# Rossendale Borough Council elections

Rossendale Borough Council elections are generally held three years out of every four, with a third of the council elected each time. Rossendale Borough Council is the local authority for the non-metropolitan district of Rossendale in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2002, 36 councillors have been elected from 14 wards. At the 2024 election, new ward boundaries will be in effect and the number of councillors will decrease to 30.

## Council elections

* 1973 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1976 Rossendale Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 1979 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1980 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1982 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1983 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1984 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1986 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1987 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1988 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1990 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1991 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1992 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1994 Rossendale Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1996 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1998 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 1999 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2000 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2002 Rossendale Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2003 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2004 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2006 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2007 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2008 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2010 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2011 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2012 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2014 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2015 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2016 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2018 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2019 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2021 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2022 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2023 Rossendale Borough Council election
* 2024 Rossendale Borough Council election (new ward boundaries - seats decreased to 30)

## Borough result maps

* 2012 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 2002-2006

Stacksteads By-Election 14 August 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | | 411 | 47.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | | 312 | 35.8 |
| | Conservative | | 149 | 17.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 11.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 872 | 30.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
Long Holme By-Election 30 September 2004 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | | 720 | 58.5 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | | 511 | 41.5 | −3.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 17.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,231 | 30.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Greenfield By-Election 5 May 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pilling | 1,419 | 56.0 | +18.6 |
| | Conservative | Granville Morris | 1,112 | 44.0 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 307 | 12.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,531 | 61.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hareholme By-Election 20 October 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ruth Alcroft | 585 | 44.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Mark Mills | 477 | 36.5 | −19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr | 244 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,306 | 30.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2006-2010

Cribden By-Election 30 September 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Christine Gill | 391 | 40.0 | −6.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sheffield | 312 | 31.9 | +31.9 |
| | Conservative | Helen Marsden | 186 | 19.0 | −34.8 |
| | BNP | Kevin Bryan | 89 | 9.1 | +9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 8.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 978 | 34.2 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Goodshaw By-Election 13 September 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Dorothy Farrington | 634 | 59.5 | +6.5 |
| | Conservative | Judith Bates | 300 | 28.1 | −18.9 |
| | BNP | Michael Crossley | 80 | 7.5 | +7.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Dixon | 52 | 4.9 | +4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 334 | 31.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,066 | 33.8 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Irwell By-Election 13 September 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tina Durkin | 379 | 37.2 | +5.2 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Steen | 312 | 30.6 | −1.6 |
| | BNP | Kevin Bryan | 281 | 27.5 | +1.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Pilling | 48 | 4.7 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 6.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,020 | 27.0 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Whitewell By-Election 13 September 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Nuttall | 606 | 48.6 | +11.9 |
| | Labour | Patricia Dearden | 399 | 32.0 | −5.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Starkey | 152 | 12.2 | −13.5 |
| | BNP | Peter Salt | 91 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 207 | 16.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,248 | 28.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Hareholme By-Election 22 November 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Crawforth | 591 | 53.2 | +7.1 |
| | Conservative | Jason Gledhill | 520 | 46.8 | +6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 6.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,111 | 26.2 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Helmshore By-Election 4 June 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Amanda Milling | 1,015 | 53.6 | −6.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Holland | 490 | 25.9 | +14.7 |
| | Labour | Ann Kenyon | 389 | 20.5 | +0.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 27.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,894 | 42.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Healey and Whitworth By-Election 7 October 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sean Joseph Michael Serridge | 346 | 51.1 | +18.3 |
| | Community First Party | David Bradbury | 165 | 24.4 | −9.5 |
| | Conservative | Marie Gibbons | 156 | 23.0 | +0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Clive Laight | 10 | 1.5 | −9.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 26.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 677 | 21.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Irwell By-Election 7 October 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Helen Jackson | 277 | 37.2 | +0.5 |
| | Conservative | Elizabeth Anne Heath | 220 | 29.6 | −13.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Jackson | 183 | 24.6 | +24.6 |
| | Community First Party | Tina Durkin | 64 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 7.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 744 | 17.7 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Helmshore By-Election 16 October 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Tony Haworth | 771 | 48.8 | −13.4 |
| | Labour | Emma Harding | 444 | 28.1 | −9.7 |
| | UKIP | Granville Barker | 364 | 23.1 | +23.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 327 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,579 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Longholme By-Election 4 December 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Annie McMahon | 505 | 43.8 | +0.9 |
| | Conservative | Mischa Charlton-Mockett | 390 | 33.8 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | Gary Barnes | 258 | 22.4 | −1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 10.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,153 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Facit and Shawforth By-Election 29 September 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Scott Smith | 337 | 43.5 | +12.4 |
| | Independent | Kim Olaolu | 214 | 27.6 | +27.6 |
| | Labour | Caitlin Chippendale | 203 | 26.2 | +0.4 |
| | Green | Alex Vijatov | 20 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 123 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 774 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Helmshore By-Election 29 September 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ann Hodgkiss | 736 | 50.6 | +4.0 |
| | Labour | Neil Looker | 504 | 37.1 | +0.5 |
| | Green | Katrina Brockbank | 74 | 5.1 | −6.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Nelson | 62 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Independent | David Stansfield | 42 | 2.9 | −2.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196 | 13.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,454 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |