2024 Rossendale Borough Council election

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2024 Rossendale Borough Council election
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All 30 seats to Rossendale Borough Council
16 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderAlyson BarnesDavid Foxcroft
Party Labour Conservative Green
Last election22 seats, 44.6%9 seats, 34.1%1 seat, 14.4%
Seats before2291
Seats won2053
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 4Increase2.svg 2
Popular vote18,79412,91510,041
Percentage42.8%29.4%22.9%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.7%Decrease2.svg 4.7%Increase2.svg 8.5%
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Party Community First Independent
Last election2 seats, 5.4%2 seats, 1.2%
Seats before22
Seats won20
Seat changeSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2
Popular vote1,527585
Percentage3.5%1.3%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.9%Increase2.svg 0.1%
Rossendale UK ward map 2024.svg
Results by ward
Leader before election

Alyson Barnes
Labour

Leader after election

Alyson Barnes
Labour

The 2024 Rossendale Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections being held in the United Kingdom on the same day. [1] It will elect all 30 seats to the council. [2]

Contents

Background

The council usually elects members in thirds every year except the 4th in a four-year cycle. [3] However, due to a boundary review of the wards by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, the number of seats has been decreased to 30 seats from 36. Additionally, due to this review, all 30 seats to Rossendale Borough Council will be up for election. [2]

At the previous election, held in 2023, the Labour Party increased their majority by 3 seats, leading to them having 22 seats and keeping the council under Labour control. [4] The Green Party also gained representation on the council for the first time. [5]

Pre-Election Composition [3] [5]
21
9
4
1
1
PartySeats
Labour 21
Conservative 9
Community First2
Independent 2
Green 1
Vacant1

Summary

Election result

2024 Rossendale Borough Council election
PartyCandidatesSeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 262010Decrease2.svg 266.742.818,794–1.7
  Conservative 25501Decrease2.svg 416.729.412,915–4.7
  Green 30300Increase2.svg 210.022.910,041+8.5
 Community First2200Steady2.svg6.73.51,527–1.9
  Independent 1000Decrease2.svg 20.01.3585+0.1

Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Rossendale Borough Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024. [6] Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

Bacup

Bacup (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Judith Driver* 767 57.9
Labour Jimmy Eaton 744 56.2
Labour David Hancock 661 49.9
Conservative Deborah Lord37328.2
Conservative Jayde Holmes30523.0
Green Helen Bauld21015.9
Green Daniel Brogan15111.4
Green Dympna Bull13510.2
Turnout 1,33428.49
Registered electors 4,682
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Britannia & Lee Mill

Britannia & Lee Mill (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Andrew Walmsley* 667 53.7
Labour Danielle Ashworth* 619 49.8
Labour Michelle Smith* 595 47.9
Conservative Robert Wells44736.0
Conservative Jenny Rigby*40132.3
Green Joanne Jackson21117.0
Green James Delargy12410.0
Green Alex Vijatov1199.6
Turnout 1,24827.69
Registered electors 4,507
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Goodshaw & Cribden

Goodshaw & Cribden (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Alyson Barnes* 1,014 51.5
Labour Christine Gill* 847 43.0
Labour Greg Bleakley 804 40.9
Conservative John Greenwood76438.8
Conservative Jonathan Foxcroft67234.1
Conservative Tony Cope61531.3
Green Ingrid Falat27914.2
Green Maureen Anderson27013.7
Green David Goodwin21310.8
Turnout 1,98138.65
Registered electors 5,126
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Greenfield & Eden

Greenfield & Eden (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anne Cheetham* 843 44.6
Labour Co-op Neil Looker* 773 40.9
Conservative Simon Holland 761 40.3
Labour Co-op Nick Pilling72238.2
Conservative Christian Lee67835.9
Green Jacob Rorke50226.6
Green Sharon Green43122.8
Green Gillian Hewitt33217.6
Turnout 1,90336.31
Registered electors 5,228
Conservative win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)

Hareholme & Waterfoot

Hareholme & Waterfoot (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Nick Harris 831 46.8
Labour Annie McMahon* 793 44.7
Labour Tom Belli 765 43.1
Green Sara Bird50328.3
Green Chris Adams43724.6
Conservative Matthew Littler43024.2
Green Elliot Green42123.7
Conservative Barbara Marriott40022.5
Conservative Kenneth Slaughter37921.4
Turnout 1,78332.85
Registered electors 5,427
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Haslingden

Haslingden (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adrian Lythgoe* 644 45.6
Labour Ann Kenyon* 632 44.8
Labour Marilyn Procter* 630 44.6
Green Katrina Brockbank41429.3
Conservative Toby Cheetham35625.2
Conservative Ken Booth33523.7
Green Hazel Armor33123.5
Green Kamran Shah30921.9
Turnout 1,42126.02
Registered electors 5,462
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)
Labour win (new seat)

Helmshore

Helmshore (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ann Hodgkiss* 1,003 47.5
Labour Samara Barnes* 986 46.7
Conservative Alan Woods* 965 45.7
Conservative Caroline Snowden*88341.8
Labour Ann McIntyre88041.7
Green Jean Duckworth31815.1
Green Geoff Blow25912.3
Green Chich Hewitt1466.9
Turnout 2,12042.48
Registered electors 4,991
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Conservative hold

Longholme

Longholme (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Samantha Harris 847 53.3
Labour Liz McInnes* 844 53.1
Labour Matt Norton* 718 45.2
Conservative Elaine Brignall41626.2
Conservative Margaret Pendlebury39925.1
Green Terry Bird32820.6
Green Rosie Jones32120.2
Conservative Mohammed Abdullah30419.1
Green Harold Duckworth20813.1
Turnout 1,60131.39
Registered electors 5,101
Labour hold
Labour hold
Labour hold

Whitewell & Stacksteads

Whitewell & Stacksteads (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green Julie Adshead* 985 60.4
Green Bob Bauld 819 50.2
Green John Payne 764 46.8
Labour Jackie Oakes*67441.3
Labour Gill Windwood43226.5
Labour Marie Rolli42426.0
Conservative David Watson18811.5
Conservative Jan Brindley16610.2
Conservative John Lowe1539.4
Turnout 1,64032.67
Registered electors 5,020
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)
Green win (new seat)

Whitworth

Whitworth (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Community FirstAlan Neal* 866 52.0
Conservative Scott Smith* 679 40.8
Community FirstMike Royds 661 39.7
Independent Janet Whitehead*58535.1
Labour Caitlin Chippendale48128.9
Green Vivienne Hall25415.3
Green Andrew Ovens16810.1
Green Paul Shellard794.7
Turnout 1,66928.94
Registered electors 5,768
Community First win (new seat)
Conservative win (new seat)
Community First win (new seat)

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