Barrow and Furness (UK Parliament constituency)

Barrow and Furness, formerly known as Barrow-in-Furness, is a constituency[n 1] in Cumbria which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Simon Fell, a Conservative.[n 2]

Barrow and Furness
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Barrow and Furness in Cumbria for the 2007 general election
Location of Cumbria within England
CountyCumbria
(Lancashire until 1974)
Population88,826 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate69,148 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsBarrow-in-Furness, Ulverston, Dalton in Furness
Current constituency
Created1885
Member of ParliamentSimon Fell (Conservative)
Number of membersOne
Created fromNorth Lancashire

History and profile

The seat of Barrow and Furness was established by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and covers the southwest part of Cumbria. The largest town in the constituency, Barrow-in-Furness, grew on the back of the shipbuilding industry and is now the site of the BAE Systems nuclear submarine and shipbuilding operation. This reliance on a single industry associated with controversial defence policies has proved politically volatile in a constituency the Labour Party would consider its own backyard. Labour Cabinet member Albert Booth represented Barrow from 1966 for many years but was defeated in 1983, in the aftermath of the Falklands War, by a Manchester lawyer, Cecil Franks of the Conservative Party, who retained the seat until 1992. Local media attributed this to widespread fears of job losses because the Labour Party was then signed up to doing away with all its nuclear capabilities including the submarines.[n 3]

As Labour revised its policies by favouring the retention of Britain's nuclear capability, and following massive job losses in the town's shipbuilding industry, Labour's fortunes revived in Barrow. John Hutton took the seat back for Labour in 1992 and retained it until the 2010 general election, when he was replaced by John Woodcock, also of Labour. In 2001, Hutton had the support of more than half of all those who voted. Other industries in the constituency currently include engineering and chemicals, and more than a quarter of all jobs are in manufacturing. The 2015 result gave the seat the 10th-smallest majority of Labour's 232 seats by percentage of majority.[3] In 2017, Woodcock's majority was reduced from 795 votes to 209 votes, the 16th smallest majority in the country.[4]

Boundaries
Barrow-in-Furness in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83

This constituency contains the southern half of the Furness peninsula, South Cumbria in the north-west of England.

1885–1918: The municipal borough of Barrow-in-Furness.[5]

1983–2010: The entire district of Barrow-in-Furness and the following wards from the District of South Lakeland: Low Furness, Pennington, Ulverston Central, Ulverston East, Ulverston North, Ulverston South and Ulverston West.

2010–: The entire district of Barrow-in-Furness and the following wards from the District of South Lakeland: Broughton, Crake Valley, Low Furness & Swarthmoor, Ulverston Central, Ulverston East, Ulverston North, Ulverston South, Ulverston Town and Ulverston West.

Members of Parliament

The current MP is Simon Fell, a Conservative Party MP. He replaced John Woodcock, an independent since 18 June 2018 and formerly a member of the Labour and Co-operative Parties, who stood down at the 2019 general election. In turn, he replaced John Hutton, a former lecturer. Hutton had taken the seat from Cecil Franks of the Conservative Party at the 1992 general election. He held the cabinet posts of Secretary of State for Defence, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

