Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council elections
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council in Cumbria, England is elected every 4 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]
Since the last boundary changes in 2008, 36 councillors have been elected from 13 wards.[1]
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| 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 - present |
Council elections
- Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, 1998
- Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, 1999 (whole council elected after boundary changes took place)[3]
- Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, 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 (whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)[4]
- Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, 2010
- Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, 2011
- Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, 2015
Borough result maps
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2006 results map
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2007 results map
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2008 results map
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2010 results map
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2011 results map
By-election results
1997-2001
| Risedale By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Walney North By-Election 1 May 1997 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 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 | ||||
2001-2005
| Hawcoat By-Election 27 September 2001 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
2005-2009
| Dalton North By-Election 18 January 2007[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Katherine Unwin | 400 | 44.3 | -8.0 | |
| Labour | Denis Bell | 355 | 39.4 | -8.3 | |
| 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[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Bob Maltman | 478 | 52.3 | +9.4 | |
| Labour | Lorraine Biggins | 177 | 19.4 | -1.7 | |
| 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 | ||||
References
- 1 2 "Move to Whole Council Elections for Barrow Borough Council". Barrow Borough Council. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ "Barrow-in-Furness". BBC News Online. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ "Barrow-In-Furness". BBC News Online. 2008-04-19. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ "Tories hold on in Dalton North". News and Star. 2007-01-19. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ↑ "Tories jubilant after by-election". News and Star. 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
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