Gibbonsdown,

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known as 'Gibby', is a residential area and electoral ward situated in the north east of Barry in the

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. Gibbonsdown borders Merthyr Dyfan to the northwest and Cadoxton to the southeast.

Crime

In 2009, Gibbonsdown was the location of the fatal stabbing of Paul Jones. John Chivers was arrested that night and later sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison, After the murder, Gibbonsdown Residents' Board chairwoman Molly Conway made complaints about the police for a lack of manpower and patrols on an estate well known as having problems with crime and anti-social behaviour.

Landmarks

Gibbonsdown is home to the Holm View Community Leisure Centre, the Gibbonsdown Children Centre, and the Oakfield Primary School (known as the Gibbonsdown

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before its reconstruction). It also had Ysgol Maes Dyfan, a special school with 96 pupils as of 2005, teaching special needs children. It is also home to Pencoedtre park and the Master Mariner pub.

Transport

Notable roads include Treharne Road (known to locals as "The Treharne"), Caradoc Avenue, Robins Lane, and Skomer Road, which connects the area to

Wenvoe Wenvoe ( cy, Gwenfô) is a village, community and electoral ward between Barry and Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Nearby are the Wenvoe Transmitter near Twyn-yr-Odyn and the site of the former HTV Wales Television Centre at Culverhouse ...

Governance

Gibbonsdown is the name of the electoral ward covering the area. According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 5,895, of which there are 3,753 registered voters. The ward elects two county councillors to the

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and three town councillors to Barry Town Council. The

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ward to the south covers part of the Gibbonsdown area. At the 2017 local government elections Gibbonsdown both county council seats were held by

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, despite a swing to the

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in the county. A by-election had taken place on 3 November 2016 following the resignation of Labour councillor, Rob Curtis, who had been a town and county councillor. The seat was held by Welsh Labour.

References

{{Coord, 51, 24, 53.76, N, 3, 15, 52.30, W, type:city, display=title Neighbourhoods of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Vale of Glamorgan electoral wards