# Gibbonsdown

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'''Gibbonsdown''', [colloquially](/source/colloquially) known as 'Gibby', is a residential area and [electoral ward](/source/electoral_ward) situated in the north east of [Barry](/source/Barry%2C_Vale_of_Glamorgan) in the [Vale of Glamorgan](/source/Vale_of_Glamorgan), [Wales](/source/Wales). Gibbonsdown borders [Merthyr Dyfan](/source/Merthyr_Dyfan) to the northwest and [Cadoxton](/source/Cadoxton%2C_Vale_of_Glamorgan) to the southeast.

==Crime==
In 2009, Gibbonsdown was the location of the fatal stabbing of Paul Jones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/latestnews/4555068.Barry_man_denies_murder_charge/|title=Barry man denies murder charge|publisher=Barry and District News|date=20 August 2009|accessdate=7 June 2010}}</ref> John Chivers was arrested that night and later sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8562041.stm|title=John Chivers' life term for pal's Barry stabbing |date=11 March 2010|accessdate=16 July 2013|publisher=bbc.co.uk}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/2009/08/08/murder-accused-is-set-to-deny-charge-91466-24347273/|title=Murder Accused is Set to Deny Charge|publisher=Wales Online|date=8 August 2009|accessdate=7 June 2010}}</ref>

==Landmarks==
Gibbonsdown is home to the Holm View Community [Leisure Centre](/source/Leisure_Centre), the Gibbonsdown Children Centre, and the [Oakfield Primary School](/source/Oakfield_Primary_School) (known as the Gibbonsdown [Primary School](/source/Primary_School) before its reconstruction). It also had Ysgol Maes Dyfan, a special school with 96 pupils as of 2005, teaching special needs children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.estyn.gov.uk/inspection_reports/YsgolMaesDyfanEnglishReport.pdf|title=Ysgol Maes Dyfan English Report|publisher=Estyn|accessdate=June 7, 2010}}</ref> 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](/source/Wenvoe).

==Governance==
Gibbonsdown is the name of the [electoral ward](/source/electoral_ward) covering the area. According to the 2011 UK Census the population of the ward was 5,895,<ref name=2011census /> of which there are 3,753 registered voters.<ref name=2016candidates /> The ward elects two county councillors to the [Vale of Glamorgan Council](/source/Vale_of_Glamorgan_Council) and three town councillors to [Barry Town Council](/source/Barry_Town_Council).<ref>[http://www.barrytowncouncil.gov.uk/biographies.php?Action=Biographies Local Councillors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714221921/http://www.barrytowncouncil.gov.uk/biographies.php?Action=Biographies |date=2018-07-14 }}, Barry Town Council. Retrieved 14 July 2018.</ref> The [Court](/source/Court_(Barry_electoral_ward)) ward to the south covers part of the Gibbonsdown area.

At the 2017 local government elections Gibbonsdown both county council seats were held by [Welsh Labour](/source/Welsh_Labour_Party), despite a swing to the [Conservatives](/source/Welsh_Conservative_Party) in the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.llantwit-major-today.co.uk/article.cfm?id=113473&headline=Conservative%20surge%20in%20Vale%20local%20elections&sectionIs=news&searchyear=2017|title=Barry man denies murder charge|publisher=The Llantwit Major Gem|date=9 May 2017|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref>

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.<ref name=2016candidates>{{cite web|url=http://www.barryanddistrictnews.co.uk/news/14795180.Your_list_of_Gibbonsdown_by-election_candidates/|title=Your list of Gibbonsdown by-election candidates|publisher=Barry and District News|date=11 October 2016|accessdate=14 July 2018}}</ref> The seat was held by Welsh Labour.

==References==
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{{Barry, Vale of Glamorgan}}
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Category:Neighbourhoods of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Category:Vale of Glamorgan electoral wards

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