Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council in Cumbria, England, was elected every four years. This was changed in 2011 from the previous situation where one-third of the council was elected each year, followed by one year where there was an election to Cumbria County Council instead.
The council was established in 1974 and abolished in 2023.
From the last boundary changes in 2008 until the council's abolition in 2023, 36 councillors were elected from 13 wards.
The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1974 until its abolition in 2023 was as follows:
The leaders of the council from 2011 until 2023 were:
The by-election was triggered by the death of Councillor Bill Bleasdale of the Conservative Party.