About Barry

Barry is the largest town in Wales to have its own town council. Barry Town Council carries on the long and proud tradition of local governance in a town which encompasses three originally separate communities, namely Barry, Cadoxton and Merthyr Dyfan. In mid 2007, it was estimated that the Town’s population exceeded 50,000 for the first time in its history. Its population had grown to 39,000 as long ago as 1921.