2019 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election
# 2019 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election

The 2019 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.

The Labour Party held their control of the council, even though their majority decreased to 12.

## Results Summary

2019 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council Election :

| Results Map ||||||||||
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| Party | Party | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Votes | Votes | Votes | Votes |
| Party | Party | | Of total | Net | | | Of total | Net | |
| | Labour Party | 24 | 66.7% | | 24 / 36 | 17,960 | 50.8% | | |
| | Conservative Party | 12 | 33.3% | | 12 / 36 | 14,357 | 40.6% | | |
| | UK Independence Party | 0 | 0.0% | | 0 / 36 | 3,036 | 8.6% | | |

## Ward Results

### Barrow Island

Barrow Island :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Allison Johnson | 223 | 54.5 | -9.7 |
| | UKIP | Doug Walters | 111 | 27.1 | -8.7 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Lauderdale | 75 | 18.3 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 410 | 25.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Central

Central :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Trevor Biggins | 331 | 56.7 | |
| | Labour | Steve Robson | 299 | 51.2 | |
| | UKIP | Anne McMeekin | 141 | 24.1 | |
| | Conservative | Anne Bispham | 139 | 23.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Emma Wylie | 75 | 12.8 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 586 | 21.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Dalton North

Dalton North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ben Shirley | 910 | 57.8 |
| | Conservative | Sam Ronson | 675 | 42.9 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Edwards | 639 | 40.6 |
| | Labour | Mai Harrison | 574 | 36.4 |
| | Labour | Janice Benson | 522 | 33.1 |
| | Labour | Robert Elliot | 452 | 28.7 |
| | UKIP | Brian Litster | 283 | 18.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,584 | 32.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Dalton South

Dalton South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Wendy Maddox | 565 | 43.2 | |
| | Labour | Shaun Blezard | 563 | 43.0 | |
| | Labour | Steve Nott | 524 | 40.1 | |
| | Conservative | Des English | 510 | 39.0 | |
| | Conservative | Gordon Murray | 506 | 38.7 | |
| | Conservative | Nick Perie | 497 | 38.0 | |
| | UKIP | Dick Young | 283 | 21.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,316 | 27.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Hawcoat

Hawcoat :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Hazel Edwards | 852 | 59.1 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Pemberton | 770 | 53.4 | |
| | Conservative | Roy Worthington | 664 | 46.1 | |
| | Labour | Tricia Casey | 393 | 27.3 | |
| | Labour | Lee McKenna | 390 | 27.1 | |
| | Labour | Rachael Knott | 341 | 23.7 | |
| | UKIP | Geoffrey Bowron | 243 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,442 | 35.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Hindpool

Hindpool :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Anne Burns | 610 | 61.9 | +61.9 |
| | Labour | Dave Pidduck | 606 | 61.5 | +61.5 |
| | Labour | Ann Thomson | 570 | 57.8 | +57.8 |
| | Conservative | Michael Conlin | 207 | 21.0 | N/A |
| | UKIP | David Roberts | 204 | 20.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ann English | 183 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Ged Nicholson | 183 | 18.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 987 | 23.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Newbarns

Newbarns :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Mark Burley | 563 | 47.1 | |
| | Conservative | Wendy McClure | 538 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative | Les Hall | 523 | 43.7 | N/A |
| | Labour | John Murphy | 444 | 37.1 | |
| | Labour | Alec Proffitt | 421 | 35.2 | |
| | Labour | Thommy McNaughton | 404 | 33.8 | |
| | UKIP | Carol Sloan | 233 | 19.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,207 | 27.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Ormsgill

Ormsgill :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Bill McEwan | 597 | 58.6 | +58.6 |
| | Labour | Derek Brook | 520 | 51.1 | +51.1 |
| | Labour | Beverly Morgan | 497 | 48.8 | +48.8 |
| | UKIP | Theresa McMeekin | 233 | 22.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Michelle Foster | 216 | 21.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Terri Gibney | 187 | 18.4 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Jill Heath | 172 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,024 | 23.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Parkside

Parkside :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Terry Assouad | 572 | 49.5 | |
| | Labour | Iain Mooney | 560 | 48.5 | |
| | Labour | Lee Roberts | 560 | 48.5 | |
| | Conservative | Louise Smith | 380 | 32.9 | |
| | Conservative | Robin Jameson | 368 | 31.9 | |
| | Conservative | Sol Wielkopolski | 325 | 28.1 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Rick Currie | 219 | 19.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,163 | 27.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Risedale

Risedale :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Kevin Hamilton | 572 | 56.4 | |
| | Labour | Hayley Preston | 570 | 56.2 | |
| | Labour | Debra Seward | 511 | 50.4 | |
| | UKIP | Colin Rudd | 286 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative | Kerry Burns | 230 | 22.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Hannah Bolam | 221 | 21.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Gillian McLeavy | 173 | 17.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,025 | 22.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Roosecote

Roosecote :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Derek Gawne | 614 | 49.6 | |
| | Conservative | Rory McClure | 603 | 48.7 | |
| | Conservative | Martin McLeavy | 548 | 44.3 | |
| | Labour | Fred Chatfield | 450 | 36.4 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Mooney | 404 | 32.7 | |
| | Labour | Steve Herbert | 375 | 30.3 | |
| | UKIP | Patricia Bowron | 279 | 22.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,249 | 32.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### Walney North

Walney North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Des Barlow | 619 | 54.7 | |
| | Labour | Anita Husband | 607 | 53.6 | |
| | Labour | Tony Callister | 585 | 51.7 | |
| | Conservative | Nicky Kyle | 297 | 26.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | Keith Pearson | 248 | 21.9 | |
| | Conservative | Logan O'Brien | 234 | 20.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Paul Rose | 232 | 20.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,136 | 26.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Walney South

Walney South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Frank Cassidy | 621 | 53.2 | |
| | Labour | Colin Thomson | 613 | 52.5 | |
| | Labour | Helen Wall | 565 | 48.4 | |
| | Conservative | Josh McLeavy | 354 | 30.3 | |
| | Conservative | Steve Jamieson | 353 | 30.2 | |
| | Conservative | Lynda Shaw | 341 | 29.2 | N/A |
| | UKIP | John Gidney | 273 | 23.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,179 | 28.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
