2000 Rossendale Borough Council election

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Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party took overall control of the council from the Labour Party.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Conservative 24
Labour 12

Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2000
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	11			+9	91.7
	Labour	1			-9	8.3

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2000 Rossendale election result

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