ElectionMember[6]Party
1885 David Duncan Liberal
1886 by-election William Sproston Caine
1886 Liberal Unionist
1890 by-election James Duncan Liberal
1892 Sir Charles Cayzer, Bt Conservative
1906 Charles Duncan Labour
1918 Robert Chadwick Conservative
1922 Daniel Somerville
1924 John Bromley Labour
1931 Sir Jonah Walker-Smith Conservative
1945 Walter Monslow Labour
1966 Albert Booth
1983 Constituency renamed "Barrow and Furness"
1983 Cecil Franks Conservative
1992 John Hutton Labour
2010 John Woodcock Labour Co-operative
2018 Independent
2019 The Independents
2019 Simon Fell Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Barrow and Furness[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Simon Fell 23,876 51.9 4.8
Labour Chris Altree 18,087 39.3 8.2
Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall 2,025 4.4 1.7
Brexit Party Ged McGrath 1,355 2.9 N/A
Green Chris Loynes 703 1.5 0.7
Majority 5,789 12.6 N/A
Turnout 46,155 65.8 2.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 6.5
General election 2017: Barrow and Furness[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op John Woodcock 22,592 47.5 5.2
Conservative Simon Fell 22,383 47.0 6.5
Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall 1,278 2.7 0.0
UKIP Alan Piper 962 2.0 9.7
Green Rob O'Hara 375 0.8 1.7
Majority 209 0.5 1.3
Turnout 47,590 68.5 5.2
Labour hold Swing 0.7
General election 2015: Barrow and Furness[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op John Woodcock 18,320 42.3 −5.8
Conservative Simon Fell 17,525 40.5 +4.2
UKIP Nigel Cecil 5,070 11.7 +9.8
Liberal Democrats Clive Peaple 1,169 2.7 −7.3
Green Rob O'Hara 1,061 2.5 +1.3
Independent Ian Jackson 130 0.3 N/A
Majority 795 1.8 −10.0
Turnout 43,275 63.3 −0.4
Labour hold Swing −5.0
General election 2010: Barrow and Furness[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op John Woodcock 21,226 48.1 +2.9
Conservative John Gough 16,018 36.3 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Barry Rabone 4,424 10.0 −7.9
UKIP John Smith 841 1.9 −0.2
BNP Mike Ashburner 840 1.9 N/A
Green Chris Loynes 530 1.2 N/A
Independent Brian Greaves 245 0.6 N/A
Majority 5,208 11.8
Turnout 44,124 63.7 +4.8
Labour hold Swing −0.4

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Barrow and Furness[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Hutton 17,360 47.6 −8.1
Conservative William Dorman 11,323 31.0 +0.7
Liberal Democrats Barry Rabone 6,130 16.8 +4.6
UKIP Alan Beach 758 2.1 +0.3
Build Duddon and Morecambe Bridges Timothey Bell 409 1.1 +1.1
Veritas Brian Greaves 306 0.8 +0.8
Independent Helene Young 207 0.6 +0.6
Majority 6,037 16.6 -8.8
Turnout 36,493 59.0 −1.3
Labour hold Swing −4.4
General election 2001: Barrow and Furness[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Hutton 21,724 55.7 −1.6
Conservative James Airey 11,835 30.3 +3.1
Liberal Democrats Barry Rabone 4,750 12.2 +3.3
UKIP John Smith 711 1.8 N/A
Majority 9,889 25.4 -4.7
Turnout 39,020 60.3 −11.7
Labour hold Swing −2.4

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Barrow and Furness[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Hutton 27,630 57.3 +9.6
Conservative Richard Hunt 13,133 27.2 −14.1
Liberal Democrats Anne A. Metcalfe 4,264 8.8 −2.1
Independent Jim Hamezeian 1,995 4.1 N/A
Referendum David Y. Mitchell 1,208 2.5 N/A
Majority 14,497 30.1
Turnout 48,230 72.0 −10.1
Labour hold Swing +11.9
General election 1992: Barrow and Furness[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Hutton 26,568 47.7 +8.5
Conservative Cecil Franks 22,990 41.3 −5.1
Liberal Democrats Clive J. Crane 6,089 10.9 −3.3
Majority 3,578 6.4 −0.7
Turnout 55,647 82.0 +3.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +6.8

