Barrow in Furness County constituency
Barrow in Furness shown within Cumbria, and Cumbria shown within England
Created:	1885
MP:	John Hutton
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Cumbria
EP constituency:	North West England

Barrow and Furness (previously Barrow-in-Furness) is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. A County constituency is a constituency in the United Kingdom that covers a predominantly rural area. ... Image File history File links BarrowFurnessConstituency. ... Image File history File links EnglandCumbria. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The Rt Hon. ... This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... Type Lower House Speaker Michael Martin, (Non-affiliated) since October 23, 2000 Leader Harriet Harman, (Labour) since June 28, 2007 Shadow Leader Theresa May, (Conservative) since May 5, 2005 Members 659 Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... The constituency within England. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is a component of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also includes the Sovereign and the House of Lords. ... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Plaid Cymru Democratic Unionist Party Sinn Féin... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

Boundaries

This constituency contains the southern half of the Furness peninsula, South Cumbria. This is in the north-west of England. Furness (IPA: ) is a peninsula in the southern part of Cumbria, in north-west England. ... A peninsula in Croatia A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three or more sides by water. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... North West England is one of the nine regions of England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cumbria, the Boundary Commission for England has created a modified Barrow and Furness constituency, which takes the seat further north than currently into a lobster-claw shape taking Lake District areas to the north. In the United Kingdom, the four Boundary Commissions are responsible for determining the boundaries of House of Commons constituencies. ...

The newly shaped seat will be fought at the UK general election of 2009 or 2010, and is formed from the following electoral wards:

• From South Lakeland - Broughton, Crake Valley, Low Furness & Swarthmoor, Ulverston Central, Ulverston East, Ulverston North, Ulverston South, Ulverston Town and Ulverston West
• The entire district of Barrow-in-Furness

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History

The seat of Barrow & Furness, tucked away in the west of Cumbria beyond the Lake District, is the location for one of Britain's most important industrial centres. The largest town in the constituency, Barrow-in-Furness, grew on the back of the ship building industry and is now the site of the BAE Systems nuclear submarine and ship building operation. This reliance on a single industry associated with controversial defence policies has, in the past, proved politically volatile in a constituency the Labour Party would consider its own backyard. Labour Cabinet member Albert Booth represented Barrow from 1966 but suffered a shock defeat in 1983. Many put this down 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. The Conservative Party Member of Parliament through the eighties was a Manchester lawyer, Cecil Franks. Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... The panorama across Eskdale from Ill Crag. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ... , BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British defence and aerospace company headquartered at Farnborough, UK, which has worldwide interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Albert Edward Booth (born 28 May 1928) is a Labour Party (UK) politician. ... In nuclear physics, a nuclear reaction is a process in which two nuclei or nuclear particles collide to produce products different from the initial particles. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Cecil Simon Franks (born June 1, 1935) is an academic from Manchester, United Kingdom. ...

As Labour moved back towards the retention of Britain's nuclear capability and following massive job losses in the town's ship building industry, Labour's fortunes revived in Barrow. John Hutton took the seat back for Labour in 1992 and has retained it ever since. In 2001 he had the support of more than half of all those who voted. There are other industries in the constituency including engineering and chemicals and more than a quarter of all jobs are in manufacturing. Surrounding this industrial mass is some wild and beautiful countryside, a sweeping mix of moors, hills, peaks and coast, including the towns of Ulverston and Dalton-in-Furness. The Rt Hon. ... Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ... For other uses, see moor. ... Hills redirects here. ... For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Coast (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Market Street, Dalton-in-Furness Dalton-in-Furness is a small town of approximately 11,000 people outside Barrow-in-Furness. ...

Members of Parliament

The current MP is John Hutton of the Labour Party, a former lecturer. He took the seat from Cecil Franks of the Conservative Party in the 1992 general election. Since July 27, 2007 he has been the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. He has also held the cabinet posts of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The Rt Hon. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Cecil Simon Franks (born June 1, 1935) is an academic from Manchester, United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (formerly the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry before the June 28, 2007 reshuffle) is a cabinet position in the United Kingdom government. ... Alternate meanings in cabinet (disambiguation) A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions is a position in the UK cabinet, responsible for the Department for Work and Pensions. ... The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government. ...

Previous MPs were:

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Election results

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See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria