Barrow and Furness
2010 Results:
Conservative: 16018 (36.3%)
Labour: 21226 (48.11%)
Liberal Democrat: 4424 (10.03%)
BNP: 840 (1.9%)
UKIP: 841 (1.91%)
Green: 530 (1.2%)
Independent: 245 (0.56%)
Majority: 5208 (11.81%)
Notional 2005 Results:
Labour: 17505 (45.1%)
Conservative: 12669 (32.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 6907 (17.8%)
Other: 1721 (4.4%)
Majority: 4836 (12.5%)
Actual 2005 result
Conservative: 11323 (31%)
Labour: 17360 (47.6%)
Liberal Democrat: 6130 (16.8%)
UKIP: 758 (2.1%)
Other: 922 (2.5%)
Majority: 6037 (16.5%)
2001 Result
Conservative: 11835 (30.3%)
Labour: 21724 (55.7%)
Liberal Democrat: 4750 (12.2%)
UKIP: 711 (1.8%)
Majority: 9889 (25.3%)
1997 Result
Conservative: 13133 (27.2%)
Labour: 27630 (57.3%)
Liberal Democrat: 4264 (8.8%)
Referendum: 1208 (2.5%)
Other: 1995 (4.1%)
Majority: 14497 (30.1%)
Boundary changes: gains Brougton and part of the Crake Valley from Westmorland & Lonsdale.
Profile:
Current MP: John Woodcock (Labour) Advisor to Gordon Brown, former Special Advisor to John Hutton.
John Gough (Conservative) John Woodcock (Labour) Advisor to Gordon Brown, former Special Advisor to John Hutton.
Barry Rabone (Liberal Democrat) born 1947, Croydon. Educated at Falmouth Grammar and Cardiff College of Educatation. Schoolteacher. Contested Barrow and Furness 2005 and 2001.
Chris Loynes (Green)
John Smith (UKIP)Mike Ashburner (BNP)Brian Greaves (Independent)2001 Census Demographics
Total 2001 Population: 91694
Male: 48.8%
Female: 51.2%
Under 18: 22.8%
Over 60: 23%
Born outside UK: 2.3%
White: 99.2%
Asian: 0.2%
Mixed: 0.3%
Other: 0.2%
Christian: 80.8%
Full time students: 1.8%
Graduates 16-74: 15.6%
No Qualifications 16-74: 31.1%
Owner-Occupied: 77%
Social Housing: 11.7% (Council: 9.8%, Housing Ass.: 1.9%)
Privately Rented: 8.2%
Homes without central heating and/or private bathroom: 23.6%
84.4% for the two main parties here.