# 2003 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election

Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Borough 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
* Independent 3

## Election result

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2003 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | +2 | 61.5 | 41.6 | 5,215 | -5.3% |
| Conservative | 4 | -1 | 30.8 | 42.1 | 5,278 | +6.1% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 854 | +0.8% |
| Socialist People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 775 | -4.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 330 | +2.6% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 71 | -0.3% |

## Ward results

Barrow Island :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Eric Wood | 349 | 69.7 | +24.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen Smart | 152 | 30.3 | −11.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 39.4 | +35.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 501 | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bernard Flanagan | 357 | 52.4 | −12.3 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Patricia Humes | 138 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| | Conservative | Kristina Bell | 115 | 16.9 | −1.4 |
| | UKIP | John Smith | 71 | 10.4 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 219 | 32.1 | −14.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 681 | | |
Dalton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Major | 431 | 35.5 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative | Lynn Murray | 414 | 34.1 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | Thomas Weall | 368 | 30.3 | +4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17 | 1.4 | −14.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,213 | | |
Dalton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dorothy James | 427 | 44.3 | +5.5 |
| | Labour | Dennis Toye | 341 | 35.4 | +2.5 |
| | Independent | Ian Singleton | 137 | 14.2 | +0.0 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Dorothy Turner | 58 | 6.0 | −0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 8.9 | +3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 963 | | |
Hawcoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Richardson | 1,124 | 78.9 | +9.4 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Melling | 301 | 21.1 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 823 | 57.8 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | | |
Hindpool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Kenneth Burton | 411 | 54.4 | −6.0 |
| | Conservative | John Murray | 178 | 23.5 | +7.1 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Rosemarie Hamezeian | 167 | 22.1 | −1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 233 | 30.9 | −6.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 756 | | |
Newbarns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Pears | 777 | 65.4 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Thomas Elliot | 331 | 27.9 | −10.9 |
| | Socialist People's Party | William O'Brien | 80 | 6.7 | −4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 37.5 | +26.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,188 | | |
Ormsgill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Forbes | 451 | 49.2 | +5.0 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Jim Hamezeian | 282 | 30.8 | −8.3 |
| | Conservative | Tina Macur | 183 | 20.0 | +3.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 18.4 | +13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | | |
Parkside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Groundwater | 377 | 34.4 | −22.0 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Richardson | 339 | 30.9 | −12.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Rabone | 330 | 30.1 | +30.1 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Barbara Eager | 50 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 3.5 | −9.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,096 | | |
Risedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Thomson | 432 | 55.7 | +1.7 |
| | Conservative | Desmond English | 204 | 26.3 | +8.1 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Alexandre Dacre | 139 | 17.9 | −9.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 228 | 29.4 | +3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 775 | | |
Roosecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rory McClure | 712 | 61.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Maire Read | 446 | 38.5 | −2.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 266 | 23.0 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | | |
Walney North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Desmond Barlow | 662 | 66.9 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Hiseman | 327 | 33.1 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 335 | 33.8 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 989 | | |
Walney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Jackson | 523 | 52.2 | −9.4 |
| | Conservative | Graham Pritchard | 478 | 47.8 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 45 | 4.4 | −18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,001 | | |