2019 Rossendale Borough Council election

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2019 local election results in Rossendale

Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 2 May 2019, as part of the wider 2019 UK local elections.

Contents

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

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour 20Decrease2.svg1
Conservative 13Decrease2.svg1
Independent 3Increase2.svg2
Source: The Guardian [1]

Election result

Rossendale local election result 2019
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 541.744.16,370
  Labour 541.744.06,363
  Independent 216.66.7972
  UKIP 00000.03.9560
  Green 00000.01.3191

Ward results

Cribden

Cribden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sean Serridge 540 50.4
Conservative Jonathan Foxcroft53149.6
Rejected ballots211.9
Majority 90.8
Turnout 1,09239.4
Source returning officer. [2]

Facit and Shawforth

Facit and Shawforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynda Barnes 425 55.1
Labour Rachael Barker34644.9
Rejected ballots394.8
Majority 791.0
Turnout 81029.1
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer. [3]

Greenfield

Greenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Pendlebury 753 57.9
Labour Thomas Leigh54842.1
Rejected ballots554.0
Majority 20515.1
Turnout 1,35632.3
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer. [4]

Greensclough

Greensclough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Steen 730 58.5
Labour Gareth Trickett51841.5
Rejected ballots675.1
Majority 21216.1
Turnout 1,31531.0
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer. [5]

Hareholme

Hareholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Marriott 794 57.3
Conservative Mohammed Abdullah59142.7
Rejected ballots402.8
Majority 20314.2
Turnout 1,42534.6
Labour hold Swing
Source returning officer. [6]

Healey and Whitworth

Healey and Whitworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Dayne Powell (Community First) 459 48.9
Labour Marilyn Jones27829.6
Conservative Scott Turner-Smith20221.5
Rejected ballots111.1
Majority 18119.1
Turnout 95032.0
Source returning officer. [7]

Helmshore

Helmshore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Haworth 1,115 61.9
Labour Mervyn Kay68738.1
Rejected ballots502.7
Majority 42823.1
Turnout 1,85239.3
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer. [8]

Irwell

Irwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Janet Eaton 541 54.2
Labour Michelle Smith45745.8
Rejected ballots646.0
Majority 847.9
Turnout 1,06225.5
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer. [9]

Longholme

Longholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Susan Brennan 742 53.9
Conservative Nicola May63446.1
Rejected ballots352.5
Majority 1087.6
Turnout 1,41132.5
Labour hold Swing
Source returning officer. [10]

Stacksteads

Stacksteads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Terence Haslam-Jones 513 54.4
Labour Ross Charnock30432.2
Conservative Fouad Khattab12613.4
Rejected ballots60.6
Majority 20922.1
Turnout 94933.8
Source returning officer. [11]

Whitewell

Whitewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Julie Adshead 518 35.2
Conservative Jennifer Rigby49733.8
UKIP Glenn Jones26618.1
Green John Payne19113.0
Rejected ballots110.7
Majority 211.4
Turnout 1,41135.5
Source returning officer. [12]

Worsley

Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian Lythgoe 631 54.9
UKIP Granville Barker29425.6
Conservative Mark Mills22519.6
Rejected ballots161.4
Majority 33728.9
Turnout 1,16628.7
Labour hold Swing
Source returning officer. [13]

References

  1. Holder, Josh; Voce, Antonio (3 May 2019), "Local elections 2019: full results for English councils", The Guardian , retrieved 4 January 2020
  2. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Cribden" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  3. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Facit & Shawforth" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  4. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greenfield" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  5. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greensclough" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  6. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Hareholme" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  7. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Healey & Whitworth" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  8. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Helmshore" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  9. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Irwell" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  10. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Longholme" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  11. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Stacksteads" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  12. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Whitewell" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  13. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Worsley" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020