2023 Rossendale Borough Council election
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12 out of 36 seats to Rossendale Borough Council
19 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Alyson Barnes David Foxcroft
Party Labour Conservative Community First
Last election 19 seats, 41.4% 12 seats, 35.8% 2 seats, 4.3%
Seats won 8 2 1
Seats after 22 9 2
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3 Steady
Popular vote 6,470 4,957 783
Percentage 44.5% 34.1% 5.4%
Swing Increase 3.3% Decrease 1.7% Increase 1.1%
  Fourth party Fifth party
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Party Independent Green
Last election 3 seats, 6.3% 0 seats, 12.3%
Seats won 0 1
Seats after 2 1
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 169 2,090
Percentage 1.2% 14.4%
Swing Decrease 5.1% Increase 2.1%
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Rossendale Borough Council election
Leader before election

Alyson Barnes
Labour

Leader after election

Alyson Barnes
Labour

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]

Summary

Following the results, the council remained under Labour control.

Election result

2023 Rossendale Borough Council election[2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 8 Increase 3 66.7 14 22 61.1 6,470 44.5 +3.3
  Conservative 2 Decrease 3 16.7 7 9 25.0 4,957 34.1 –1.7
  Community First 1 Steady 8.3 1 2 5.6 783 5.4 +1.1
  Independent 0 Decrease 1 0.0 2 2 5.6 169 1.2 –5.1
  Green 1 Increase 1 8.3 0 1 2.8 2,090 14.4 +2.1
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 84 0.6 N/A

Results by ward

The results for each ward were as follows:[3][4]

Cribden

Cribden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase9.3

Facit & Shawforth

Facit & Shawforth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Greenfield

Greenfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase5.8

Greensclough

Greensclough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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

Hareholme

Hareholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase3.4

Healey & Whitworth

Healey & Whitworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase4.5

Helmshore

Helmshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase2.0

Irwell

Irwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase10.0

Longholme

Longholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase2.5

Stacksteads

Stacksteads
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Decrease1.8

Whitewell

Whitewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase22.4

Worsley

Worsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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 Increase2.3

References

  1. ^ Jacobs, Bill (2023-04-13). "Rossendale local elections 2023 - full list of candidates after your vote". LancsLive. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  2. ^ "Rossendale result - Local Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  3. ^ "Declaration of result of poll". Rossendale Borough Council. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ Earnshaw, Tom (5 May 2023). "Rossendale Borough Council's local election results in full for 2023 with ward by ward results". Lancs Live. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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