2023 Rossendale Borough Council election

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2023 Rossendale Borough Council election
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12 out of 36 seats to Rossendale Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderAlyson BarnesDavid Foxcroft
Party Labour Conservative Community First
Last election19 seats, 41.4%12 seats, 35.8%2 seats, 4.3%
Seats won821
Seats after2292
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3Steady2.svg
Popular vote6,4704,957783
Percentage44.5%34.1%5.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.3%Decrease2.svg 1.7%Increase2.svg 1.1%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election3 seats, 6.3%0 seats, 12.3%
Seats won01
Seats after21
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote1692,090
Percentage1.2%14.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.1%Increase2.svg 2.1%
Rossendale UK ward map 2023.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Rossendale Borough Council election
Leader before election

Alyson Barnes
Labour

Leader after election

Alyson Barnes
Labour

The 2023 Rossendale Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect 12 members (one-third) of Rossendale Borough Council in Lancashire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. [1]

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Summary

Following the results, the council remained under Labour control.

Election result

2023 Rossendale Borough Council election [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 8Increase2.svg 366.7142261.16,47044.5+3.3
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg 316.77925.04,95734.1–1.7
 Community First1Steady2.svg8.3125.67835.4+1.1
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg 10.0225.61691.2–5.1
  Green 1Increase2.svg 18.3012.82,09014.4+2.1
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0840.6N/A

Results by ward

The results for each ward were as follows: [3] [4]

Cribden

Cribden
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Christine Gill 592 56.1 +4.7
Conservative John Greenwood35934.0–13.8
Green David Goodwin959.0N/A
Majority23325.2+21.4
Turnout 1,05537.1–5.7
Registered electors 2,843
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.3

Facit & Shawforth

Facit & Shawforth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Scott Smith 381 43.8 +12.7
Community FirstMichael Whitworth24027.6N/A
Labour Caitlin Chippendale20723.8–1.9
Green Gillian Hewitt384.4N/A
Majority14116.2N/A
Turnout 87031.3–4.5
Registered electors 2,781
Conservative hold

Greenfield

Greenfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Neil Looker 624 44.2 +4.3
Conservative Jonathan Foxcroft59342.0–7.3
Green Katrina Brockbank19113.5+5.7
Majority312.2N/A
Turnout 1,41233.7–2.6
Registered electors 4,190
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.8

Greensclough

Greensclough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Driver 697 48.5 N/A
Conservative Peter Steen59941.9+23.3
Green Alexander Vijatov1339.3–18.0
Majority986.6N/A
Turnout 1,43733.2–1.5
Registered electors 4,328
Labour gain from Conservative

Hareholme

Hareholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Patrick Marriott 744 55.7 +2.0
Conservative Deborah Lord41831.3–4.4
Green Sara Bird17413.0+2.3
Majority32624.4+6.4
Turnout 1,34433.1–3.9
Registered electors 4,063
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg3.4

Healey & Whitworth

Healey & Whitworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community FirstDayne Powell 543 70.0 –1.4
Conservative John Lowe14018.1–10.4
Green Chich Hewitt9211.9N/A
Majority40351.9+8.9
Turnout 77626.2–3.0
Registered electors 2,965
Community First hold Swing Increase2.svg4.5

Helmshore

Helmshore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Hodgkiss 1,014 51.8 +5.4
Labour Ann McIntyre74237.9+1.4
Green Liz Baker1165.9–5.5
Liberal Democrats Steve Nelson844.3N/A
Majority27213.8+3.9
Turnout 1,96342.4+0.9
Registered electors 4,625
Conservative hold Swing Increase2.svg2.0

Irwell

Irwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andy MacNae 544 49.2 +4.3
Conservative Stuart Haughan31728.7–15.7
Independent Janet Eaton16915.3N/A
Green Daniel Brogan756.8–4.0
Majority22720.5+20.0
Turnout 1,10726.3–3.9
Registered electors 4,212
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg10.0

Longholme

Longholme
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mat Norton 778 54.8 +1.0
Conservative Matthew Littler46933.0–4.0
Green Terry Bird17412.2+3.1
Majority30921.8+5.0
Turnout 1,42732.5–5.3
Registered electors 4,394
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.5

Stacksteads

Stacksteads
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Danielle Ashworth 472 62.5 –2.4
Conservative David Watson20326.9+1.1
Green Geoff Blow8010.6+1.3
Majority26935.6–3.5
Turnout 76327.3–4.1
Registered electors 2,794
Labour gain from Independent Swing Decrease2.svg1.8

Whitewell

Whitewell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Julie Adshead 773 54.2 +34.1
Labour Amanda Robertson45131.6–10.7
Conservative Anthony Cope20114.1–20.5
Majority32222.6N/A
Turnout 1,43535.0–4.7
Registered electors 4,104
Green gain from Labour Swing Increase2.svg22.4

Worsley

Worsley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian Lythgoe 619 60.0 +1.8
Conservative Mark Mills26325.5–2.8
Green Richard Lord-Navin14914.5+1.1
Majority35634.5+4.6
Turnout 1,03725.0–3.6
Registered electors 4,141
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg2.3

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