Barry Town Council

The town council describes itself as the only elected body dedicated solely to the interests of Barry residents.

[1] The town council has direct ownership and control of Merthyr Dyfan Burial Ground and acts as agent to run Porthkerry Cemetery.

[3] Twenty two councillors are elected from the eight electoral wards in the town, namely: Baruc (3), Buttrills (3), Cadoc (3), Castleland (2), Court (3), Dyfan (2), Gibbonsdown (3) and Illtyd (3).

The first mayor of Barry was Councillor Frederick Cook (1912–2008), who was also Chairman of South Glamorgan County Council and an officer of the GMB trade union.

In April 2019, a by-election was held in the wake of the resignation of the independent candidate, Richard Bertin, who represented Court ward.