2002 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election

Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Borough 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

Election result
Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2002
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 +1 61.5 46.9 6,768 +9.5%
  Conservative 4 -1 30.8 36.0 5,198 -7.7%
  Independent 1 0 7.7 6.0 865 +6.0%
  Socialist People's Party 0 0 0 10.2 1,468 -6.8%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0.9 130 +0.9%

Ward results
Barrow Island
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent James Tongue 262 45.5
Labour Stephen Smart 240 41.7
Socialist People's Party Margaret Dacre 74 12.8
Majority 22 3.8
Turnout 576
Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mary Irwin 494 64.7 +20.3
Conservative William Palmer 140 18.3 -2.0
UKIP John Smith 130 17.0 +17.0
Majority 354 46.4 +37.2
Turnout 764
Dalton North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Denis Bell 579 45.0 +14.3
Conservative Alan Rothery 371 28.8 -13.9
Independent Thomas Weall 336 26.1 +7.7
Majority 208 16.2
Turnout 1,286
Dalton South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Frank Murray 474 38.8 -3.9
Labour Eric Knibbs 402 32.9 +4.7
Independent Ian Singleton 173 14.2 +14.2
Independent Helene Young 94 7.7 +7.7
Socialist People's Party Dorothy Turner 79 6.5 -8.1
Majority 72 5.9 -8.6
Turnout 1,222
Hawcoat
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Bill Joughin 1,069 69.5 -10.9
Labour Marie Derbyshire 340 22.1 +2.5
Socialist People's Party Joseph Quinn 130 8.4 +8.4
Majority 729 47.4 -13.4
Turnout 1,539
Hindpool
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour David Pidduck 547 60.4 +12.2
Socialist People's Party Barbara Eager 210 23.2 -12.0
Conservative John Murray 148 16.4 -0.3
Majority 337 37.2 +24.2
Turnout 905
Newbarns
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Dorothy Dawes 657 49.7 -10.9
Labour Peter Todd 512 38.8 +12.9
Socialist People's Party Norman Graham 152 11.5 -2.0
Majority 145 10.9 -23.8
Turnout 1,321
Ormsgill
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ernest Wilson 468 44.2 +6.5
Socialist People's Party Rosemarie Hamezeian 414 39.1 +0.3
Conservative Kristina Bell 177 16.7 -6.8
Majority 54 5.1
Turnout 1,059
Parkside
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Michelle Roberts 625 56.4 +0.3
Conservative Tina Macur 483 43.6 -0.3
Majority 142 12.8 +0.6
Turnout 1,108
Risedale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jean Waiting 519 54.0 +10.2
Socialist People's Party Alexandre Dacre 267 27.8 -2.1
Conservative Desmond English 175 18.2 -8.1
Majority 252 26.2 +12.4
Turnout 961
Roosecote
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Kenneth Williams 757 59.2 -5.7
Labour Maire Read 522 40.8 +5.7
Majority 235 18.4 -11.3
Turnout 1,279
Walney North
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Mary Messingham 774 64.7 +12.2
Conservative Ronald Hiseman 281 23.5 -4.3
Socialist People's Party Kelly White 142 11.9 -7.7
Majority 493 41.2 +16.5
Turnout 1,197
Walney South
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jeffrey Garnett 746 61.6 +12.1
Conservative Rory McClure 466 38.4 +4.3
Majority 280 23.2 +7.9
Turnout 1,212
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