Barrow-in-Furness is a
local government districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
with
borough statusBorough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
in
CumbriaCumbria is a shire county in the North West of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is named after its main town,
Barrow-in-FurnessBarrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies 100 miles northwest of Manchester and 54 miles southwest from the county town of Carlisle. The town is situated at the tip of...
. Other settlements include
Dalton-in-FurnessDalton-in-Furness is a small town of approximately 11,000 people, north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England. Historically, it was the capital of Furness. The ancient parish of Dalton covered the area which is now occupied by the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness...
,
RooseRoose or Roosecote is a suburb of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria in the United Kingdom. The word 'roose' is Celtic for “moor” or “heath” and the suffix 'cote' of Roosecote means "hut" or "huts"...
and
Askam-in-FurnessAskam and Ireleth is a civil parish in the county of Cumbria, in North West England. It originally consisted of two separate coastal villages with different origins and histories which, in recent times, have merged together to become one continuous settlement....
. It is the smallest borough in the county, but is the most densely populated, with 924 people per square kilometre. The population was 71,980 in 2001.
The area covered by the district is at the edge of the
FurnessFurness is a peninsula in south Cumbria, England. At its widest extent, it is considered to cover the whole of North Lonsdale, that part of the Lonsdale hundred that is an exclave of the historic county borders of Lancashire, lying to the north of Morecambe Bay.The area is divided into Low Furness...
peninsula. It jolts into the
Irish SeaThe Irish Sea also known as the Mann Sea or Manx Sea, separates the islands of Ireland and Britain. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean in the south by St George's Channel, and in the north by the North Channel...
, being north of
Morecambe BayMorecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park...
and south of the
Duddon EstuaryThe Duddon Estuary is the sandy estuary of the River Duddon that lies between Morecambe Bay and the west Cumbrian coast.It opens into the Irish Sea to the north of the Furness peninsula; Walney Island forming part of its southern edge...
.
The current borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former
county boroughCounty borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. The Local Government Act 1972 abolished them in England and Wales, but they are still used in the Republic of Ireland and Northern...
of
Barrow-in-FurnessBarrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies 100 miles northwest of Manchester and 54 miles southwest from the county town of Carlisle. The town is situated at the tip of...
and the
Dalton-in-FurnessDalton-in-Furness is a small town of approximately 11,000 people, north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England. Historically, it was the capital of Furness. The ancient parish of Dalton covered the area which is now occupied by the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness...
urban districtIn the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council.-England and Wales:In England...
from the
administrative countyAdministrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888 and abolished by the Local Government Act 1972...
of
LancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Lancashire County Council is based in Preston. However, Lancaster is still considered to be the county town...
.
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council sits at the Town Hall in Barrow.
Barrow-in-Furness is a
local government districtNon-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As originally created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...
with
borough statusBorough status in the United Kingdom is granted by royal charter to local government districts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The status is purely honorary, and does not give any additional powers to the council or inhabitants of the district...
in
CumbriaCumbria is a shire county in the North West of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
,
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is named after its main town,
Barrow-in-FurnessBarrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies 100 miles northwest of Manchester and 54 miles southwest from the county town of Carlisle. The town is situated at the tip of...
. Other settlements include
Dalton-in-FurnessDalton-in-Furness is a small town of approximately 11,000 people, north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England. Historically, it was the capital of Furness. The ancient parish of Dalton covered the area which is now occupied by the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness...
,
RooseRoose or Roosecote is a suburb of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria in the United Kingdom. The word 'roose' is Celtic for “moor” or “heath” and the suffix 'cote' of Roosecote means "hut" or "huts"...
and
Askam-in-FurnessAskam and Ireleth is a civil parish in the county of Cumbria, in North West England. It originally consisted of two separate coastal villages with different origins and histories which, in recent times, have merged together to become one continuous settlement....
. It is the smallest borough in the county, but is the most densely populated, with 924 people per square kilometre. The population was 71,980 in 2001.
The area covered by the district is at the edge of the
FurnessFurness is a peninsula in south Cumbria, England. At its widest extent, it is considered to cover the whole of North Lonsdale, that part of the Lonsdale hundred that is an exclave of the historic county borders of Lancashire, lying to the north of Morecambe Bay.The area is divided into Low Furness...
peninsula. It jolts into the
Irish SeaThe Irish Sea also known as the Mann Sea or Manx Sea, separates the islands of Ireland and Britain. It is connected to the Atlantic Ocean in the south by St George's Channel, and in the north by the North Channel...
