Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, 2010

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Map of the results of the 2010 Barrow-in-Furness council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010. Barrow-in-Furness UK local election 2010 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2010 Barrow-in-Furness council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue. Wards in grey were not contested in 2010.

The 2010 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 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]

Borough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district. In Scotland, similarly chartered communities were known as royal burghs, although the status is no longer granted.

Cumbria Ceremonial (geographic) county of England

Cumbria is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's county town is Carlisle, in the north of the county, and the only other major urban area is Barrow-in-Furness on the southwestern tip of the county.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights.

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

The People's Party or Socialist People's Party was a minor political party in the Furness region of England.

Background

The 2010 election was the last where only a third of the council was contested. [3] This meant 12 seats were up for election, with only Barrow Island ward not having an election. [3] From the 2011 election Barrow-in-Furness moved to having full council elections every 4 years. [3]

Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow Island is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Originally separate from the British mainland, land reclamation in the 1860s saw the northern fringes of the island connect to Central Barrow. Barrow Island is also bound to the south and east by the town's dock system and to the west by Walney Channel. The Ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,616.

Before the election the Conservative party had 16 councillors, compared to 8 for Labour, 7 independents, 4 Socialist People's Party and 1 Liberal Democrat. [3] However, in the lead up to election independent councillor John Millar joined the Conservatives and defended Dalton South as a Conservative in the election. [3]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Dalton-in-Furness town in Dalton Town with Newton, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England

Dalton-in-Furness is a small town of 8,125 people, north east of Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England. It is the second largest settlement in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness after Barrow itself and is most noted for being the location of South Lakes Safari Zoo.

The Conservatives hoped to win a majority on the council, defending their record as the council administration by pointing to a list of achievements and saying they had kept council tax levels low. [3] However Labour were only defending 2 seats and attacked the Conservative record, while calling for more council apprenticeships and the return of a scheme of lower bus fares for pensioners. [3]

Apprenticeship System of employment

An apprenticeship is a system of training a new generation of practitioners of a trade or profession with on-the-job training and often some accompanying study. Apprenticeship also enables practitioners to gain a license to practice in a regulated profession. Most of their training is done while working for an employer who helps the apprentices learn their trade or profession, in exchange for their continued labor for an agreed period after they have achieved measurable competencies. Apprenticeships typically last 3 to 7 years. People who successfully complete an apprenticeship reach the "journeyman" or professional certification level of competence.

A pensioner is a person who collects a pension, most commonly because of retirement from the workforce. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia where someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an 'old age pensioner'. In the United States, the term retiree is more common, and in New Zealand, the term superannuitant is commonly used. In many countries, increasing life expectancy has led to an expansion of the numbers of pensioners, and they are a growing political force.

Election result

The results saw Labour gain 8 seats to double the number of councillors the party held on the council to 16. [4] The gains came at the expense of all the other groups on the council, with only the Conservatives holding 2 seats in Hawcoat and Roosecote. [4]

Hawcoat human settlement in United Kingdom

Hawcoat is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Historically part of Lancashire, it is one of Barrow's most northerly wards and is bordered by Roose, Newbarns, Parkside, Ormsgill and the town of Dalton-in-Furness to the north.

Following the election the Conservative leader of the council, Jack Richardson, was re-elected and Conservative Rory McClure became mayor. [2] This came after all 5 independents backed the Conservatives in the vote and the 2 Socialist Peoples Party councillors abstained. [2]

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2010 [5]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 10 8 0 +8 83.3 55.1 17,250 +20.7%
  Conservative 2 0 4 -4 16.7 37.3 11,686 -5.3%
  Socialist People's Party 0 0 2 -2 0 4.2 1,304 -0.7%
  Independent 0 0 1 -1 0 1.6 490 -12.5%
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 1 -1 0 1.5 472 -1.7%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 113 -0.5%

Ward results

Central [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Trevor Biggins 836 62.2
Socialist People's Party Rosemarie Hamezeian 258 19.2
Conservative Elaine Burley 251 18.7
Majority 578 43.0
Turnout 1,345
Labour gain from Socialist People's Party Swing
Dalton North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Barry Doughty 1,699 54.1
Conservative Bill Bleasdale 1,441 45.9
Majority 258 8.2
Turnout 3,140
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Dalton South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Wendy Maddox 1,613 53.0
Conservative John Millar 1,430 47.0
Majority 183 6.0
Turnout 3,043
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Hawcoat [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Jack Richardson 1,847 61.9
Labour Rebecca Melling 1,138 38.1
Majority 709 23.8
Turnout 2,985
Conservative hold Swing
Hindpool [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Margaret Thomson 1,368 61.9
Conservative Mark Burley 514 23.3
Socialist People's Party Helen Robinson 328 14.8
Majority 854 38.6
Turnout 2,210
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Newbarns [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Murphy 1,218 44.8
Conservative Wendy McClure 1,011 37.2
Independent Phil Solloway 490 18.0
Majority 207 7.6
Turnout 2,719
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Ormsgill [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Robert Pointer 1,384 57.0
Conservative Teri-Ann Gibney 580 23.9
Socialist People's Party Sheila Begley 466 19.2
Majority 804 33.1
Turnout 2,430
Labour gain from Socialist People's Party Swing
Parkside [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Michael Sweeney 1,411 51.5
Conservative Linda Last 746 27.2
Liberal Democrat Dominic McCavish 472 17.2
BNP Mike Ashburner 113 4.1
Majority 665 24.3
Turnout 2,742
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Risedale [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Jeffrey Garnett 1,647 65.9
Conservative Levi Gill 599 24.0
Socialist People's Party Daniel Tyson 252 10.1
Majority 1,048 42.0
Turnout 2,498
Labour hold Swing
Roosecote [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rory McClure 1,483 53.5
Labour Kenneth Beeres 1,289 46.5
Majority 194 7.0
Turnout 2,772
Conservative hold Swing
Walney North [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anthony Callister 1,828 68.9
Conservative Stephen Smart 825 31.1
Majority 1,003 37.8
Turnout 2,653
Labour hold Swing
Walney South [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Colin Thomson 1,819 65.5
Conservative Alan Pemberton 959 34.5
Majority 860 31.0
Turnout 2,778
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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