# 2004 Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council election

Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party kept overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Labour 24
* Conservative 12
* Independent 2

## Election result

Barrow-in-Furness Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 8 | +3 | 66.7 | 38.8 | 7,832 | -2.8% |
| Conservative | 4 | -2 | 33.3 | 40.0 | 8,077 | -2.1% |
| Independent | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9.1 | 1,843 | +2.3% |
| Socialist People's Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | 1,701 | +2.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 | 559 | +0.2% |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 196 | +0.4% |

## Ward results

Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edith Garside | 538 | 47.5 | −4.9 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Patricia Humes | 207 | 18.3 | −2.0 |
| | UKIP | John Smith | 196 | 17.3 | +6.9 |
| | Conservative | Shirley Richardson | 191 | 16.9 | +0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | 29.2 | −2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,132 | | |
Dalton North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Crosthwaite | 759 | 38.9 | +4.8 |
| | Labour | Dennis Toye | 600 | 30.8 | −4.7 |
| | Independent | Thomas Weall | 348 | 17.8 | −12.5 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Elizabeth Gibbons | 244 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 159 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,951 | | |
Dalton South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Wendy Maddox | 741 | 39.8 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative | Lynn Murray | 727 | 39.1 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | James Young | 392 | 21.1 | +6.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,860 | | |
Hawcoat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Roberts | 1,838 | 81.8 | +2.9 |
| | Labour | Rebecca Melling | 409 | 18.2 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,429 | 63.6 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,247 | | |
Hindpool :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Diane Charlton | 645 | 51.1 | −3.3 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Rosemarie Hamezeian | 287 | 22.7 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | John Murray | 258 | 20.4 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | Leonard Atkinson | 72 | 5.7 | +5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 358 | 28.4 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,262 | | |
Newbarns :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Robert Maltman | 912 | 50.2 | −15.2 |
| | Labour | Marie Derbyshire | 685 | 37.7 | +9.8 |
| | Socialist People's Party | William O'Brien | 220 | 12.1 | +5.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 12.5 | −25.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,817 | | |
Ormsgill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dale Morgan | 537 | 36.1 | −13.1 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Jim Hamezeian | 499 | 33.5 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative | Tina Macur | 265 | 17.8 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | Margaret Arts | 188 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 2.6 | −15.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,489 | | |
Parkside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Susan Opie | 632 | 36.3 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Barry Rabone | 559 | 32.1 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | Pamela Smith | 548 | 31.5 | +0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 73 | 4.2 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,739 | | |
Risedale :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Terence Waiting | 699 | 51.2 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative | Desmond English | 277 | 20.3 | −6.0 |
| | Socialist People's Party | Alexandre Dacre | 244 | 17.9 | +0.0 |
| | Independent | Helene Young | 146 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 422 | 30.9 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,366 | | |
Roosecote :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ramon Guselli | 1,177 | 61.7 | +0.2 |
| | Labour | Stephen Smart | 731 | 38.3 | −0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 446 | 23.4 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,908 | | |
Walney North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Anthony Callister | 805 | 48.1 | −18.8 |
| | Conservative | Ronald Hiseman | 467 | 27.9 | −5.2 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Arts | 402 | 24.0 | +24.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 338 | 20.2 | −13.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,674 | | |
Walney South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | John Murphy | 810 | 45.9 | −6.3 |
| | Conservative | Graham Pritchard | 658 | 37.3 | −10.5 |
| | Independent | Margaret Taylor | 295 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 152 | 8.6 | +4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,763 | | |