, being north of
Morecambe BayMorecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park...
and south of the
Duddon EstuaryThe Duddon Estuary is the sandy estuary of the River Duddon that lies between Morecambe Bay and the west Cumbrian coast.It opens into the Irish Sea to the north of the Furness peninsula; Walney Island forming part of its southern edge...
.
The current borough was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of the former
county boroughCounty borough is a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland , to refer to a borough or a city independent of county council control. The Local Government Act 1972 abolished them in England and Wales, but they are still used in the Republic of Ireland and Northern...
of
Barrow-in-FurnessBarrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies 100 miles northwest of Manchester and 54 miles southwest from the county town of Carlisle. The town is situated at the tip of...
and the
Dalton-in-FurnessDalton-in-Furness is a small town of approximately 11,000 people, north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England. Historically, it was the capital of Furness. The ancient parish of Dalton covered the area which is now occupied by the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness...
urban districtIn the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, an urban district was a type of local government district that covered an urbanised area. Urban districts had an elected Urban District Council , which shared local government responsibilities with a county council.-England and Wales:In England...
from the
administrative countyAdministrative counties were a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government from 1889 to 1974. They were created by the Local Government Act 1888 and abolished by the Local Government Act 1972...
of
LancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Lancashire County Council is based in Preston. However, Lancaster is still considered to be the county town...
.
Council
Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council sits at the Town Hall in Barrow. It is led by a
mayor"Mayor" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government....
, who is elected by council members. In 2006, the Council was fined £125,000 for violation of health and safety laws that lead to the deaths of seven people in the
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
's worst outbreak of
Legionnaires' diseaseLegionellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Legionella. Over 90% of legionellosis cases are caused by Legionella pneumophila, a ubiquitous aquatic organism that thrives in temperatures between 25 and 45 °C , with an optimum around 35 °C .Legionellosis...
. The council also became the UK's first public body to be charged with corporate manslaughter, but was found not guilty, see also:
2002 Barrow-in-Furness Legionnaires' disease outbreakThe 2002 Barrow-in-Furness Legionnaires' disease outbreak was a fatal outbreak of Legionellosis which occurred in the British town of Barrow-in-Furness, it was and still remains the worst outbreak of its kind in the country's history. The first fatality occurred on 2 August, 2002...
.
Following boundary changes in 2008, the council is composed of 36 seats, elected across 13 wards. All seats will be re-elected in 2008; following this, the council has provisions to either continue with full council ections every four years, or to revert to the previous system of elections occurring over a four year cycle, with a third of seats elected each year and one 'fallow' year.
Since its inception in 1973, the council has had 22 years of
LabourThe Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been seen since 1920 as the principal party of the Left in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently begun to organise again...
control (most recently from 2003-2006), 3 years of
ConservativeThe Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom...
control (1976-1979) and 8 years of no overall control (current since 2006).
Current Composition
As of May 2 2008
| Affiliation |
Members
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| |
Conservative PartyThe Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservatives, the Conservative Party, or Tory Party is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom...
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17 |
| |
Labour Party The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been seen since 1920 as the principal party of the Left in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently begun to organise again...
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8 |
| |
Independent In politics, an independent is a politician who is not affiliated with any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do not feel that any major party addresses...
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6 |
| |
People's PartyThe People's Party or Socialist People's Party is a minor political party in the Furness region of England.The party was founded in 1995 by four Labour Party borough councillors who had been suspended from Labour for opposing a reduction in the housing budget...
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4 |
| |
Liberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Liberals, are a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by a merger of the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party; the two parties had been in alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of...
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1 |
Areas/ Wards of Barrow Borough Council
Barrow-in-Furness total population 71,980
Barrow IslandBarrow Island is a built up island forming part of the town of Barrow-in-Furness, England. It is counted as one of the Islands of Furness though it has not been a real island since the 1980s when the Devonshire Dock was filled in to provide land for the building of Dev Dock Hall...
Ward 2,606
CentralCentral Barrow refers to the town centre of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, North West England, UK. Central Barrow is also the name of the electoral ward that covers roughly the Eastern part of Barrow Town Centre. In 2001 5,584 lived in the Central ward, with the majority of people being White...
Ward 5,585
DaltonDalton-in-Furness is a small town of approximately 11,000 people, north-east of Barrow-in-Furness, in Cumbria, England. Historically, it was the capital of Furness. The ancient parish of Dalton covered the area which is now occupied by the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness...
