Rossendale Borough Council election, 2016

The 2016 Rossendale Borough Council election Took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Rossendale Borough Council in England prior to elections Labour held 19 seats Conservatives held 15 with 3 Independents. The results 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 is on the same day as other local elections. It was worth noting that the Conservative party were only requiring 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.

RESULTS

Cribden Ward

Andrea FLETCHER (Labour Party) – 542 votes (ELECTED)

Michael PICKUP (UK Independence Party) – 152 votes

Jenny RIGBY (Conservative Party) – 391 votes

Hilary Jane WHITEHEAD (Green Party) – 71 votes

Result Labour HOLD

Ward turnout = 41.60%

Eden Ward

Janice Beverley JOHNSON (Labour Party) – 549 votes – (ELECTED)

Mischa MOCKETT (Conservative Party) – 492 votes

Ward Turnout = 36.32%

Result – Labour GAIN from Conservative

Facit & Shawforth Ward

Tom ALDRED (Labour Party) – 381 votes (ELECTED)

Max Alexander LAKE (UK Independence Party) – 200 votes

Dayne POWELL (Conservative Party) – 304 votes

Ward Turnout = 31.82%

Result – Labour GAIN from Independent

Goodshaw Ward

Ronald Broadley ASHWORTH (UK Independence Party) – 122 votes

Dorothy FARRINGTON (Labour Party) – 709 votes (ELECTED)

Lynn TATT (Conservative Party) – 378

Ward Turnout = 38.60%

Result – Labour HOLD

Greenfield Ward

Lisa Michelle BLOOR (Labour Party) – 584 votes

Val ROBERTS (Conservative Party) – 693 votes (ELECTED)

Alan WEAVER (UK Independence Party) – 212 votes

Ward Turnout = 34.20%

Result – Conservative Hold

Greensclough Ward

Barbara Marion ASHWORTH (Labour Party) – 839 votes (ELECTED)

Mark MILLS (Conservative Party) – 630 votes

Ward Turnout = 34.10%

Result – Labour HOLD

Hareholme Ward

Clive BALCHIN (Independent) – 547 votes

David Alexander FOXCROFT (Conservative Party) – 477 votes

Andy MACNAE (Labour Party) – 615 votes (ELECTED)

Ward Turnout = 39.96%

Result – Labour HOLD

Helmshore Ward

Noel William O’BRIEN (Independent) – 236 votes

David STANSFIELD (Conservative Party) – 1003 votes (ELECTED)

Sam STUART-BOOTH (Labour Party) – 700 votes

Ward Turnout = 40.54%

Result – Conservative HOLD

Irwell Ward

Kevin Alastair BRYAN (National Front) – 128 votes

Laura-Beth THOMPSON (Conservative Party) – 462 votes

Andrew WALMSLEY (Labour Party) – 661 votes (ELECTED)

Ward Turnout = 30.62%

Result – Labour HOLD

Longholme Ward

Gary BARNES (UK Independence Party) – 262 votes

Thomas Alfred BLACKBURN (Conservative Party) – 500 votes

Steve HUGHES (Labour Party) – 768 votes (ELECTED)

Ward Turnout = 36.83%

Result – Labour HOLD

Whitewell Ward

Pam BROMLEY (Labour Party) – 651 votes (ELECTED)

Sarah Elizabeth COLLINGE (Conservative Party) – 607 votes

John David PAYNE (Green Party) – 137 votes

Ward Turnout = 33.43%

Result – Labour GAIN from Conservative

Worsley Ward

Naomi ADAMS (Conservative Party) – 418 votes

Granville BARKER (UK Independence Party) – 265 votes

Marilyn Winifred Anne PROCTER (Labour Party) – 733 votes (ELECTED)

Ward Turnout = 33.81%

Result – Labour HOLD

Overall Local Election Turnout = 35.92%

References

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

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See also: Wards Boundary changes

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