2002 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election

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

• 2002 Barrow-in-Furness election result
• Ward results