2022 Rossendale Borough Council election

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Results by ward Rossendale UK ward map 2022.svg
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Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 5 May 2022, as part of the wider 2022 UK local elections. [1]

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Results summary

2022 Rossendale Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 7Increase2.svg 262.6132055.65,90241.2-5.0
  Conservative 3Decrease2.svg 318.2101233.35,12935.8-9.8
  Independent 1Increase2.svg 19.1238.39016.3+0.2
 Community First1Steady2.svg9.1012.86114.3N/A
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,76712.3+10.2

Ward results

Eden

Eden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Cheetham 577 51.1 +3.6
Labour David Hancock41937.1−15.4
Green Gill Hewitt13411.9N/A
Majority15814.0
Turnout 1,13441.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg9.5

Goodshaw

Goodshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alyson Barnes 682 55.1 +7.5
Conservative Jonathan Foxcroft45937.1−15.3
Green Ingrid Falat967.8N/A
Majority22318.0
Turnout 1,24340.9
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg11.4

Greenfield

Greenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Granville Morris 751 49.3 −0.9
Labour Co-op Neil Looker60940.0+2.3
Green Geoff Blow1207.9N/A
Independent Val Roberts442.9−9.3
Majority1429.3
Turnout 1,53236.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.6

Greensclough

Greensclough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Jimmy Eaton 809 54.1 N/A
Green Alexander Vijatov40827.3N/A
Conservative Stuart Haughan27818.6−29.5
Majority40126.8
Turnout 1,50034.7
Independent gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Hareholme

Hareholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Annie McMahon 793 53.7 +1.4
Conservative Matthew Littler52735.7−12.0
Green Paul Chynoweth15810.7N/A
Majority26618.0
Turnout 1,48737.0
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg6.7

Healey & Whitworth

Healey & Whitworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community FirstAlan Neal 611 71.5 +22.6
Conservative Michael Whitworth24328.5+7.0
Majority36843.0
Turnout 86529.2
Community First hold Swing Increase2.svg7.8

Helmshore

Helmshore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Caroline Snowden 892 46.4 −5.4
Labour William Townsend70136.5+4.3
Green Katrina Brockbank21911.4‘’ N/A ‘’
Independent David Stansfield1015.3−10.7
Majority1919.9−9.7
Turnout 1,92241.47−2.83
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg4.85


Irwell

Irwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michelle Smith 567 44.9 −4.2
Conservative Scott Smith56144.4+0.9
Green Daniel Brogan13610.8+3.4
Majority60.5
Turnout 1,27730.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.svg2.6

Longholme

Longholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Liz McInnes 891 53.8 +8.1
Conservative Bob Smethurst61337.0−2.5
Green Chich Hewitt1519.1+2.6
Majority27816.8
Turnout 1,66037.8
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg5.3

Stacksteads

Stacksteads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jackie Oakes 575 64.9 +8.1
Conservative David Watson22925.8−17.4
Green Clare Pickup829.3N/A
Majority34639.1
Turnout 89231.4
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg12.8

Whitewell

Whitewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mary Coogan 682 42.3 +2.1
Conservative Karl Kempson55834.6−12.7
Green John Payne32420.1+7.7
Independent Gareth Trickett483.0N/A
Majority1247.7
Turnout 1,62239.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg7.4

Worsley

Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ann Kenyon 684 58.2 −8.2
Conservative Deborah Lord33328.3−5.3
Green Richard Lord-Navin15813.4N/A
Majority35129.9
Turnout 1,18328.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.5

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References

  1. ↑ "May 2022 Local Elections". Rossendale Borough Council. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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