North Ward 6,599
Dalton South Ward 6,200
HawcoatHawcoat is a ward of the UK town Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, North West England. It is the most northerly ward in Barrow and in 2001 had a population of 5,307...
Ward 5,308
HindpoolHindpool is one of 13 electoral wards located within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, North West England. In 2001 it had a resident population of 5,515 , it is covers the majority of Barrow's densely populated western town centre and is the hub of Barrow's out of town retail industry...
Ward 5,515
Newbarns Ward 5,913
Ormsgill Ward 5,961
Parkside Ward 5,742
Risedale Ward 5,663
Roosecote Ward 5,501
Walney North Ward 5,604
Walney South Ward 5,784
Population, area and density
| Region |
Population |
Area |
Population Density |
| Barrow-in-Furness |
71,980 |
77.87 km² |
900 / km² |
CumbriaCumbria is a shire county in the North West of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
|
498,800 |
6,768 km² |
73 / km² |
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
|
60,209,500 |
244,820 km² |
243 / km² |
Ethnic diversity
| Region |
White British "White British" was an ethnic-based classification used by the 2001 census in the United Kingdom. As a result of the census, 50,366,497 people in the United Kingdom were classified as White British. In Scotland the classification was broken down into two different categories: "White Scottish" and...
|
White Other "White Other" is a term used in the UK census to describe white persons of non-British and non-Irish descent in Great Britain. The category White Other does not comprise a single ethnic group but is instead a method of identification for white people who are not represented by other white Census...
|
Mixed Race |
South AsianBritish Asian is a term used to describe British citizens who descended from mainly South Asia. In British English, the term the 'Asian' usually excludes East Asians ....
|
Afro-CaribbeanBlack British is a term which has had different meanings and uses as a racial and political label. Historically it has been used to refer to any non-white British national. The term was first used at the end of the British Empire, when several major colonies formally gained independence and thereby...
|
ChineseBritish Chinese , including British-born Chinese , are people of Chinese ancestry who were born in or have migrated to the United Kingdom. They are part of the Chinese diaspora, or overseas Chinese...
|
Other |
| Barrow-in-Furness |
94.1% |
2.9% |
0.7% |
0.8% |
0.4% |
0.4% |
0.7% |
CumbriaCumbria is a shire county in the North West of England. Cumbria came into existence as a county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972...
|
96.7% |
1.7% |
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.2% |
0.2% |
0.1% |
United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
|
85.7% |
6.5% |
1.2% |
3.6% |
2.3% |
0.4% |
0.8% |
Religion
| Religion | Barrow-in-Furness | United Kingdom |
|---|
| Christian Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented by the revelations in the New Testament....
|
81.0% |
71.6% |
MuslimIslam Islam Islam ( al-’islām, [There are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or , and whether the a is pronounced as in father, as in cat, or (when the stress is on the i) as in the a of sofa...]
|
0.3% |
2.7% |
| Hindu Hinduism is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as ', a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal law", by its adherents. Generic "types" of Hinduism that attempt to accommodate a variety of complex views span folk and Vedic Hinduism to bhakti tradition, as...
|
0.1% |
1.0% |
SikhSikhism, founded on the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev and ten successive Sikh Gurus in fifteenth century Punjab, is the fifth-largest organized religion in the world. This system of religious philosophy and expression has been traditionally known as the Gurmat or the Sikh Dharma...
|
0.0% |
0.6% |
| Jewish Judaism is a set of beliefs and practices originating in the Hebrew Bible , as later further explored and explained in the Talmud and other texts...
|
0.0% |
0.5% |
BuddhistBuddhism, as traditionally conceived, is a path of salvation attained through insight into the ultimate nature of reality. It encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha...
|
0.1% |
0.3% |
| Other religion |
0.1% |
0.3% |
| Not stated |
7.6% |
7.3% |
| No religion |
10.8% |
15.5% |
| Total religious |
81.6% |
76.8% |
Place of birth
| Region |
Born in the UK |
Born in the EU |
Born Elsewhere in the WorldWorld is a highly common name for the planet Earth, but it was originally used to mean the sum of human civilization living on it, specifically human experience, history, or the 'human condition' in general....
|
| Barrow-in-Furness |
97.7% |
0.8% |
1.5% |
| United Kingdom |
91.7% |
2.2% |
6.1% |