Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 6 May 2021, as part of the wider 2021 UK local elections.
Councillors elected in 2016 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2024. The Labour Party lost control of the council, however they continue to run a minority administration.
Results summary
edit2021 Rossendale Borough Council election[1][2] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour | 8 | 2 | 61.5 | 10 | 18 | 50.0 | 8,226 | 46.2 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | 4 | 2 | 30.8 | 11 | 15 | 41.7 | 8,116 | 45.6 | +1.5 | |
Independent | 1 | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 8.3 | 1,083 | 6.1 | -0.6 | ||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 377 | 2.1 | +0.8 |
Ward results
editCribden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Gemma Rooke | 618 | 51.9 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Jonathan Foxcroft | 573 | 48.1 | −1.5 | |
Majority | 41 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,202 | 42.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 |
Eden
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janice Johnson | 606 | 52.5 | +17.7 | |
Conservative | Charles Smethurst | 549 | 47.5 | −17.7 | |
Majority | 57 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,169 | 41.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 17.7 |
Facit & Shawforth
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Janet Whitehead | 425 | 42.9 | N/A | |
Conservative | Scott Smith | 310 | 31.3 | −23.8 | |
Labour | Thomas Aldred | 255 | 25.8 | −19.1 | |
Majority | 115 | 11.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,000 | 35.8 | |||
Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 33.4 |
Goodshaw
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Foxcroft | 658 | 52.4 | +3.8 | |
Labour | Christopher Hamer | 598 | 47.6 | −3.8 | |
Majority | 60 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,269 | 40.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.8 |
Greenfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Laura-Beth Thompson | 789 | 50.2 | −7.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Neil Looker | 592 | 37.7 | −4.4 | |
Independent | Valerie Roberts | 191 | 12.2 | N/A | |
Majority | 197 | 12.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,597 | 37.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 |
Greensclough
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Barbara Ashworth | 794 | 51.9 | +10.4 | |
Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 737 | 48.1 | −10.4 | |
Majority | 57 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,565 | 35.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 10.4 |
Hareholme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Samara Barnes | 833 | 52.3 | −5.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Littler | 759 | 47.7 | +5.0 | |
Majority | 74 | 4.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,611 | 39.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 |
Helmshore
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Alan Woods | 1,081 | 51.8 | −10.1 | |
Labour | William Townsend | 673 | 32.2 | −5.9 | |
Independent | David Stansfield | 333 | 16.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 408 | 19.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,101 | 44.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 |
Irwell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrew Walmsley | 590 | 49.1 | +3.3 | |
Conservative | Caroline Snowden | 522 | 43.5 | −10.7 | |
Green | Daniel Brogan | 89 | 7.4 | N/A | |
Majority | 68 | 5.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,210 | 28.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 |
Longholme
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steven Hughes | 740 | 45.7 | −8.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Walters | 641 | 39.5 | −6.6 | |
Independent | John Oliver | 134 | 8.3 | N/A | |
Green | Julie White | 106 | 6.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 99 | 6.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,634 | 37.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 |
Stacksteads
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andy MacNae | 497 | 56.8 | +24.6 | |
Conservative | Hazel Steen | 378 | 43.2 | +29.8 | |
Majority | 119 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 899 | 31.5 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 |
Whitewell
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jennifer Rigby | 692 | 47.3 | +13.5 | |
Labour | David Hancock | 588 | 40.2 | +5.0 | |
Green | John Payne | 182 | 12.4 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 104 | 7.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,481 | 35.6 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.3 |
Worsley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Mariyn Procter | 842 | 66.4 | +11.5 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Abdullah | 427 | 33.6 | +14.0 | |
Majority | 415 | 32.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,292 | 31.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 |
References
edit- ^ "Declaration of Results for Rossendale Borough Council Elections 6 May 2021". Rossendale Borough Council. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Rossendale scoreboard". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.