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Barrow and Furness[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Cecil Franks 25,431 46.5 +2.9
Labour Peter Phizacklea 21,504 39.3 +4.6
SDP Richard Phelps 7,799 14.3 −7.4
Majority 3,927 7.2
Turnout 54,731 79.0 +3.8
Conservative hold Swing −0.9
General election 1983: Barrow and Furness[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Cecil Franks 22,284 43.6
Labour Albert Booth 17,707 34.7
SDP D. Cottier 11,079 21.7
Majority 4,577 9.0
Turnout 51,070 75.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Barrow in Furness
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Albert Booth 22,687 53.24
Conservative Patrick Thompson 14,946 35.07
Liberal G. Thompson 4,983 11.69
Majority 7,741 18.16
Turnout 78.26
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Barrow in Furness
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Albert Booth 21,607 51.41
Conservative Richard Cecil 14,253 33.91
Liberal M.A. Benjamin 5,788 13.77
Independent V. Moore 384 0.91
Majority 7,354 17.50
Turnout 77.06
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Barrow in Furness
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Albert Booth 19,925 46.11
Conservative D.G.P. Bloomer 14,818 34.29
Liberal M. Benjamin 8,470 19.60
Majority 5,107 11.82
Turnout 79.97
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Barrow in Furness
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Albert Booth 22,400 56.09
Conservative Hal Miller 17,536 43.91
Majority 4,864 12.18
Turnout 73.69
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Barrow in Furness
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Albert Booth 23,485 60.31
Conservative Richard W. Rollins 15,453 39.69
Majority 8,032 20.63
Turnout 76.78
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Barrow in Furness
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Walter Monslow 22,197 55.13
Conservative Peter Davies 18,068 44.87
Majority 4,129 10.25
Turnout 78.03
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Barrow in Furness[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Walter Monslow 23,194 54.68
Conservative Malcolm Metcalf 19,220 45.32
Majority 3,974 9.37
Turnout 81.72
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Barrow in Furness
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Walter Monslow 22,792 53.22
Conservative Edward du Cann 20,033 46.78
Majority 2,759 6.44
Turnout 80.69
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Barrow in Furness
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Walter Monslow 26,709 56.91
Conservative Kenneth F. Lawton 20,225 43.09
Majority 6,484 13.82
Turnout 86.18
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Barrow in Furness
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Walter Monslow 26,342 56.27
Conservative Wilfrid Sugden 16,793 35.87
Liberal Herbert Alexander Anderson Jardine 3,678 7.86
Majority 9,549 20.40
Turnout 87.83
Labour hold

Elections 1918-1945

Elections in the 1910s
General election 1918: Barrow in Furness[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Robert Burton-Chadwick 12,608 50.6 +3.5
Labour Charles Duncan 12,309 49.4 −3.5
Majority 299 1.2 N/A
Turnout 24,917 66.1 −20.7
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +3.5

Elections in the 1920s
General election 1922: Barrow in Furness[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Daniel Somerville 16,478 53.1 +2.5
Labour John Bromley 14,551 46.9 −2.5
Majority 1,927 6.2 +5.0
Turnout 87.1 +21.0
Unionist hold Swing +2.5
General election 1923: Barrow in Furness[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Unionist Daniel Somerville 13,996 47.5 −5.6
Labour John Bromley 13,576 46.0 −0.9
Liberal William Hood Wandless 1,931 6.5 n/a
Majority 420 1.5 −4.7
Turnout 86.3 −0.8
Unionist hold Swing −2.3
General election 1924: Barrow in Furness[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Bromley 15,512 51.2 +5.2
Unionist Daniel Somerville 14,802 48.8 +1.3
Majority 710 2.4 3.9
Turnout 89.9 +3.6
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +1.9
General election 1929: Barrow in Furness[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour John Bromley 19,798 56.0 +4.8
Unionist Kenneth McDonald Cameron 15,551 44.0 −4.8
Majority 4,247 12.0 +9.6
Turnout 35,349 86.8 −3.1
Labour hold Swing +4.8

Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Barrow in Furness[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jonah Walker-Smith 20,794 56.8 +12.8
Labour David Adams 15,835 43.2 −12.8
Majority 4,959 13.4 N/A
Turnout 36,629 88.9 +2.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +12.8
General election 1935: Barrow in Furness[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jonah Walker-Smith 18,136 50.3 −6.5
Labour Percy Barstow 17,919 49.7 +6.5
Majority 217 0.6 −13.0
Turnout 85.4 −3.5
Conservative hold Swing −6.5

