Election 97

Barrow and Furness

Current MP John Hutton
Conservative 97 13,133
Labour 97 27,630
LibDem 97 4,264
Nationalist 97 0
Other 97 1,995
Elected party
Barrow and Furness

Robert Waller wrote
Old constituency Barrow and Furness
Conservative 92 22,990
Labour 92 26,568
LibDem 92 6,089
Nationalist 92 0
Other 92 0
Elected party Labour

The shipbuilding town of Barrow, at the tip of the Cumbrian Furness peninsula, may seem as if it should be good Labour territory, but, perhaps because of voter uncertainty about Labour's commitment to the defence industry, this has not always been the case. Also, some of the other small towns in the seat vote respectably Conservative. In a good year for Labour, the party will hold on to power here, but it should be viewed as marginal whenever voters swing to the Tories.


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