Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council elections

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 controlYears
Labour1974–1976
Conservative1976–1979
Labour1979–1991
No overall control1991–1994
Labour1994–1999
No overall control1999–2003
Labour2003–2006
No overall control2006–2011
Labour2011–2023

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2011 until 2023 were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Jack Richardson[4]ConservativeMay 2011
Dave Pidduck[5][6]Labour17 May 201120 May 2019
Ann Thomson[7][8]Labour20 May 201931 Jan 2023

Council elections

Borough result maps

By-election results

1994-1998

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

1998-2002

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

2006-2011

Dalton North By-Election 18 January 2007[14]
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[15]
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[16]
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[17]
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]

Parkside by-election 8 September 2016[19]
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[20]
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[21]
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

  1. 1 2 "Move to Whole Council Elections for Barrow Borough Council". Barrow Borough Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 21 May 2025. (Put "Barrow-in-Furness" in search box to see specific results.)
  3. ↑ "England council elections". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Election success as Labour take control". North-West Evening Mail. 7 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Council minutes, 17 May 2011" (PDF). Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Shock as Barrow council leader Dave Pidduck loses position". The Mail. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Council minutes, 20 May 2019" (PDF). Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Dan (31 January 2023). "Death of leader of Barrow Council Ann Thomson announced". The Mail. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. ↑ The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  10. ↑ "Barrow-in-Furness". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Barrow-In-Furness". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "Tories hold on in Dalton North". News and Star. 19 January 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  15. ↑ "Tories jubilant after by-election". News and Star. 5 September 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Risedale Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ 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.
  19. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Parkside Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  20. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hindpool Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  21. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Roosecote Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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