2000 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election

The 2000 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2000 to elect members of Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council in Cumbria, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. ^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 18
• Conservative 16
• People's Party 4 ^[2]

Results

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2000 ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	6	0	1	-1	50.0	43.7	5,398
	Labour	5	1	1	0	41.7	37.4	4,614
	Socialist People's Party	1	1	0	+1	8.3	17.0	2,093
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	1.9	238

Ward results

Central ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Edith Garside	328	44.4
	Socialist People's Party	Joan Grainger	260	35.2
	Conservative	William Palmer	150	20.3
Majority			68	9.2
Turnout			738

Dalton North ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Edward Wilkinson	465	42.7
	Labour	Leslie Sherman	334	30.7
	Socialist People's Party	Thomas Weall	200	18.4
	Liberal Democrats	James Young	90	8.3
Majority			131	12.0
Turnout			1,089

Dalton South ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jack Dent	439	42.7
	Labour	Robert Wyborn	290	28.2
	Socialist People's Party	Maureen Rothery	150	14.6
	Liberal Democrats	Helene Young	148	14.4
Majority			149	14.5
Turnout			1,027

Hawcoat ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Clafton	1,084	80.4
	Labour	Stephen Groundwater	264	19.6
Majority			820	60.8
Turnout			1,348

Hindpool ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Diane Charlton	430	48.2
	Socialist People's Party	Rosemarie Hamezeian	314	35.2
	Conservative	Desmond English	149	16.7
Majority			116	13.0
Turnout			893

Newbarns ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Maltman	717	60.6
	Labour	Marie Derbyshire	306	25.9
	Socialist People's Party	David Davies	160	13.5
Majority			411	34.7
Turnout			1,183

Ormsgill ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Socialist People's Party	Maurice Edmonds	343	38.8
	Labour	Peter Todd	333	37.7
	Conservative	Daniel Bell	208	23.5
Majority			10	1.1
Turnout			884
	Socialist People's Party gain from Labour		Swing

Parkside ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pamela Smith	529	56.1
	Labour	Melvyn Worth	414	43.9
Majority			115	12.2
Turnout			943

Risedale ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Terence Waiting	396	43.8
	Socialist People's Party	Alexander Dacre	271	29.9
	Conservative	Anne-Marie Sheppard	238	26.3
Majority			125	13.8
Turnout			905

Roosecote ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ramon Guselli	729	64.9
	Labour	Wilfred Heywood	395	35.1
Majority			334	29.7
Turnout			1,124

Walney North ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Anthony Callister	536	52.5
	Conservative	Alan Rothery	284	27.8
	Socialist People's Party	William Tucker	200	19.6
Majority			252	24.7
Turnout			1,020

Walney South ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Murphy	588	49.5
	Conservative	David Roberts	406	34.1
	Socialist People's Party	Peter Rigg	195	16.4
Majority			182	15.3
Turnout			1,189

References

1. "Barrow-in-Furness". BBC News Online . Retrieved 22 June 2011.
2. "Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council Elections 4th May, 2000". Borough of Barrow in Furness. Archived from the original on 4 October 2000. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
3. "Election results: local councils". The Times . 5 May 2000. p. 4.