Barrow-in-Furness local elections
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Barrow-in-Furness
Borough
Council in Cumbria
, England
is elected every 4 years. This was changed in 2011 from the previous situation where one third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year where there was an election to Cumbria County Council
instead.
Since the last boundary changes in 2008, 36 councillor
s have been elected from 13 wards
.
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 1999
(whole council elected after boundary changes took place)
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2000
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2002
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2003
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2004
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2006
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2007
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2008
(whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2010
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2011
Barrow-in-Furness (borough)
Barrow-in-Furness is a local government district with borough status in Cumbria, England. It is named after its main town, Barrow-in-Furness. Other settlements include Dalton-in-Furness, Roose and Askam-in-Furness. It is the smallest borough in the county, but is the most densely populated, with...
Borough
Borough status in the United Kingdom
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...
Council in Cumbria
Cumbria
Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is elected every 4 years. This was changed in 2011 from the previous situation where one third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year where there was an election to Cumbria County Council
County council
A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...
instead.
Since the last boundary changes in 2008, 36 councillor
Councillor
A councillor or councilor is a member of a local government council, such as a city council.Often in the United States, the title is councilman or councilwoman.-United Kingdom:...
s have been elected from 13 wards
Wards of the United Kingdom
A ward in the United Kingdom is an electoral district at sub-national level represented by one or more councillors. It is the primary unit of British administrative and electoral geography .-England:...
.
Political control
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:| Party in control | Years |
|---|---|
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1973 - 1976 |
| Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House... |
1976 - 1979 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1979 - 1991 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1991 - 1994 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
1994 - 1999 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
1999 - 2003 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
2003 - 2006 |
| No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament... |
2006 - 2011 |
| Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after... |
2011 - present |
Council elections
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 1998Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 1998
Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 23*Conservative 11*Others 4...
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 1999
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 1999
Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.-Election result:...
(whole council elected after boundary changes took place)
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2000
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2000
The 2000 Barrow-in-Furness Council election took place on 4 May 2000 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....
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2002
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2002
Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 19*Conservative 15*Independent 3*Others 1...
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2003
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2003
Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party gained control of the council from no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 21*Conservative 14...
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2004
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2004
Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 24*Conservative 12*Independent 2...
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2006
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2006
Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 18...
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2007
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2007
Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 19*Labour 16*Independent 2...
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2008
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2008
Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council was held on 1 May 2008. The whole of the council was up for election, with the number of councillors falling from 38 to 36, as a result of ward boundary changes enacted in February 2008...
(whole council elected after boundary changes reduced the number of seats by 2)
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2010
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2010
The 2010 Barrow-in-Furness 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....
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2011
Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2011
The 2011 Barrow-in-Furness 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.-Campaign:Before the election no...