# 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
* Labour 19
* Conservative 15
* Independent 3
* Others 1

## Election result

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2002 :
| Party | Seats | 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 | 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 | Majority | Majority | 22 | 3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 576 | |
Central :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 354 | 46.4 | +37.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 764 | | |
Dalton North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 208 | 16.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,286 | | |
Dalton South :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 72 | 5.9 | −8.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,222 | | |
Hawcoat :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 729 | 47.4 | −13.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,539 | | |
Hindpool :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 337 | 37.2 | +24.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 905 | | |
Newbarns :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 145 | 10.9 | −23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,321 | | |
Ormsgill :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 54 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,059 | | |
Parkside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michelle Roberts | 625 | 56.4 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Tina Macur | 483 | 43.6 | −0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 142 | 12.8 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,108 | | |
Risedale :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 252 | 26.2 | +12.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 961 | | |
Roosecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Williams | 757 | 59.2 | −5.7 |
| | Labour | Maire Read | 522 | 40.8 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 235 | 18.4 | −11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,279 | | |
Walney North :
| Party | 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 | Majority | Majority | 493 | 41.2 | +16.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,197 | | |
Walney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jeffrey Garnett | 746 | 61.6 | +12.1 |
| | Conservative | Rory McClure | 466 | 38.4 | +4.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 280 | 23.2 | +7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,212 | | |