Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, 2002

Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. 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

Labour 19
Conservative 15
Independent 3
Others 1

Election result

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2002
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8			+1	61.5	46.9	6,768	+9.5%
	Conservative	4			-1	30.8	36.0	5,198	-7.7%
	Independent	1			0	7.7	6.0	865	+6.0%
	Socialist People's Party	0			0	0	10.2	1,468	-6.8%
	UKIP	0			0	0	0.9	130	+0.9%

Ward results

Barrow Island
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	James Tongue	262	45.5
	Labour	Stephen Smart	240	41.7
	Socialist People's Party	Margaret Dacre	74	12.8
Majority			22	3.8
Turnout			576

Central
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Irwin	494	64.7	+20.3
	Conservative	William Palmer	140	18.3	-2.0
	UKIP	John Smith	130	17.0	+17.0
Majority			354	46.4	+37.2
Turnout			764

Dalton North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Denis Bell	579	45.0	+14.3
	Conservative	Alan Rothery	371	28.8	-13.9
	Independent	Thomas Weall	336	26.1	+7.7
Majority			208	16.2
Turnout			1,286

Dalton South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frank Murray	474	38.8	-3.9
	Labour	Eric Knibbs	402	32.9	+4.7
	Independent	Ian Singleton	173	14.2	+14.2
	Independent	Helene Young	94	7.7	+7.7
	Socialist People's Party	Dorothy Turner	79	6.5	-8.1
Majority			72	5.9	-8.6
Turnout			1,222

Hawcoat
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bill Joughin	1,069	69.5	-10.9
	Labour	Marie Derbyshire	340	22.1	+2.5
	Socialist People's Party	Joseph Quinn	130	8.4	+8.4
Majority			729	47.4	-13.4
Turnout			1,539

Hindpool
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Pidduck	547	60.4	+12.2
	Socialist People's Party	Barbara Eager	210	23.2	-12.0
	Conservative	John Murray	148	16.4	-0.3
Majority			337	37.2	+24.2
Turnout			905

Newbarns
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dorothy Dawes	657	49.7	-10.9
	Labour	Peter Todd	512	38.8	+12.9
	Socialist People's Party	Norman Graham	152	11.5	-2.0
Majority			145	10.9	-23.8
Turnout			1,321

Ormsgill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ernest Wilson	468	44.2	+6.5
	Socialist People's Party	Rosemarie Hamezeian	414	39.1	+0.3
	Conservative	Kristina Bell	177	16.7	-6.8
Majority			54	5.1
Turnout			1,059

Parkside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michelle Roberts	625	56.4	+0.3
	Conservative	Tina Macur	483	43.6	-0.3
Majority			142	12.8	+0.6
Turnout			1,108

Risedale
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jean Waiting	519	54.0	+10.2
	Socialist People's Party	Alexandre Dacre	267	27.8	-2.1
	Conservative	Desmond English	175	18.2	-8.1
Majority			252	26.2	+12.4
Turnout			961

Roosecote
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Kenneth Williams	757	59.2	-5.7
	Labour	Maire Read	522	40.8	+5.7
Majority			235	18.4	-11.3
Turnout			1,279

Walney North
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mary Messingham	774	64.7	+12.2
	Conservative	Ronald Hiseman	281	23.5	-4.3
	Socialist People's Party	Kelly White	142	11.9	-7.7
Majority			493	41.2	+16.5
Turnout			1,197

Walney South
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeffrey Garnett	746	61.6	+12.1
	Conservative	Rory McClure	466	38.4	+4.3
Majority			280	23.2	+7.9
Turnout			1,212

References

Council elections in Cumbria

Cumbria County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Allerdale Borough Council	Allerdale District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 Allerdale Borough Council 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2015

Carlisle City Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Copeland Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Eden District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

South Lakeland District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

(2001 ←) United Kingdom local elections, 2002 (→ 2003)

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