Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election, 2011

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Map of the results of the 2011 Barrow-in-Furness council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue. Barrow-in-Furness UK local election 2011 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2011 Barrow-in-Furness council election. Labour in red and Conservative in blue.

The 2011 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2011 to elect members of Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The whole council was up for election and the Labour party gained overall control of the council from 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.

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Campaign

Before the election no party had a majority on the council and Conservative Jack Richardson was the leader of the council [2] with support from the independents. [3] The whole council was being elected for a four-year term for the first time, changing from the previous system of election by thirds. [2] Nine sitting councillors stood down at the election. [4]

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.

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Issues in the campaign included dog fouling, potholes, jobs and keeping the environment clean. [2]

Pothole a type of disruption in the surface of a roadway where a portion of the road material has broken away, leaving a hole

A pothole is a structural failure in a road surface, usually asphalt pavement, due to water in the underlying soil structure and traffic passing over the affected area. Water first weakens the underlying soil; traffic then fatigues and breaks the poorly supported asphalt surface in the affected area. Continued traffic action ejects both asphalt and the underlying soil material to create a hole in the pavement.

Election result

The results saw Labour gain 13 seats to take control over the council [3] with 29 seats. [5] The Conservatives were reduced to 7 seats and only managed to hold all of the seats in the 2 wards of Hawcoat and Roosecote. [6] Overall turnout in the election was 36.28%. [5]

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.

Voter turnout percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election

Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election. Eligibility varies by country, and the voting-eligible population should not be confused with the total adult population. Age and citizenship status are often among the criteria used to determine eligibility, but some countries further restrict eligibility based on sex, race, or religion.

Both the Conservative leader of the council Jack Richardson and the Labour Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness John Woodcock put the results down to the cuts the national, Conservative led, government were making. [6]

Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom

Barrow and Furness is a constituency in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by John Woodcock. On 30 April 2018, he was suspended from the Labour Party following a sexual harassment allegation made against him. On 18 July 2018, Woodcock resigned from Labour and now sits as an Independent MP.

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2011 [5] [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 29 13 0 +13 80.6 55.7 25,839 +0.6%
  Conservative 7 1 7 -6 19.4 37.3 17,295 +0.0%
  Socialist People's Party 0 0 2 -2 0 3.3 1,553 -0.9%
  Independent 0 0 5 -5 0 2.8 1,320 +1.2%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 369 +0.8%

Ward results

Barrow Island [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Allison Johnston 380 56.4 +37.3
Independent Eric Wood 294 43.6 -37.3
Majority 86 12.8
Turnout 674 37.9
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Central (2) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Trevor Biggins 446
Labour Mary Irwin 403
Conservative Susan Reader 134
Independent Oliver Pearson 108
Socialist People's Party Rosemarie Hamezeian 102
Socialist People's Party Kristie Hall 62
Turnout 1,255 25.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Dalton North (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Denis Bell 976
Labour Barry Doughty 943
Labour Ann Thurlow 866
Conservative Jill Heath 812
Conservative Katherine Unwin 734
Conservative Cheryl Wadeson 617
Turnout 4,948 38.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Dalton South (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Wendy Maddox 921
Labour Frank Murray 879
Labour Ernest Wilson 748
Conservative John Millar 650
Conservative Bill Bleasdale 557
Conservative Martin McLeavy 532
Independent Timothy Bell 314
UKIP Ian Jackson 210
Turnout 4,811 38.0
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Hawcoat (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative David Roberts 1,052
Conservative Jack Richardson 1,051
Conservative Alan Pemberton 1,000
Labour Rebecca Melling 611
Turnout 3,714 46.4
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Hindpool (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Anne Burns 824
Labour David Pidduck 823
Labour Ann Thomson 715
Conservative Mark Burley 276
Socialist People's Party Sarah Pllana 151
Socialist People's Party Lee Wicks 145
Turnout 2,934 28.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Newbarns (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Murphy 733
Labour Marie Derbyshire 719
Conservative Wendy McClure 715
Labour Lorraine Biggins 697
Conservative David Salt 690
Conservative Tina Macur 664
Turnout 4,218 37.1
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Ormsgill (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Lee McKenna 707
Labour Robert Pointer 688
Labour Hayley Preston 612
Socialist People's Party Jim Hamezeian 501
Socialist People's Party William McEwan 344
Socialist People's Party Helen Robinson 248
Conservative Terri-Ann Gibney 234
Conservative Cheryl Fisher 232
Conservative Rowen McClure 216
Turnout 3,782 32.9
Labour gain from Socialist People's Party Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Socialist People's Party Swing
Parkside (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Susan Opie 863
Labour Debra Seward 857
Labour Brendan Sweeney 787
Conservative Linda Last 503
Conservative Shirley Richardson 444
Conservative Joshua White 414
Independent Lisa Hammond 235
Turnout 4,103 37.1
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour gain from Independent Swing
Labour hold Swing
Risedale (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Kevin Hamilton 827
Labour Lesley Graham 820
Labour Jeffrey Garnett 812
Conservative Elaine Burley 326
Conservative Ann English 269
Conservative Des English 263
UKIP Noel Matthews 159
Turnout 3,476 29.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Roosecote (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Ray Guselli 942
Conservative Rory McClure 814
Conservative Ken Williams 776
Labour Kenneth Thomson 622
Labour Mark Semple 602
Turnout 3,756 43.6
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Walney North (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Des Barlow 1,130
Labour Anita Husband 1,076
Labour Tony Callister 1,016
Conservative Craig Fisher 350
Conservative Cameron McClure 325
Conservative Jamie Wiggins 287
Turnout 4,184 37.7
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Walney South (3) [5] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Colin Thomson 966
Labour Frank Cassidy 914
Labour Helen Wall 856
Conservative David Marcus 583
Conservative Derek Gawne 422
Conservative Lorraine Cook 411
Turnout 4,152 38.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

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