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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]
Following the results, the council remained under Labour control.
2023 Rossendale Borough Council election [2] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | 3 | 66.7 | 14 | 22 | 61.1 | 6,470 | 44.5 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | 2 | 3 | 16.7 | 7 | 9 | 25.0 | 4,957 | 34.1 | –1.7 | |
Community First | 1 | 8.3 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 | 783 | 5.4 | +1.1 | ||
Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 5.6 | 169 | 1.2 | –5.1 | |
Green | 1 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | 2.8 | 2,090 | 14.4 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 84 | 0.6 | N/A | ||
The results for each ward were as follows: [3] [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Christine Gill | 592 | 56.1 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | John Greenwood | 359 | 34.0 | –13.8 | |
Green | David Goodwin | 95 | 9.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 233 | 25.2 | +21.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,055 | 37.1 | –5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,843 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 9.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Scott Smith | 381 | 43.8 | +12.7 | |
Community First | Michael Whitworth | 240 | 27.6 | N/A | |
Labour | Caitlin Chippendale | 207 | 23.8 | –1.9 | |
Green | Gillian Hewitt | 38 | 4.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 141 | 16.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 870 | 31.3 | –4.5 | ||
Registered electors | 2,781 | ||||
Conservative hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Neil Looker | 624 | 44.2 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Foxcroft | 593 | 42.0 | –7.3 | |
Green | Katrina Brockbank | 191 | 13.5 | +5.7 | |
Majority | 31 | 2.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,412 | 33.7 | –2.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,190 | ||||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | Swing | 5.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Judith Driver | 697 | 48.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | Peter Steen | 599 | 41.9 | +23.3 | |
Green | Alexander Vijatov | 133 | 9.3 | –18.0 | |
Majority | 98 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,437 | 33.2 | –1.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,328 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Patrick Marriott | 744 | 55.7 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Deborah Lord | 418 | 31.3 | –4.4 | |
Green | Sara Bird | 174 | 13.0 | +2.3 | |
Majority | 326 | 24.4 | +6.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,344 | 33.1 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,063 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 3.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Community First | Dayne Powell | 543 | 70.0 | –1.4 | |
Conservative | John Lowe | 140 | 18.1 | –10.4 | |
Green | Chich Hewitt | 92 | 11.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 403 | 51.9 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 776 | 26.2 | –3.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,965 | ||||
Community First hold | Swing | 4.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Ann Hodgkiss | 1,014 | 51.8 | +5.4 | |
Labour | Ann McIntyre | 742 | 37.9 | +1.4 | |
Green | Liz Baker | 116 | 5.9 | –5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Nelson | 84 | 4.3 | N/A | |
Majority | 272 | 13.8 | +3.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,963 | 42.4 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,625 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Andy Macnae | 544 | 49.2 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Stuart Haughan | 317 | 28.7 | –15.7 | |
Independent | Janet Eaton | 169 | 15.3 | N/A | |
Green | Daniel Brogan | 75 | 6.8 | –4.0 | |
Majority | 227 | 20.5 | +20.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,107 | 26.3 | –3.9 | ||
Registered electors | 4,212 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 10.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Mat Norton | 778 | 54.8 | +1.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Littler | 469 | 33.0 | –4.0 | |
Green | Terry Bird | 174 | 12.2 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 309 | 21.8 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,427 | 32.5 | –5.3 | ||
Registered electors | 4,394 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Danielle Ashworth | 472 | 62.5 | –2.4 | |
Conservative | David Watson | 203 | 26.9 | +1.1 | |
Green | Geoff Blow | 80 | 10.6 | +1.3 | |
Majority | 269 | 35.6 | –3.5 | ||
Turnout | 763 | 27.3 | –4.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,794 | ||||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | 1.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Green | Julie Adshead | 773 | 54.2 | +34.1 | |
Labour | Amanda Robertson | 451 | 31.6 | –10.7 | |
Conservative | Anthony Cope | 201 | 14.1 | –20.5 | |
Majority | 322 | 22.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,435 | 35.0 | –4.7 | ||
Registered electors | 4,104 | ||||
Green gain from Labour | Swing | 22.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Adrian Lythgoe | 619 | 60.0 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Mark Mills | 263 | 25.5 | –2.8 | |
Green | Richard Lord-Navin | 149 | 14.5 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 356 | 34.5 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,037 | 25.0 | –3.6 | ||
Registered electors | 4,141 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | 2.3 | |||
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