Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2007

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Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was

[edit] Election result

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 7 2 0 +2 53.8 46.1 6,819 -6.1%
  Labour 5 0 2 -2 38.5 38.1 5,639 +4.3%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 7.7 9.9 1,457 +1.1%
  People's Party 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 774 +0.0%
  British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 100 +0.7%

[edit] Ward results

Barrow Island
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eric Wood 391 77.7 +8.5
Labour Robert Pointer 112 22.3 -8.5
Majority 279 55.4 +17.0
Turnout 503
Independent hold Swing
Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Margaret Thomson 402 41.4 +2.4
People's Party Rosemary Hamezeian 265 27.3 -7.6
Conservative Lucy Pearson 205 21.1 -5.0
British National Party Michael Ashburner 100 10.3 +10.3
Majority 137 14.1 +10.0
Turnout 972
Labour hold Swing
Dalton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jill Heath 798 58.9 +6.6
Labour John Major 556 41.1 -6.6
Majority 242 17.8 +13.2
Turnout 1,354
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Dalton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothy James 532 39.0 -11.3
Independent John Millar 455 33.4 +33.4
Labour Dermot O'Connor 377 27.6 -22.1
Majority 77 5.6 +5.0
Turnout 1,364
Conservative hold Swing
Hawcoat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Richardson 1,159 77.4 -10.8
Labour Marie Derbyshire 339 22.6 +10.8
Majority 820 54.8 -21.6
Turnout 1,498
Conservative hold Swing
Hindpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michelle Roberts 469 54.9 -3.0
Conservative John Murray 219 25.6 -16.5
Independent Gillian Nicholson 166 19.4 +19.4
Majority 250 29.3 +13.5
Turnout 854
Labour hold Swing
Newbarns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dorothy Dawes 778 66.0
Labour Tricia Kegg 400 34.0
Majority 378 32.0
Turnout 1,178
Conservative hold Swing
Ormsgill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Forbes 418 38.7 +13.8
People's Party Sheila Begley 302 27.9 -11.9
Conservative Samuel Pearson 195 18.0 -6.0
Independent Margie Arts 166 15.4 +4.0
Majority 116 10.8
Turnout 1,081
Labour hold Swing
Parkside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tina Macur 583 52.1 -17.2
Labour Stephen Groundwater 536 47.9 +17.2
Majority 47 4.2 -34.4
Turnout 1,119
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Risedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jean Waiting 473 45.2 +6.0
Conservative Brenda Lauderdale 367 35.1 -5.1
People's Party Sarah Martinez 207 19.8 -0.8
Majority 106 10.1
Turnout 1,047
Labour hold Swing
Roosecote
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Rory McClure 987 69.5 -1.2
Labour Colin Thomson 434 30.5 +1.2
Majority 553 39.0 -2.4
Turnout 1,421
Conservative hold Swing
Walney North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Desmond Barlow 598 46.9 +11.7
Conservative Susannah Pearson 397 31.2 -2.3
Independent Stephen Smart 279 21.9 -9.4
Majority 201 15.7 +14.0
Turnout 1,274
Labour hold Swing
Walney South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Oliver Pearson 599 53.3
Labour Kenneth Beeres 525 46.7
Majority 74 6.6
Turnout 1,124
Conservative hold Swing

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Preceded by
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2006		 Barrow-in-Furness local elections Succeeded by
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2008