2016 Rossendale Borough Council election

The 2016 Rossendale Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members to one third of Rossendale Borough Council in England. Councillors elected in 2012 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2020. The Labour Party retained control of the Council.

Prior to the election The Labour Party held 19 seats, The Conservatives held 15 and there were 3 Independents. The result was a Labour victory with 3 seats gained 2 from the Conservatives and 1 from Independent. UKIP, The Green Party and National Front along with several Independents also fielded candidates.[1] This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative party required a net gain of three seats to take control of the council. The resulting Labour victory was a surprise. The most surprising was Labour's taking of the seemingly safe Conservative ward of Eden.

State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the council was:

	Seats	±
Labour	22	3
Conservative	13	2
Independent	1	1

Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2016
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10
	Conservative	2
	UKIP	0
	Green	0
	Independent	0
	National Front	0

Ward results

Cribden

Cribden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Andrea Fletcher	542
	UKIP	Michael Pickup	152
	Conservative	Jenny Rigby	391
	Green	Hilary Jane Whitehead	71
Rejected ballots			6
Majority			151
Turnout			1,162	41.6
	Labour hold		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Eden

Incumbent Darryl Smith (Conservative) Not Standing

Eden
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Janice Johnson	549
	Conservative	Mischa Charlton-Mockett	492
Rejected ballots			39
Majority			57
Turnout			1,056	36.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Facit and Shawforth

Incumbent Mandalene De Souza (Independent) Not Standing

Facit and Shawforth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tom Aldred	381
	UKIP	Max Lake	200
	Conservative	Dayne Powell	304
Rejected ballots			0
Majority			77
Turnout			885	31.8
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Goodshaw

Goodshaw
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UKIP	Ronald Ashworth	122
	Labour	Dorothy Farrington	709
	Conservative	Lynn Tattersall	378
Rejected ballots			3
Majority			331
Turnout			1,212	38.6
	Labour hold		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Greenfield

Greenfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Lisa Bloor	584
	Conservative	Val Roberts	693
	UKIP	Alan Weaver	212
Rejected ballots			7
Majority			99
Turnout			1,496	34.2
	Conservative hold		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Greensclough

Greensclough
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Barbara Ashworth	839
	Conservative	Mark Mills	630
Rejected ballots			19
Majority			209
Turnout			1,488	34.1
	Labour hold		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Hareholme

Hareholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Clive Balchin	547
	Conservative	David Foxcroft	477
	Labour	Andrew Macnae	615
Rejected ballots			4
Majority			68
Turnout			1,643	40.0
	Labour hold		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Helmshore

Incumbent Peter Smith (Conservative) Not Standing

Helmshore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Noel O'Brien	236
	Conservative	David Stansfield	1,003
	Labour	Sam Stuart-Booth	700
Rejected ballots			17
Majority			303
Turnout			1,956	40.5
	Conservative hold		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Irwell

Irwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	National Front	Kevin Bryan	128
	Conservative	Laura-Beth Thompson	462
	Labour	Andrew Walmsley	661
Rejected ballots			11
Majority			199
Turnout			1,262	30.6
	Labour hold		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Longholme

Longholme
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UKIP	Gary Barnes	262
	Conservative	Thomas Blackburn	500
	Labour	Steve Hughes	768
Rejected ballots			10
Majority			268
Turnout			1,540	40.5
	Labour hold		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Whitewell

Whitewell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pam Bromley	651
	Conservative	Sarah Collinge	607
	Green	John Payne	137
Rejected ballots			11
Majority			44
Turnout			1,406	33.7
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

Worsley

Worsley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Naomi Adams	418
	UKIP	Granville Barker	265
	Labour	Marilyn Procter	733
Rejected ballots			7
Majority			315
Turnout			1,423	33.8
	Labour hold		Swing
Source returning officer.[2]

References

"Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
The Returning Officer (5 May 2016), "Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Rossendale Borough Council Summary of Results" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 12 January 2020

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[BBC-1] "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

[RBC-2] The Returning Officer (5 May 2016), "Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Rossendale Borough Council Summary of Results" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 12 January 2020

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