2008 Rossendale Borough Council election

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Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. [1] Overall turnout was up by one per cent from the last election in 2007 at 36.3%. [2]

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The Conservative party gained three seats in the election including Worsley, the seat of the former Conservative leader of the council, Duncan Ruddick, who had defected from the party in 2007 to become an independent councillor. [2] The Liberal Democrats gained one seat, while the Labour party lost three seats, with one defeated Labour councillor, Tina Durkin, blaming the Prime Minister Gordon Brown for the losses. [3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1030+376.942.47,512+3.0%
  Liberal Democrats 210+115.417.73,129-2.3%
  Labour 103-37.730.45,385-4.9%
  BNP 000005.6998+0.3%
  Independent 001-103.8680+3.8%

Ward results

Cribden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Graham38635.4+14.3
Labour Andrea Fletcher36733.6−8.0
Liberal Democrats Bob Sheffield33831.0+4.6
Majority191.8
Turnout 1,09138.9+0.0
Conservative hold Swing
Eden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Darryl Smith91679.5+15.2
Labour John Pilling23620.5−3.7
Majority68059.0+18.9
Turnout 1,15241.7+2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Facit and Shawforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynda Barnes33629.0+5.7
Liberal Democrats Reggie Lane29825.7−10.9
BNP Michael Crossley21818.8+18.8
Independent Karen Ruane18516.0+16.0
Labour Ian Mycock12110.4−29.7
Majority383.3
Turnout 1,15841.7+2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Goodshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Farrington63155.3+2.3
Conservative Judy Bates51044.7−2.3
Majority12110.6+4.6
Turnout 1,14136.9+0.2
Labour hold Swing
Greenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gladys Sandiford99360.8+18.3
Liberal Democrats Sadaqut Amin35021.4−36.1
Labour John McManus29017.8+17.8
Majority64339.4
Turnout 1,63337.4+0.4
Conservative hold Swing
Greensclough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Judith Driver69743.2+15.4
Labour Dale Connearn42226.1−1.0
BNP Peter Salt27316.9−4.9
Liberal Democrats Michael Carr22313.8−9.5
Majority27517.1+16.4
Turnout 1,61536.5−1.6
Conservative hold Swing
Hareholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicola May77553.3
Labour Amanda Hewlett67946.7
Majority966.6
Turnout 145434.8−0.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Helmshore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Evans97560.1+4.2
Labour Emma Harding32019.7−8.5
Liberal Democrats Cliff Adamson18111.2−4.7
Independent Noel O'Brien1458.9+8.9
Majority65540.4+12.7
Turnout 1,62136.0+2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Irwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Hazel Steen52941.1+8.9
Labour Tina Durkin45035.0+3.0
BNP Kevin Bryan 30723.9−2.4
Majority796.1+5.9
Turnout 1,28633.3+1.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Longholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jason Gledhill67944.9
Labour Maurice Jones48432.0
Independent Leonard Entwistle35023.1
Majority19512.9
Turnout 151336.3+2.2
Conservative hold Swing
Whitewell (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tim Nuttall1,006
Liberal Democrats Jim Pilling733
Labour Trisha Dearden433
Labour Michael Wilkinson277
BNP Matthew Perry200
Turnout 2,64934.1+1.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing
Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Stansfield71651.5+8.2
Labour Ann Kenyon67548.5+12.3
Majority413.0−4.1
Turnout 1,39132.5−1.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

References

  1. "Tories take control of Rossendale". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Tories take charge in election". Rossendale Free Press. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  3. "Rossendale election results: Conservative strengthen control". Lancashire Telegraph . 2 May 2008. Archived from the original on 7 May 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2008.