# 2024 Rossendale Borough Council election

The 2024 Rossendale Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections being held in the United Kingdom on the same day. It will elect all 30 seats to the council.

## Background

The council usually elects members in thirds every year except the 4th in a four-year cycle. However, due to a boundary review of the wards by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, the number of seats has been decreased to 30 seats from 36. Additionally, due to this review, all 30 seats to Rossendale Borough Council will be up for election.
At the previous election, held in 2023, the Labour Party increased their majority by 3 seats, leading to them having 22 seats and keeping the council under Labour control. The Green Party also gained representation on the council for the first time.
Pre-Election Composition :
| 219411 |||
| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Labour | 21 |
| | Conservative | 9 |
| | Community First | 2 |
| | Independent | 2 |
| | Green | 1 |
| | Vacant | 1 |

## Summary
### Election result

2024 Rossendale Borough Council election :
| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 | 42.8 | 18,794 | –1.7 |
| Conservative | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16.7 | 29.4 | 12,915 | –4.7 |
| Green | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 | 22.9 | 10,041 | +8.5 |
| Community First | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | 6.7 | 3.5 | 1,527 | –1.9 |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 585 | +0.1 |

## Ward results

The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Rossendale Borough Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024. Sitting councillors standing for re-election are marked with an asterisk (*).

### Bacup

Bacup (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Judith Driver* | 767 | 57.9 | |
| | Labour | Jimmy Eaton | 744 | 56.2 | |
| | Labour | David Hancock | 661 | 49.9 | |
| | Conservative | Deborah Lord | 373 | 28.2 | |
| | Conservative | Jayde Holmes | 305 | 23.0 | |
| | Green | Helen Bauld | 210 | 15.9 | |
| | Green | Daniel Brogan | 151 | 11.4 | |
| | Green | Dympna Bull | 135 | 10.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,334 | 28.49 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,682 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Britannia & Lee Mill

Britannia & Lee Mill (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Walmsley* | 667 | 53.7 | |
| | Labour | Danielle Ashworth* | 619 | 49.8 | |
| | Labour | Michelle Smith* | 595 | 47.9 | |
| | Conservative | Robert Wells | 447 | 36.0 | |
| | Conservative | Jenny Rigby* | 401 | 32.3 | |
| | Green | Joanne Jackson | 211 | 17.0 | |
| | Green | James Delargy | 124 | 10.0 | |
| | Green | Alex Vijatov | 119 | 9.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,248 | 27.69 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,507 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Goodshaw & Cribden

Goodshaw & Cribden (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alyson Barnes* | 1,014 | 51.5 | |
| | Labour | Christine Gill* | 847 | 43.0 | |
| | Labour | Greg Bleakley | 804 | 40.9 | |
| | Conservative | John Greenwood | 764 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Foxcroft | 672 | 34.1 | |
| | Conservative | Tony Cope | 615 | 31.3 | |
| | Green | Ingrid Falat | 279 | 14.2 | |
| | Green | Maureen Anderson | 270 | 13.7 | |
| | Green | David Goodwin | 213 | 10.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,981 | 38.65 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,126 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Greenfield & Eden

Greenfield & Eden (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Cheetham* | 843 | 44.6 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Neil Looker* | 773 | 40.9 | |
| | Conservative | Simon Holland | 761 | 40.3 | |
| | Labour Co-op | Nick Pilling | 722 | 38.2 | |
| | Conservative | Christian Lee | 678 | 35.9 | |
| | Green | Jacob Rorke | 502 | 26.6 | |
| | Green | Sharon Green | 431 | 22.8 | |
| | Green | Gillian Hewitt | 332 | 17.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,903 | 36.31 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,228 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### Hareholme & Waterfoot

Hareholme & Waterfoot (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Nick Harris | 831 | 46.8 | |
| | Labour | Annie McMahon* | 793 | 44.7 | |
| | Labour | Tom Belli | 765 | 43.1 | |
| | Green | Sara Bird | 503 | 28.3 | |
| | Green | Chris Adams | 437 | 24.6 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Littler | 430 | 24.2 | |
| | Green | Elliot Green | 421 | 23.7 | |
| | Conservative | Barbara Marriott | 400 | 22.5 | |
| | Conservative | Kenneth Slaughter | 379 | 21.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,783 | 32.85 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,427 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Haslingden

Haslingden (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adrian Lythgoe* | 644 | 45.6 | |
| | Labour | Ann Kenyon* | 632 | 44.8 | |
| | Labour | Marilyn Procter* | 630 | 44.6 | |
| | Green | Katrina Brockbank | 414 | 29.3 | |
| | Conservative | Toby Cheetham | 356 | 25.2 | |
| | Conservative | Ken Booth | 335 | 23.7 | |
| | Green | Hazel Armor | 331 | 23.5 | |
| | Green | Kamran Shah | 309 | 21.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,421 | 26.02 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,462 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

### Helmshore

Helmshore (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Hodgkiss* | 1,003 | 47.5 | |
| | Labour | Samara Barnes* | 986 | 46.7 | |
| | Conservative | Alan Woods* | 965 | 45.7 | |
| | Conservative | Caroline Snowden* | 883 | 41.8 | |
| | Labour | Ann McIntyre | 880 | 41.7 | |
| | Green | Jean Duckworth | 318 | 15.1 | |
| | Green | Geoff Blow | 259 | 12.3 | |
| | Green | Chich Hewitt | 146 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,120 | 42.48 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,991 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Longholme

Longholme (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samantha Harris | 847 | 53.3 | |
| | Labour | Liz McInnes* | 844 | 53.1 | |
| | Labour | Matt Norton* | 718 | 45.2 | |
| | Conservative | Elaine Brignall | 416 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative | Margaret Pendlebury | 399 | 25.1 | |
| | Green | Terry Bird | 328 | 20.6 | |
| | Green | Rosie Jones | 321 | 20.2 | |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Abdullah | 304 | 19.1 | |
| | Green | Harold Duckworth | 208 | 13.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,601 | 31.39 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,101 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Whitewell & Stacksteads

Whitewell & Stacksteads (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Green | Julie Adshead* | 985 | 60.4 | |
| | Green | Bob Bauld | 819 | 50.2 | |
| | Green | John Payne | 764 | 46.8 | |
| | Labour | Jackie Oakes* | 674 | 41.3 | |
| | Labour | Gill Windwood | 432 | 26.5 | |
| | Labour | Marie Rolli | 424 | 26.0 | |
| | Conservative | David Watson | 188 | 11.5 | |
| | Conservative | Jan Brindley | 166 | 10.2 | |
| | Conservative | John Lowe | 153 | 9.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,640 | 32.67 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,020 | | |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |
| | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) | Green win (new seat) |

### Whitworth

Whitworth (3 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Community First | Alan Neal* | 866 | 52.0 | |
| | Conservative | Scott Smith* | 679 | 40.8 | |
| | Community First | Mike Royds | 661 | 39.7 | |
| | Independent | Janet Whitehead* | 585 | 35.1 | |
| | Labour | Caitlin Chippendale | 481 | 28.9 | |
| | Green | Vivienne Hall | 254 | 15.3 | |
| | Green | Andrew Ovens | 168 | 10.1 | |
| | Green | Paul Shellard | 79 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669 | 28.94 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,768 | | |
| | Community First win (new seat) | Community First win (new seat) | Community First win (new seat) | Community First win (new seat) | Community First win (new seat) |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
| | Community First win (new seat) | Community First win (new seat) | Community First win (new seat) | Community First win (new seat) | Community First win (new seat) |