2004 Rossendale Borough Council election

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Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1280+8100.050.910,143+0.1%
  Labour 008-8039.57,861+0.0%
  Liberal Democrats 000009.61,913-0.2%

Ward results

Cribden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Graham68153.8+21.6
Labour Lawrence Forshaw58546.2+13.0
Majority967.6
Turnout 1,26648.1+17.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Eden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Barbara Marriott80259.4
Labour Donald Rishton54940.6
Majority25318.8
Turnout 1,35150.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Facit and Shawforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynda Barnes66055.3+2.2
Labour Thomas Aldred53344.7-2.2
Majority12710.6+4.4
Turnout 1,19345.9+17.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Goodshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Ormerod71350.8
Labour Denise Hancock69049.2
Majority231.6
Turnout 1,40348.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Greenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gladys Sandiford83041.1
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pilling75437.4
Labour Frances Whitehead43421.5
Majority763.7
Turnout 2,01849.0+15.4
Conservative hold Swing
Greensclough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Driver69937.3-18.4
Liberal Democrats Michael Carr65935.1+35.1
Labour Bernadette O'Connor51827.6-16.7
Majority402.2-9.2
Turnout 1,87645.0+14.6
Conservative hold Swing
Hareholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Christopher Wadsworth1,08256.1+6.5
Labour Graham Pearson84843.9-6.5
Majority23412.2
Turnout 1,93047.3+16.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Helmshore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Joyce Pawson1,08448.9-0.3
Labour Stuart Haines63328.6-4.9
Liberal Democrats James Pilling50022.6+5.3
Majority45120.3+4.6
Turnout 2,21750.1+18.2
Conservative hold Swing
Irwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Farquharson74654.6-3.0
Labour Tina Durkin62045.4+3.0
Majority1269.2-6.0
Turnout 1,36639.3+11.8
Conservative hold Swing
Longholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Leonard Entwistle1,02455.3+4.9
Labour John Pilling82944.7-4.9
Majority19510.6+9.8
Turnout 1,85333.9+6.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Whitewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Theresa Crosta97654.9+5.7
Labour William Riley80345.1-5.7
Majority1739.8
Turnout 1,77944.4+14.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Duncan Ruddick84650.8+4.1
Labour Marilyn Procter81949.2+15.6
Majority271.6-11.7
Turnout 1,66540.8+13.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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