2019 Rossendale Borough Council election

Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 2 May 2019, as part of the wider 2019 UK local elections.

Main article: Rossendale Borough Council elections
2019 local election results in Rossendale

Councillors elected in 2015 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2023. The Labour Party retained control of the Council.

State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the council was:

PartySeats  ±  
Labour201
Conservative131
Independent32
Source: The Guardian[1]

Election result
Rossendale Local Election Result 2019
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 5 41.7 44.1 6,370
  Labour 5 41.7 44.0 6,363
  Independent 2 16.6 6.7 972
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0.0 3.9 560
  Green 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.3 191

Ward results

Cribden
Cribden
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Jonathan Foxcroft 531 48.6
Labour Sean Serridge 540 49.5
Rejected ballots 21 1.9
Majority 9 0.8
Turnout 1,092 39.4
Source returning officer.[2]

Facit and Shawforth
Facit and Shawforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Rachael Barker 346 42.7
Conservative Lynda Barnes 425 52.5
Rejected ballots 39 4.8
Majority 79 1.0
Turnout 810 29.1
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer.[3]

Greenfield
Greenfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Thomas Leigh 548 40.4
Conservative Margaret Pendlebury 753 55.5
Rejected ballots 55 4.0
Majority 205 15.1
Turnout 1,356 32.3
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer.[4]

Greensclough
Greensclough
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Peter Steen 730 55.5
Labour Gareth Trickett 518 39.4
Rejected ballots 67 5.1
Majority 212 16.1
Turnout 1,315 31.0
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer.[5]

Hareholme
Hareholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Mohammed Abdullah 591 41.5
Labour Michael Marriott 794 55.7
Rejected ballots 40 2.8
Majority 203 14.2
Turnout 1,425 34.6
Labour hold Swing
Source returning officer.[6]

Healey and Whitworth
Healey and Whitworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Marilyn Jones 278 29.3
Independent Dayne Powell (Community First) 459 48.3
Conservative Scott Turner-Smith 202 21.3
Rejected ballots 11 1.1
Majority 181 19.1
Turnout 950 32.0
Source returning officer.[7]

Helmshore
Helmshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Tony Haworth 1,115 60.2
Labour Mervyn Kay 687 37.1
Rejected ballots 50 2.7
Majority 428 23.1
Turnout 1,852 39.3
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer.[8]

Irwell
Irwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Janet Eaton 541 51.0
Labour Michelle Smith 457 43.0
Rejected ballots 64 6.0
Majority 84 7.9
Turnout 1,062 25.5
Conservative hold Swing
Source returning officer.[9]

Longholme
Longholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Susan Brennan 742 52.6
Conservative Nicola May 634 44.9
Rejected ballots 35 2.5
Majority 108 7.6
Turnout 1,411 32.5
Labour hold Swing
Source returning officer.[10]

Stacksteads
Stacksteads
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Ross Charnock 304 32.0
Independent Terence Haslam-Jones 513 54.1
Conservative Fouad Khattab 126 13.3
Rejected ballots 6 0.6
Majority 209 22.1
Turnout 949 33.8
Source returning officer.[11]

Whitewell
Whitewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Julie Adshead 518 34.9
UKIP Glenn Jones 266 17.9
Green John Payne 191 12.9
Conservative Jennifer Rigby 497 33.5
Rejected ballots 11 0.7
Majority 21 1.4
Turnout 1,411 35.5
Source returning officer.[12]

Worsley
Worsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
UKIP Granville Barker 294 25.2
Labour Adrian Lythgoe 631 54.1
Conservative Mark Mills 225 19.3
Rejected ballots 16 1.4
Majority 337 28.9
Turnout 1,166 28.7
Labour hold Swing
Source returning officer.[13]
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References
  1. Holder, Josh; Voce, Antonio (3 May 2019), "Local elections 2019: full results for English councils", The Guardian, retrieved 4 January 2020
  2. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Cribden" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  3. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Facit & Shawforth" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  4. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greenfield" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  5. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greensclough" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  6. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Hareholme" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  7. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Healey & Whitworth" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  8. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Helmshore" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  9. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Irwell" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  10. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Longholme" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  11. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Stacksteads" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  12. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Whitewell" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
  13. Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Worsley" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
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