Rishton ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Lance Miles Lee Parkinson Elected | 903 | 49.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carole Haythornthwaite | 375 | 20.6% | -19.1 |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Bernard Dawson | 307 | 16.9% | -42.6 |
| Green Party | Lee MacNeall | 227 | 12.5% | — |
| Majority | 528 | |||
| Turnout | 37.3% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,908 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,816 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Ethan Jack Rawcliffe Elected | 832 | 59.5% | +3.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carole Haythornthwaite | 556 | 39.8% | +1.9 |
| Majority | 276 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 4,931 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,398 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Kate Walsh Elected | 880 | 55.9% | +21.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | David James Heap | 595 | 37.8% | +5.8 |
| Green Party | Lex Kristan | 63 | 4.0% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Waller-Slack | 35 | 2.2% | — |
| Majority | 285 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,573 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Bernard Dawson Elected | 542 | 34.5% | -1.0 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Miller | 504 | 32.0% | -5.6 |
| Independent | Andrew Harris | 446 | 28.4% | +4.8 |
| Reform UK | Paul David John Hacker | 81 | 5.1% | +2.9 |
| Majority | 38 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,573 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carole Haythornthwaite Elected | 658 | 37.6% | -10.0 |
| Labour Party | Jodi Clements | 620 | 35.5% | -16.9 |
| Independent | Andrew Harris | 411 | 23.5% | — |
| Reform UK | Ian Robinson | 39 | 2.2% | — |
| Liberal Democrats | Adam Waller-Slack | 20 | 1.1% | — |
| Majority | 38 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,748 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
02/05/2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Kate Walsh Elected | 695 | 52.4% | +4.8 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Sarah Jane McCrossan | 632 | 47.6% | -4.8 |
| Majority | 63 | |||
| Turnout | 27.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,327 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
03/05/2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Michael Miller Elected | 744 | 52.5% | +18.1 |
| Labour Party | Ken James Moss | 674 | 47.5% | +5.8 |
| Majority | 70 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,418 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party
05/05/2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jeff Scales Elected | 766 | 41.7% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ann Scaife | 632 | 34.4% | — |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | David George Dowling | 439 | 23.9% | — |
| Majority | 134 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,837 | |||