Rossendale council election, 2021

06/05/2021 · 13 wards · 13 seats contested

Most seats
8
Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats contested
13
across 13 wards
Turnout
37.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party 8 +3 8,226 46.2% +2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -1 8,116 45.6% +1.5
Independent 1 +0 1,083 6.1% +2.5
Green Party 0 +0 377 2.1% +0.8
Community First 0 -1 0 — —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2019. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 13
Conservative and Unionist Party 13
Labour Party 13
Independent 4
Green Party 3

A party standing a full slate could field 13 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Cribden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Gemma Charlotte Rooke Elected 618 51.9% +1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Jonathan Charles Laurence Foxcroft 573 48.1% -1.5
Majority45
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors2,808
Ballots cast1,191

Labour Party hold

Eden

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Janice Beverley Johnson Elected 606 52.5% +17.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Smethurst 549 47.5% -17.7
Majority57
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors2,815
Ballots cast1,155

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Facit and Shawforth

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Janet Marie Whitehead Elected 425 42.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Scott Smith 310 31.3% -23.8
Labour Party Tom Aldred 255 25.7% -19.1
Majority115
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors2,795
Ballots cast991

Independent gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Goodshaw

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party David Foxcroft Elected 658 52.2% +3.6
Labour Party Christopher Daniel Hamer 598 47.5% -3.9
Majority60
Turnout41.0%
Registered electors3,130
Ballots cast1,260

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Greenfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Laura-Beth Thompson Elected 789 50.1% -7.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Neil Looker 592 37.6% -4.5
Independent Val Roberts 191 12.1% —
Majority197
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors4,234
Ballots cast1,575

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Greensclough

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Barbara Marion Ashworth Elected 794 51.9% +10.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Snowden 737 48.1% -10.4
Majority57
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors4,367
Ballots cast1,531

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Hareholme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Samara Barnes Elected 833 52.3% -5.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Thomas Littler 759 47.6% +4.9
Majority74
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors4,116
Ballots cast1,594

Labour Party hold

Helmshore

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Alan Woods Elected 1,081 51.7% -10.1
Labour Party William Robert Townsend 673 32.2% -5.9
Independent Dave Stansfield 333 15.9% —
Majority408
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors4,739
Ballots cast2,089

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Irwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andrew Walmsley Elected 590 49.1% +3.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Caroline Snowden 522 43.5% -10.7
Green Party Daniel Brogan 89 7.4% —
Majority68
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors4,262
Ballots cast1,201

Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Longholme

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Steve Hughes Elected 740 45.6% -8.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Walters 641 39.5% -6.6
Independent John David Oliver 134 8.3% —
Green Party Julie White 106 6.5% —
Majority99
Turnout37.0%
Registered electors4,414
Ballots cast1,623

Labour Party hold

Stacksteads

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Andy MacNae Elected 497 56.7% +24.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Hazel May Steen 378 43.2% +29.8
Majority119
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors2,855
Ballots cast876

Labour Party gain from Independent

Whitewell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jenny Rigby Elected 692 47.3% +13.5
Labour Party David Hancock 588 40.2% +5.0
Green Party John Payne 182 12.4% -0.5
Majority104
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors4,155
Ballots cast1,463

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour Party

Worsley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Marilyn Procter Elected 842 66.2% +11.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Mohammed Abdullah 427 33.6% +14.0
Majority415
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors4,158
Ballots cast1,271

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

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