Barrow-in-Furness Council election, 2006

Elections to Barrow-in-Furness Council were held on 4 May, 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Labour 18
*Conservative 17
*Independent 2
*People's Party 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 10
gain = 5
loss = 0
net = +5
seats % = 66.7
votes % = 52.2
votes = 8,850
plus/minus = +12.2%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 3
gain = 0
loss = 6
net = -6
seats % = 20.0
votes % = 33.8
votes = 5,730
plus/minus = -5.0%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 1
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 6.7
votes % = 8.8
votes = 1,483
plus/minus = -0.3%Election Summary
party = People's Party
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 6.7
votes % = 5.2
votes = 876
plus/minus = -3.2%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = James Tongue
votes = 375
percentage = 69.2
change = -0.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Colin Thomson
votes = 167
percentage = 30.8
change = +0.5Election box majority
votes = 208
percentage = 38.4
change = -1.0Election box turnout
votes = 542
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Mary Irwin
votes = 314
percentage = 39.0
change = -8.5Election box candidate
party = People's Party
candidate = Rosemary Hamezeian
votes = 281
percentage = 34.9
change = +16.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Desmond English
votes = 210
percentage = 26.1
change = +9.2Election box majority
votes = 33
percentage = 4.1
change = -25.1Election box turnout
votes = 805
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lynn Murray
votes = 725
percentage = 52.3
change = +13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Bell
votes = 661
percentage = 47.7
change = +16.9Election box majority
votes = 64
percentage = 4.6
change = -3.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,386
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Murray
votes = 666
percentage = 50.3
change = +11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Bell
votes = 657
percentage = 49.7
change = +9.9Election box majority
votes = 9
percentage = 0.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,323
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Joughin
votes = 1,416
percentage = 88.2
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rebecca Melling
votes = 190
percentage = 11.8
change = -6.4Election box majority
votes = 1,226
percentage = 76.4
change = +12.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,606
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David Pidduck
votes = 471
percentage = 57.9
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Murray
votes = 343
percentage = 42.1
change = +21.7Election box majority
votes = 128
percentage = 15.8
change = -12.6Election box turnout
votes = 814
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sheila Pears
votes = 735
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dorothy Dawes
votes = 640
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Nicholas Roberts
votes = 365
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marie Derbyshire
votes = 309
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Malcolm Lawson
votes = 306
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,355
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate
party = People's Party
candidate = Jim Hamezeian
votes = 395
percentage = 39.8
change = +6.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tricia Kegg
votes = 247
percentage = 24.9
change = -11.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tina Macur
votes = 238
percentage = 24.0
change = +6.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Margaret Arts
votes = 113
percentage = 11.4
change = -1.2Election box majority
votes = 148
percentage = 14.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 993
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Shirley Richardson
votes = 780
percentage = 69.3
change = +37.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michelle Roberts
votes = 345
percentage = 30.7
change = -5.6Election box majority
votes = 435
percentage = 38.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,125
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Oliver Flitcroft
votes = 390
percentage = 40.2
change = +19.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jean Waiting
votes = 380
percentage = 39.2
change = -12.0Election box candidate
party = People's Party
candidate = Sarah Martinez
votes = 200
percentage = 20.6
change = +2.7Election box majority
votes = 10
percentage = 1.0
change = Election box turnout
votes = 970
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Williams
votes = 1,065
percentage = 70.7
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = David McCormick
votes = 442
percentage = 29.3
change = -9.0Election box majority
votes = 623
percentage = 41.4
change = +18.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,507
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anita Husband
votes = 458
percentage = 35.2
change = -12.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susannah Pearson
votes = 436
percentage = 33.5
change = +5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Stephen Smart
votes = 407
percentage = 31.3
change = +7.3Election box majority
votes = 22
percentage = 1.7
change = -18.5Election box turnout
votes = 1,301
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Jones
votes = 641
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Oliver Pearson
votes = 565
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kenneth Beeres
votes = 394
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Pointer
votes = 389
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Kenneth Arts
votes = 223
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,212
percentage =
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2006/locals/html/16uc.stm 2006 Barrow-in-Furness election result]
* [http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=395 Ward results]

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