Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 2 May 2019, as part of the wider 2019 UK local elections.
Councillors elected in 2015 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2023. The Labour Party retained control of the Council.
State of the Parties edit
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 20 | 1 | |
Conservative | 13 | 1 | |
Independent | 3 | 2 | |
Source: The Guardian[1] |
Election result edit
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 5 | 41.7 | 44.1 | 6,370 | |||||
Labour | 5 | 41.7 | 44.0 | 6,363 | |||||
Independent | 2 | 16.6 | 6.7 | 972 | |||||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 560 | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 191 |
Ward results edit
Cribden edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sean Serridge | 540 | 50.4 | ||
Conservative | Jonathan Foxcroft | 531 | 49.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.9 | |||
Majority | 9 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,092 | 39.4 | |||
Source returning officer.[2] |
Facit and Shawforth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lynda Barnes | 425 | 55.1 | ||
Labour | Rachael Barker | 346 | 44.9 | ||
Rejected ballots | 39 | 4.8 | |||
Majority | 79 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 810 | 29.1 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[3] |
Greenfield edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Pendlebury | 753 | 57.9 | ||
Labour | Thomas Leigh | 548 | 42.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 55 | 4.0 | |||
Majority | 205 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,356 | 32.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[4] |
Greensclough edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Steen | 730 | 58.5 | ||
Labour | Gareth Trickett | 518 | 41.5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 67 | 5.1 | |||
Majority | 212 | 16.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,315 | 31.0 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[5] |
Hareholme edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michael Marriott | 794 | 57.3 | ||
Conservative | Mohammed Abdullah | 591 | 42.7 | ||
Rejected ballots | 40 | 2.8 | |||
Majority | 203 | 14.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,425 | 34.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[6] |
Healey and Whitworth edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Dayne Powell (Community First) | 459 | 48.9 | ||
Labour | Marilyn Jones | 278 | 29.6 | ||
Conservative | Scott Turner-Smith | 202 | 21.5 | ||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 1.1 | |||
Majority | 181 | 19.1 | |||
Turnout | 950 | 32.0 | |||
Source returning officer.[7] |
Helmshore edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Tony Haworth | 1,115 | 61.9 | ||
Labour | Mervyn Kay | 687 | 38.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 50 | 2.7 | |||
Majority | 428 | 23.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,852 | 39.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[8] |
Irwell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Janet Eaton | 541 | 54.2 | ||
Labour | Michelle Smith | 457 | 45.8 | ||
Rejected ballots | 64 | 6.0 | |||
Majority | 84 | 7.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,062 | 25.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[9] |
Longholme edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Susan Brennan | 742 | 53.9 | ||
Conservative | Nicola May | 634 | 46.1 | ||
Rejected ballots | 35 | 2.5 | |||
Majority | 108 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,411 | 32.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[10] |
Stacksteads edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Terence Haslam-Jones | 513 | 54.4 | ||
Labour | Ross Charnock | 304 | 32.2 | ||
Conservative | Fouad Khattab | 126 | 13.4 | ||
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.6 | |||
Majority | 209 | 22.1 | |||
Turnout | 949 | 33.8 | |||
Source returning officer.[11] |
Whitewell edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Adshead | 518 | 35.2 | ||
Conservative | Jennifer Rigby | 497 | 33.8 | ||
UKIP | Glenn Jones | 266 | 18.1 | ||
Green | John Payne | 191 | 13.0 | ||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.7 | |||
Majority | 21 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,411 | 35.5 | |||
Source returning officer.[12] |
Worsley edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adrian Lythgoe | 631 | 54.9 | ||
UKIP | Granville Barker | 294 | 25.6 | ||
Conservative | Mark Mills | 225 | 19.6 | ||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.4 | |||
Majority | 337 | 28.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,166 | 28.7 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[13] |
References edit
- ^ Holder, Josh; Voce, Antonio (3 May 2019), "Local elections 2019: full results for English councils", The Guardian, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Cribden" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Facit & Shawforth" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greenfield" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greensclough" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Hareholme" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Healey & Whitworth" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Helmshore" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Irwell" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Longholme" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Stacksteads" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Whitewell" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- ^ Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Worsley" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020