2019 Rossendale Borough Council election
Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 2 May 2019, as part of the wider 2019 UK local elections.

2019 local election results in Rossendale
Councillors elected in 2015 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2023. The Labour Party retained control of the Council.
State of the Parties
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 20 | ||
| Conservative | 13 | ||
| Independent | 3 | ||
| Source: The Guardian[1] | |||
Election result
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 5 | 41.7 | 44.1 | 6,370 | |||||
| Labour | 5 | 41.7 | 44.0 | 6,363 | |||||
| Independent | 2 | 16.6 | 6.7 | 972 | |||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 560 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 191 | ||
Ward results
Cribden
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jonathan Foxcroft | 531 | 48.6 | ||
| Labour | Sean Serridge | 540 | 49.5 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.9 | |||
| Majority | 9 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,092 | 39.4 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Facit and Shawforth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rachael Barker | 346 | 42.7 | ||
| Conservative | Lynda Barnes | 425 | 52.5 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 39 | 4.8 | |||
| Majority | 79 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 810 | 29.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Source returning officer.[3] | |||||
Greenfield
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Leigh | 548 | 40.4 | ||
| Conservative | Margaret Pendlebury | 753 | 55.5 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 55 | 4.0 | |||
| Majority | 205 | 15.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,356 | 32.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Source returning officer.[4] | |||||
Greensclough
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Steen | 730 | 55.5 | ||
| Labour | Gareth Trickett | 518 | 39.4 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 67 | 5.1 | |||
| Majority | 212 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,315 | 31.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Source returning officer.[5] | |||||
Hareholme
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mohammed Abdullah | 591 | 41.5 | ||
| Labour | Michael Marriott | 794 | 55.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 40 | 2.8 | |||
| Majority | 203 | 14.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,425 | 34.6 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Source returning officer.[6] | |||||
Healey and Whitworth
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marilyn Jones | 278 | 29.3 | ||
| Independent | Dayne Powell (Community First) | 459 | 48.3 | ||
| Conservative | Scott Turner-Smith | 202 | 21.3 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 1.1 | |||
| Majority | 181 | 19.1 | |||
| Turnout | 950 | 32.0 | |||
| Source returning officer.[7] | |||||
Helmshore
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tony Haworth | 1,115 | 60.2 | ||
| Labour | Mervyn Kay | 687 | 37.1 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 50 | 2.7 | |||
| Majority | 428 | 23.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,852 | 39.3 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Source returning officer.[8] | |||||
Irwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janet Eaton | 541 | 51.0 | ||
| Labour | Michelle Smith | 457 | 43.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 64 | 6.0 | |||
| Majority | 84 | 7.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1,062 | 25.5 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Source returning officer.[9] | |||||
Longholme
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Susan Brennan | 742 | 52.6 | ||
| Conservative | Nicola May | 634 | 44.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 35 | 2.5 | |||
| Majority | 108 | 7.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1,411 | 32.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Source returning officer.[10] | |||||
Stacksteads
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ross Charnock | 304 | 32.0 | ||
| Independent | Terence Haslam-Jones | 513 | 54.1 | ||
| Conservative | Fouad Khattab | 126 | 13.3 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.6 | |||
| Majority | 209 | 22.1 | |||
| Turnout | 949 | 33.8 | |||
| Source returning officer.[11] | |||||
References
- Holder, Josh; Voce, Antonio (3 May 2019), "Local elections 2019: full results for English councils", The Guardian, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Cribden" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Facit & Shawforth" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greenfield" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greensclough" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Hareholme" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Healey & Whitworth" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Helmshore" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Irwell" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Longholme" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Stacksteads" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Whitewell" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
- Stuart Sugarman (2 May 2019), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Worsley" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 4 January 2020
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