2006 Rossendale Borough Council election

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Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

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After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2006
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 731+253.847.17,928-3.8%
  Labour 512-138.535.25,924-4.3%
  Independent 10007.73.5587+3.5%
  Liberal Democrats 001-1010.21,714+0.6%
  BNP 000002.2369+2.2%
  Green 000001.8299+1.8%

Ward results

Eden (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jeffrey Cheetham684
Conservative Darryl Smith666
Labour William Barnfield415
Turnout 1,76540.3-9.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Goodshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alyson Barnes59653.0+3.8
Conservative Helen Marsden52847.0-3.8
Majority686.0
Turnout 1,12436.7-11.3
Labour hold Swing
Greenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Morris68444.4+3.3
Liberal Democrats Catherine Pilling58237.8+0.4
Labour Jennifer Shilliday27517.8-3.7
Majority1026.6+2.9
Turnout 1,54136.3-12.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Greensclough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Eaton87649.6+12.3
Liberal Democrats Michael Carr51229.0-6.1
Labour Elizabeth Thomas37921.4-6.2
Majority36420.6+18.4
Turnout 1,76740.6-4.4
Conservative hold Swing
Hareholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Peter Gill80353.4+9.5
Conservative Mark Mills70046.6-9.5
Majority1036.8
Turnout 1,50336.2-11.1
Labour hold Swing
Healey and Whitworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Ronald Neal58757.5+57.5
Conservative Valerie Pearson25825.3-29.1
Labour Bernadette O'Connor17517.2-28.4
Majority32932.2
Turnout 1,02035.5+8.8
Independent hold Swing
Helmshore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Essex89752.1+3.2
Labour Stuart Haines54931.9+3.3
Liberal Democrats Jim Pilling27516.0-6.6
Majority34820.2-0.1
Turnout 1,72138.2-11.9
Conservative hold Swing
Irwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Graham Haworth43235.7-9.7
Conservative Michael Christie40933.8-20.8
BNP Kevin Bryan 36930.5+30.5
Majority231.9
Turnout 1,21033.3-6.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Longholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour June Forshaw64242.7-2.0
Conservative Nicole Lumb56437.5-17.8
Green Linda Hemsley29919.9+19.9
Majority785.2
Turnout 1,50536.6+2.7
Labour hold Swing
Stacksteads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Fred Lynskey45250.7
Labour Denise Hancock44049.3
Majority121.4
Turnout 89231.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Whitewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Hancock74053.4+8.3
Conservative Jane Blezard64646.6-8.3
Majority946.8
Turnout 1,38632.6-11.8
Labour hold Swing
Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hilary Dickinson56440.7-10.1
Labour Marilyn Procter47834.5-14.7
Liberal Democrats Robert Sheffield34524.9+24.9
Majority866.2+4.6
Turnout 1,38732.9-7.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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