# 2000 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election

The 2000 Barrow-in-Furness Borough 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Labour 18
* Conservative 16
* People's Party 4

## Results

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2000 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 50.0 | 43.7 | 5,398 |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41.7 | 37.4 | 4,614 |
| Socialist People's Party | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 8.3 | 17.0 | 2,093 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | 238 |

## Ward results

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edith Garside | 328 | 44.4 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Joan Grainger | 260 | 35.2 |
| | Conservative | William Palmer | 150 | 20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 738 | |
Dalton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Wilkinson | 465 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Leslie Sherman | 334 | 30.7 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Thomas Weall | 200 | 18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Young | 90 | 8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 131 | 12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,089 | |
Dalton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jack Dent | 439 | 42.7 |
| | Labour | Robert Wyborn | 290 | 28.2 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Maureen Rothery | 150 | 14.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Helene Young | 148 | 14.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 14.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,027 | |
Hawcoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Clafton | 1,084 | 80.4 |
| | Labour | Stephen Groundwater | 264 | 19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 820 | 60.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,348 | |
Hindpool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Diane Charlton | 430 | 48.2 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Rosemarie Hamezeian | 314 | 35.2 |
| | Conservative | Desmond English | 149 | 16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 13.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 893 | |
Newbarns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Robert Maltman | 717 | 60.6 |
| | Labour | Marie Derbyshire | 306 | 25.9 |
| | Socialist People's Party | David Davies | 160 | 13.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 411 | 34.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,183 | |
Ormsgill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Socialist People's Party | Maurice Edmonds | 343 | 38.8 |
| | Labour | Peter Todd | 333 | 37.7 |
| | Conservative | Daniel Bell | 208 | 23.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 884 | |
| | Socialist People's Party gain from Labour | Socialist People's Party gain from Labour | Swing | |
Parkside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Pamela Smith | 529 | 56.1 |
| | Labour | Melvyn Worth | 414 | 43.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 12.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 943 | |
Risedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Terence Waiting | 396 | 43.8 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Alexander Dacre | 271 | 29.9 |
| | Conservative | Anne-Marie Sheppard | 238 | 26.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 13.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 905 | |
Roosecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Ramon Guselli | 729 | 64.9 |
| | Labour | Wilfred Heywood | 395 | 35.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 29.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | |
Walney North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Anthony Callister | 536 | 52.5 |
| | Conservative | Alan Rothery | 284 | 27.8 |
| | Socialist People's Party | William Tucker | 200 | 19.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 252 | 24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,020 | |
Walney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Murphy | 588 | 49.5 |
| | Conservative | David Roberts | 406 | 34.1 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Peter Rigg | 195 | 16.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 182 | 15.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,189 | |