmore (UK Parliament constituency)
boundaryReviewBody Boundary Commission for Wales
classification county constituency
contains Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Cowbridge
Llantwit Major
Penarth (part, depending on boundaries)
linked to: Penarth

Rhoose
containsFeature Barry Island
Bristol Channel coastline
containsInfrastructure Cardiff Airport (Rhoose)
linked to: Cardiff Airport
country United Kingdom
created 1983
elects one Member of Parliament
electsTo Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
hasCharacteristic coastal
mixed urban and rural
hasElectorateType borough and rural mixed
isCoextensiveWith part of Vale of Glamorgan local government area
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
locatedIn South Wales
Vale of Glamorgan (principal area)
linked to: Vale of Glamorgan

Wales
previousConstituency Barry (UK Parliament constituency)
Bridgend (UK Parliament constituency, in part)
Cowbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
region Wales
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Barry locatedIn Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary constituency
Cardiff South and Penarth borderedBy Vale of Glamorgan (constituency)
linked to: Vale of Glamorgan parliamentary constituency