# 2007 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election

Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Borough 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
* People's Party 1

## Election result

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2007 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 53.8 | 46.1 | 6,819 | -6.1% |
| Labour | 5 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 38.5 | 38.1 | 5,639 | +4.3% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 1,457 | +1.1% |
| Socialist People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 774 | +0.0% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 100 | +0.7% |

## Ward results

Barrow Island :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Eric Wood | 391 | 77.7 | +8.5 |
| | Labour | Robert Pointer | 112 | 22.3 | −8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 55.4 | +17.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 503 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Margaret Thomson | 402 | 41.4 | +2.4 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Rosemary Hamezeian | 265 | 27.3 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | Lucy Pearson | 205 | 21.1 | −5.0 |
| | BNP | Michael Ashburner | 100 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 137 | 14.1 | +10.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 972 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Dalton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jill Heath | 798 | 58.9 | +6.6 |
| | Labour | John Major | 556 | 41.1 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 242 | 17.8 | +13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,354 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Dalton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Dorothy James | 532 | 39.0 | −11.3 |
| | Independent | John Millar | 455 | 33.4 | +33.4 |
| | Labour | Dermot O'Connor | 377 | 27.6 | −22.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | 5.6 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,364 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hawcoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jack Richardson | 1,159 | 77.4 | −10.8 |
| | Labour | Marie Derbyshire | 339 | 22.6 | +10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 820 | 54.8 | −21.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,498 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hindpool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Michelle Roberts | 469 | 54.9 | −3.0 |
| | Conservative | John Murray | 219 | 25.6 | −16.5 |
| | Independent | Gillian Nicholson | 166 | 19.4 | +19.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 250 | 29.3 | +13.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 854 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Newbarns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Dorothy Dawes | 778 | 66.0 |
| | Labour | Tricia Kegg | 400 | 34.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 378 | 32.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
Ormsgill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Stephen Forbes | 418 | 38.7 | +13.8 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Sheila Begley | 302 | 27.9 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative | Samuel Pearson | 195 | 18.0 | −6.0 |
| | Independent | Margie Arts | 166 | 15.4 | +4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,081 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Parkside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tina Macur | 583 | 52.1 | −17.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen Groundwater | 536 | 47.9 | +17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 47 | 4.2 | −34.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,119 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Risedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jean Waiting | 473 | 45.2 | +6.0 |
| | Conservative | Brenda Lauderdale | 367 | 35.1 | −5.1 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Sarah Martinez | 207 | 19.8 | −0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 10.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,047 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Roosecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Rory McClure | 987 | 69.5 | −1.2 |
| | Labour | Colin Thomson | 434 | 30.5 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 553 | 39.0 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,421 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Walney North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Desmond Barlow | 598 | 46.9 | +11.7 |
| | Conservative | Susannah Pearson | 397 | 31.2 | −2.3 |
| | Independent | Stephen Smart | 279 | 21.9 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 201 | 15.7 | +14.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,274 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Walney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Oliver Pearson | 599 | 53.3 |
| | Labour | Kenneth Beeres | 525 | 46.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |