Rossendale Borough Council elections

Local government elections in England

Rossendale shown within the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire (Unitary authorities excluded)

Rossendale Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Rossendale Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Rossendale in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 36 councillors have been elected from 14 wards.[1] At the 2024 election, new ward boundaries will be in effect and the number of councillors will decrease to 30.[2]

## Council elections

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* 1973 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1976 Rossendale Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[3]
* 1979 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1980 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1982 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1983 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1984 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1986 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1987 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1988 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1990 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1991 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1992 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1994 Rossendale Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)[4][5]
* 1995 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1996 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1998 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1999 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2000 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2002 Rossendale Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)[6][1]
* 2003 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2004 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2006 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2007 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2008 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2010 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2011 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2012 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2014 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2015 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2016 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2018 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2019 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2021 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2022 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2023 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2024 Rossendale Borough Council election (new ward boundaries - seats decreased to 30)[2]

## Borough result maps

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* 2002 results map

* 2003 results map

* 2004 results map

* 2006 results map

* 2007 results map

* 2008 results map

* 2010 results map

* 2011 results map

* 2012 results map

* 2014 results map

* 2015 results map

* 2016 results map

* 2018 results map

* 2019 results map

* 2021 results map

* 2022 results map

* 2023 results map

* 2024 results map

## By-election results

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### 2002-2006

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Stacksteads By-Election 14 August 2003[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour |  | 411  | 47.1  |
| Liberal Democrats |  | 312  | 35.8  |
| Conservative |  | 149  | 17.1  |
Majority | 99  | 11.3  |
Turnout | 872  | 30.7  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Long Holme By-Election 30 September 2004[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative |  | 720  | 58.5  | +3.2
| Labour |  | 511  | 41.5  | −3.2
Majority | 209  | 17.0  |
Turnout | 1,231  | 30.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Greenfield By-Election 5 May 2005[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pilling  | 1,419  | 56.0  | +18.6
| Conservative | Granville Morris  | 1,112  | 44.0  | +2.9
Majority | 307  | 12.0  |
Turnout | 2,531  | 61.2  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Hareholme By-Election 20 October 2005[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ruth Alcroft  | 585  | 44.8  | +0.9
| Conservative | Mark Mills  | 477  | 36.5  | −19.6
| Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr  | 244  | 18.7  | +18.7
Majority | 108  | 8.3  |
Turnout | 1,306  | 30.8  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2006-2010

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Cribden By-Election 30 September 2006[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Christine Gill  | 391  | 40.0  | −6.2
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Sheffield  | 312  | 31.9  | +31.9
| Conservative | Helen Marsden  | 186  | 19.0  | −34.8
| BNP | Kevin Bryan | 89  | 9.1  | +9.1
Majority | 79  | 8.1  |
Turnout | 978  | 34.2  |
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |  |
Goodshaw By-Election 13 September 2007[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Dorothy Farrington  | 634  | 59.5  | +6.5
| Conservative | Judith Bates  | 300  | 28.1  | −18.9
| BNP | Michael Crossley  | 80  | 7.5  | +7.5
| Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Dixon  | 52  | 4.9  | +4.9
Majority | 334  | 31.4  |
Turnout | 1,066  | 33.8  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Irwell By-Election 13 September 2007[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Tina Durkin  | 379  | 37.2  | +5.2
| Conservative | Hazel Steen  | 312  | 30.6  | −1.6
| BNP | Kevin Bryan | 281  | 27.5  | +1.2
| Liberal Democrats | James Pilling  | 48  | 4.7  | −4.9
Majority | 67  | 6.6  |
Turnout | 1,020  | 27.0  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Whitewell By-Election 13 September 2007[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | William Nuttall  | 606  | 48.6  | +11.9
| Labour | Patricia Dearden  | 399  | 32.0  | −5.7
| Conservative | Peter Starkey  | 152  | 12.2  | −13.5
| BNP | Peter Salt  | 91  | 7.3  | +7.3
Majority | 207  | 16.6  |
Turnout | 1,248  | 28.8  |
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
Hareholme By-Election 22 November 2007[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Colin Crawforth  | 591  | 53.2  | +7.1
| Conservative | Jason Gledhill  | 520  | 46.8  | +6.3
Majority | 71  | 6.4  |
Turnout | 1,111  | 26.2  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Helmshore By-Election 4 June 2009[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Amanda Milling  | 1,015  | 53.6  | −6.6
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Holland  | 490  | 25.9  | +14.7
| Labour | Ann Kenyon  | 389  | 20.5  | +0.8
Majority | 525  | 27.7  |
Turnout | 1,894  | 42.0  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

