2002 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election

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Results of the 2002 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election Barrow in Furness UK ward map 2002.svg
Results of the 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.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 8+161.546.96,768+9.5%
  Conservative 4-130.836.05,198-7.7%
  Independent 107.76.0865+6.0%
  Socialist People's Party 00010.21,468-6.8%
  UKIP 0000.9130+0.9%

Ward results

Barrow Island
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent James Tongue26245.5
Labour Stephen Smart24041.7
Socialist People's Party Margaret Dacre7412.8
Majority 223.8
Turnout 576
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Irwin49464.7+20.3
Conservative William Palmer14018.3−2.0
UKIP John Smith13017.0+17.0
Majority 35446.4+37.2
Turnout 764
Dalton North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Denis Bell57945.0+14.3
Conservative Alan Rothery37128.8−13.9
Independent Thomas Weall33626.1+7.7
Majority 20816.2
Turnout 1,286
Dalton South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank Murray47438.8−3.9
Labour Eric Knibbs40232.9+4.7
Independent Ian Singleton17314.2+14.2
Independent Helene Young947.7+7.7
Socialist People's Party Dorothy Turner796.5−8.1
Majority 725.9−8.6
Turnout 1,222
Hawcoat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Joughin1,06969.5−10.9
Labour Marie Derbyshire34022.1+2.5
Socialist People's Party Joseph Quinn1308.4+8.4
Majority 72947.4−13.4
Turnout 1,539
Hindpool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Pidduck54760.4+12.2
Socialist People's Party Barbara Eager21023.2−12.0
Conservative John Murray14816.4−0.3
Majority 33737.2+24.2
Turnout 905
Newbarns
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dorothy Dawes65749.7−10.9
Labour Peter Todd51238.8+12.9
Socialist People's Party Norman Graham15211.5−2.0
Majority 14510.9−23.8
Turnout 1,321
Ormsgill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ernest Wilson46844.2+6.5
Socialist People's Party Rosemarie Hamezeian41439.1+0.3
Conservative Kristina Bell17716.7−6.8
Majority 545.1
Turnout 1,059
Parkside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Roberts62556.4+0.3
Conservative Tina Macur48343.6−0.3
Majority 14212.8+0.6
Turnout 1,108
Risedale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jean Waiting51954.0+10.2
Socialist People's Party Alexandre Dacre26727.8−2.1
Conservative Desmond English17518.2−8.1
Majority 25226.2+12.4
Turnout 961
Roosecote
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kenneth Williams75759.2−5.7
Labour Maire Read52240.8+5.7
Majority 23518.4−11.3
Turnout 1,279
Walney North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Messingham77464.7+12.2
Conservative Ronald Hiseman28123.5−4.3
Socialist People's Party Kelly White14211.9−7.7
Majority 49341.2+16.5
Turnout 1,197
Walney South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jeffrey Garnett74661.6+12.1
Conservative Rory McClure46638.4+4.3
Majority 28023.2+7.9
Turnout 1,212

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