Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council elections

Local government elections in Cumbria, England

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council in Cumbria, England, was elected every four years. This was changed in 2011 from the previous situation where one-third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year where there was an election to Cumbria County Council instead.

The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.

Since the last boundary changes in 2008, 36 councillors had been elected from 13 wards.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1973–1976
	Conservative	1976–1979
	Labour	1979–1991
	No overall control	1991–1994
	Labour	1994–1999
	No overall control	1999–2003
	Labour	2003–2006
	No overall control	2006–2011
	Labour	2011–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 2008 have been:

Councillor		From	To
Jack Richardson	Conservative	14 May 2008	17 May 2011
Dave Pidduck	Labour	17 May 2011	20 May 2019
Ann Thomson	Labour	20 May 2019	30 Jan 2023

Council elections

Borough result maps

2006 results map
2007 results map
2008 results map
2010 results map
2011 results map
2015 results map
2019 results map

By-election results

1994-1998

Risedale By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	1,592	65.0	−15.8
	Conservative	500	20.4	+1.2
	Independent	357	14.6	+14.6
Majority		1,092	44.6
Turnout		2,449
	Labour hold	Swing

Walney North By-Election 1 May 1997
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Labour	2,145	71.3	−1.4
	Conservative	864	28.7	+1.4
Majority		1,281	42.6
Turnout		3,009
	Labour hold	Swing

1998-2002

Hawcoat By-Election 27 September 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	587	65.1	−15.3
	Labour	315	34.9	+15.3
Majority		272	30.2
Turnout		902	20.8
	Conservative hold	Swing

2006-2011

Dalton North By-Election 18 January 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Katherine Unwin	400	44.3	−8.0
	Labour	Denis Bell	355	39.4	−8.3
	Socialist People's Party	June Gibbons	147	16.3	+16.3
Majority			45	4.9
Turnout			902	18.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

Newbarns By-Election 4 September 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bob Maltman	478	52.3	+9.4
	Labour	Lorraine Biggins	177	19.4	−1.7
	Socialist People's Party	Sarah Martinez	155	17.0	+17.0
	BNP	Mike Ashburner	104	11.4	+11.4
Majority			301	32.93
Turnout			914	21.9
	Conservative hold		Swing

2015-2019

Risedale by-election 29 October 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michael Cassells	428	53.0	−24.1
	UKIP	Colin Rudd	193	23.9	+1.0
	Conservative	Carole Friend	187	23.1	+23.1
Majority			235	29.1
Turnout			808
	Labour hold		Swing

Dalton South by-election 5 May 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shaun Blezzard	595	47.7	−3.4
	Conservative	Des English	415	33.3	−15.6
	UKIP	Dick Young	237	19.0	N/A
Majority			180	14.4
Turnout				21.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Bill Bleasdale of the Conservative Party.

Parkside by-election 8 September 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lee Roberts	317	52.1	−3.0
	Conservative	Roy Worthington	257	42.3	−2.6
	UKIP	Colin Rudd	34	5.6	+5.6
Majority			60	9.9
Turnout			608
	Labour hold		Swing

2019-2023

Hindpool by-election 6th May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jo Tyson	600	62.6	+2.9
	Conservative	Niyall Phillips	359	37.4	+17.1
Majority			241	25.1
Turnout			959
	Labour hold		Swing

Roosecote by-election 6th May 2021
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jay Zaccarini	881	61.0	+15.3
	Labour	Paul Griffiths	564	39.0	+5.5
Majority			317	21.9
Turnout			1,445
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

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"England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
"Council minutes". Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
"Barrow-in-Furness". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness (Electoral Changes) Order 1998 Archived 1 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
"Barrow-In-Furness". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness (Electoral Changes) Order 2008 Archived 1 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
"Tories hold on in Dalton North". News and Star. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
"Tories jubilant after by-election". News and Star. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Risedale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
"Results revealed in Cumbria elections". The Mail. Barrow-in-Furness. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
Addison, Mike (12 April 2016). "Candidate unveiled by Barrow and Furness Labour Party to fight Dalton South by-election". The Westmorland Gazette. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Parkside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Hindpool Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
"Local Elections Archive Project — Roosecote Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.

By-election results Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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