### 2010-2014

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Healey and Whitworth By-Election 7 October 2010[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Sean Joseph Michael Serridge  | 346  | 51.1  | +18.3
| Community First Party  | David Bradbury  | 165  | 24.4  | −9.5
| Conservative | Marie Gibbons  | 156  | 23.0  | +0.8
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Laight  | 10  | 1.5  | −9.7
Majority | 181  | 26.7  |
Turnout | 677  | 21.7  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Irwell By-Election 7 October 2010[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Helen Jackson  | 277  | 37.2  | +0.5
| Conservative | Elizabeth Anne Heath  | 220  | 29.6  | −13.5
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Jackson  | 183  | 24.6  | +24.6
| Community First Party  | Tina Durkin  | 64  | 8.6  | +8.6
Majority | 57  | 7.7  |
Turnout | 744  | 17.7  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### 2014-2018

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Helmshore By-Election 16 October 2014[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Tony Haworth  | 771  | 48.8  | −13.4
| Labour | Emma Harding  | 444  | 28.1  | −9.7
| UKIP | Granville Barker  | 364  | 23.1  | +23.1
Majority | 327  | 20.7  |
Turnout | 1,579  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Longholme By-Election 4 December 2014[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Annie McMahon  | 505  | 43.8  | +0.9
| Conservative | Mischa Charlton-Mockett  | 390  | 33.8  | +0.5
| UKIP | Gary Barnes  | 258  | 22.4  | −1.4
Majority | 115  | 10.0  |
Turnout | 1,153  |  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### 2022-2026

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Facit and Shawforth By-Election 29 September 2022[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Scott Smith  | 337  | 43.5  | +12.4
| Independent | Kim Olaolu  | 214  | 27.6  | +27.6
| Labour | Caitlin Chippendale  | 203  | 26.2  | +0.4
| Green | Alex Vijatov  | 20  | 2.6  | +2.6
Majority | 123  | 20.7  |
Turnout | 774  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Helmshore By-Election 29 September 2022[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ann Hodgkiss  | 736  | 50.6  | +4.0
| Labour | Neil Looker  | 504  | 37.1  | +0.5
| Green | Katrina Brockbank  | 74  | 5.1  | −6.3
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Nelson  | 62  | 4.3  | +4.3
| Independent | David Stansfield  | 42  | 2.9  | −2.4
Majority | 196  | 13.5  |
Turnout | 1,454  |  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "The Borough of Rossendale (Electoral Changes) Order 2001", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, SI 2001/2430, retrieved 25 August 2022
2. ^ a b LGBCE. "Rossendale | LGBCE". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
3. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Rossendale (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976. Retrieved on 19 November 2015.
4. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater Manchester and Lancashire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
5. ^ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater Manchester and Lancashire (County and Metropolitan Borough Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
6. ^ "Rossendale". BBC Online. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
7. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Stacksteads Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
8. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Longholme Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
9. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Greenfield Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
10. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Hareholme Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
11. ^ "Labour loses Scottish council seat". guardian.co.uk. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
12. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Goodshaw Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
13. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Irwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
14. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Whitewell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
15. ^ "Labour retains seat". Rossendale Free Press. 23 November 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
16. ^ "Helmshore By-Election - 4th June 2009". Rossendale Borough Council. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
17. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Healey and Whitworth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
18. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Irwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
19. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Helmshore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
20. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Longholme Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
21. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Facit and Shawforth Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
22. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Helmshore Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

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