General Election 1939/40

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Barrow in Furness[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Walter Monslow 25,939 65.5 +15.8
Conservative Jonah Walker-Smith 13,648 34.5 −15.8
Majority 12,291 31.0 N/A
Turnout 39,587 79.7 −5.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +15.8

Elections 1885-1915

Elections in the 1880s
General election 1885: Barrow-in-Furness[25][26][27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal David Duncan 2,958 53.1 N/A
Conservative Henry Schneider 2,612 46.9 N/A
Majority 346 6.2 N/A
Turnout 5,570 91.9 N/A
Registered electors 6,063
Liberal win (new seat)

The election was declared void on petition, causing a by-election.

Bruce
1886 Barrow-in-Furness by-election[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal William Sproston Caine 3,109 58.7 +5.6
Conservative Gainsford Bruce 2,174 41.0 −5.9
Independent Liberal W H M Edmunds 15 0.3 N/A
Majority 935 17.7 +11.5
Turnout 5,298 87.4 −4.5
Registered electors 6,063
Liberal hold Swing +5.8
Ainsworth
General election 1886: Barrow-in-Furness[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal Unionist William Sproston Caine 3,212 63.1 +16.2
Liberal John Ainsworth 1,882 36.9 −16.2
Majority 1,330 26.2 N/A
Turnout 5,094 84.0 −7.9
Registered electors 6,063
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +16.2

Elections in the 1890s
1890 Barrow-in-Furness by-election[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal James Duncan 1,944 38.2 +1.3
Conservative Herbert Henry Wainwright 1,862 36.6 −26.5
Independent Liberal William Sproston Caine 1,280 25.2 N/A
Majority 82 1.6 N/A
Turnout 5,086 84.3 +0.3
Registered electors 6,034
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing +13.9
General election 1892: Barrow-in-Furness[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Charles Cayzer 3,312 53.4 −9.7
Liberal James Duncan 2,890 46.6 +9.7
Majority 422 6.8 −19.4
Turnout 6,202 89.1 +5.1
Registered electors 6,958
Conservative hold Swing −9.7
Bonnerjee
Curran
General election 1895: Barrow-in-Furness[25][26][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Charles Cayzer 3,192 53.6 +0.2
Liberal Womesh Chunder Bonnerjee 2,355 39.5 −7.1
Ind. Labour Party Pete Curran 414 6.9 N/A
Majority 837 14.1 +7.3
Turnout 5,961 89.4 +0.3
Registered electors 6,665
Conservative hold Swing +3.7

Elections in the 1900s
General election 1900: Barrow-in-Furness[25][26][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Charles Cayzer Unopposed
Conservative hold
Duncan
General election 1906: Barrow-in-Furness[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Repr. Cmte. Charles Duncan 5,167 60.3 N/A
Conservative Charles Cayzer 3,395 39.7 N/A
Majority 1,772 20.6 N/A
Turnout 8,562 90.8 N/A
Registered electors 9,426
Labour Repr. Cmte. gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s
General election January 1910: Barrow-in-Furness[25][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Charles Duncan 5,304 55.2 −5.1
Conservative Francis Meynell 4,298 44.8 +5.1
Majority 1,006 10.4 −10.2
Turnout 9,602 91.6 +0.8
Registered electors 10,478
Labour hold Swing −5.1
General election December 1910: Barrow-in-Furness[25][29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Charles Duncan 4,810 52.9 −2.3
Conservative Francis Meynell 4,290 47.1 +2.3
Majority 520 5.8 −4.6
Turnout 9,100 86.8 −4.8
Registered electors 10,478
Labour hold Swing −2.3

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

See also

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. See Labour Party and Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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