Rossendale council election, 2023

04/05/2023 · 12 wards · 12 seats contested

Most seats

Labour Party

Seats contested

across 12 wards

Turnout

31.8%

average of reporting wards

Summary

Party	Seats	+/−	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	8	+1	6,470	44.5%	+3.8
Conservative and Unionist Party	2	-1	4,957	34.1%	-3.1
Green Party	1	+1	2,090	14.4%	+2.1
Community First	1	+0	783	5.4%	+1.6
Independent	0	-1	169	1.2%	-5.0
Liberal Democrats	0	+0	84	0.6%	—

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2022. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party	Candidates	Of a possible 12
Conservative and Unionist Party	12
Green Party	12
Labour Party	11
Community First	2
Independent	1
Liberal Democrats	1

A party standing a full slate could field 12 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	Christine Gill Elected	592	56.1%	+4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party	John Peter Greenwood	359	34.0%	-14.1
Green Party	David Goodwin	95	9.0%	—
Majority		233
Turnout		37.0%
Registered electors		2,843
Ballots cast		1,055

Labour Party hold

Facit and Shawforth

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party	Scott Smith Elected	381	44.0%	+0.5
Community First	Michael Whitworth	240	27.7%	—
Labour Party	Caitlin Chippendale	207	23.9%	-2.3
Green Party	Gillian Hewitt	38	4.4%	+1.8
Majority		141
Turnout		31.0%
Registered electors		2,781
Ballots cast		866

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Greenfield

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour and Co-operative Party	Neil Looker Elected	624	44.3%	+4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party	Jonathan Charles Laurence Foxcroft	593	42.1%	-7.2
Green Party	Katrina Brockbank	191	13.6%	+5.7
Majority		31
Turnout		34.0%
Registered electors		4,190
Ballots cast		1,409

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Greensclough

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Judith Driver Elected	697	48.8%	—
Conservative and Unionist Party	Peter Steen	599	41.9%	+23.3
Green Party	Alex Vijatov	133	9.3%	-18.0
Majority		98
Turnout		33.0%
Registered electors		4,328
Ballots cast		1,429

Labour Party gain from Independent

Hareholme

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Patrick Marriott Elected	744	55.6%	+2.0
Conservative and Unionist Party	Deborah Lord	418	31.3%	-4.4
Green Party	Sara Bird	174	13.0%	+2.3
Majority		326
Turnout		33.0%
Registered electors		4,063
Ballots cast		1,337

Labour Party hold

Healey and Whitworth

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Community First	Dayne Ryan Powell Elected	543	70.1%	-1.5
Conservative and Unionist Party	John Howard Lowe	140	18.1%	-10.4
Green Party	Chich Hewitt	92	11.9%	—
Majority		403
Turnout		26.0%
Registered electors		2,965
Ballots cast		775

Community First hold

Helmshore

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Conservative and Unionist Party	Ann Hodgkiss Elected	1,014	51.8%	+1.3
Labour Party	Ann McIntyre	742	37.9%	+0.8
Green Party	Liz Baker	116	5.9%	+0.8
Liberal Democrats	Steve Nelson	84	4.3%	+0.0
Majority		272
Turnout		42.0%
Registered electors		4,625
Ballots cast		1,956

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Irwell

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Andy MacNae Elected	544	49.3%	+4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party	Stuart John Haughan	317	28.7%	-15.7
Independent	Janet Eaton	169	15.3%	—
Green Party	Daniel Brogan	75	6.8%	-4.0
Majority		227
Turnout		26.0%
Registered electors		4,212
Ballots cast		1,104

Labour Party hold

Longholme

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Matt Norton Elected	778	54.8%	+0.9
Conservative and Unionist Party	Matthew Thomas Littler	469	33.0%	-4.0
Green Party	Terry Bird	174	12.2%	+3.1
Majority		309
Turnout		32.0%
Registered electors		4,394
Ballots cast		1,421

Labour Party hold

Stacksteads

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Danielle Ashworth Elected	472	62.5%	-2.6
Conservative and Unionist Party	David Bryan Watson	203	26.9%	+1.0
Green Party	Geoff Blow	80	10.6%	+1.3
Majority		269
Turnout		27.0%
Registered electors		2,794
Ballots cast		755

Labour Party hold

Whitewell

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Green Party	Julie Adshead Elected	773	54.2%	+34.2
Labour and Co-operative Party	Amanda Robertson	451	31.6%	-10.6
Conservative and Unionist Party	Tony Cope	201	14.1%	-20.5
Majority		322
Turnout		35.0%
Registered electors		4,104
Ballots cast		1,425

Green Party gain from Labour Party

Worsley

Party	Candidate	Votes	Share	+/−
Labour Party	Adrian Lythgoe Elected	619	60.0%	+1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party	Mark Mills	263	25.5%	-2.8
Green Party	Richard Thomas Francis Lord-Navin	149	14.5%	+1.0
Majority		356
Turnout		25.0%
Registered electors		4,141
Ballots cast		1,031

Labour Party hold

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