Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council elections
Local government elections in Cumbria, England
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1]
The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.
From the last boundary changes in 2008 until the council's abolition in 2023, 36 councillors were elected from 13 wards.[1]
Political control
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows:[2][3]
| Party in control | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1974–1976 | |
| 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 from 2011 until 2023 were:
Council elections
- 1973 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1976 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1979 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[9]
- 1980 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1982 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1983 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1984 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1986 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1987 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1988 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1990 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1991 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1992 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1994 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1995 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1996 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1998 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 1999 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[10][11]
- 2000 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 2002 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 2003 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 2004 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 2006 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 2007 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 2008 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election (New ward boundaries reduced the number of seats by 2)[12][13]
- 2010 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 2011 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 2015 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
- 2019 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
Borough result maps
2002 results map
2003 results map
2004 results map
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
| Party | Candidate | 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 | ||||
1998-2002
| Party | Candidate | 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
| 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 | ||||
| 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
| 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.[18]
2019-2023
| 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 | ||||