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.^[1]

Results summary

2019 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council Election
Results Map
Party		Councillors				Votes
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		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
Turnout			410	25.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Central

Central
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
Turnout			586	21.0
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Dalton North

Dalton North
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
Turnout			1,584	32.4
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Dalton South

Dalton South
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
Turnout			1,316	27.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Hawcoat

Hawcoat
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
Turnout			1,442	35.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hindpool

Hindpool
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
Turnout			987	23.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Newbarns

Newbarns
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
Turnout			1,207	27.0
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Ormsgill

Ormsgill
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
Turnout			1,024	23.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Parkside

Parkside
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
Turnout			1,163	27.4
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Risedale

Risedale
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
Turnout			1,025	22.7
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Roosecote

Roosecote
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
Turnout			1,249	32.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing
	Conservative hold		Swing

Walney North

Walney North
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
Turnout			1,136	26.5
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Walney South

Walney South
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
Turnout			1,179	28.8
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing