# 2021 Rossendale Borough Council election

Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 6 May 2021, as part of the wider 2021 UK local elections.
Councillors elected in 2016 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2024. The Labour Party lost control of the council, however they continue to run a minority administration.

## Results summary

2021 Rossendale Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 8 | 2 | 61.5 | 10 | 18 | 50.0 | 8,226 | 46.2 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative | 4 | 2 | 30.8 | 11 | 15 | 41.7 | 8,116 | 45.6 | +1.5 |
| | Independent | 1 | | 7.7 | 2 | 3 | 8.3 | 1,083 | 6.1 | -0.6 |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 377 | 2.1 | +0.8 |

## Ward results
### Cribden

Cribden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Gemma Rooke | 618 | 51.9 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Foxcroft | 573 | 48.1 | −1.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,202 | 42.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Eden

Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Janice Johnson | 606 | 52.5 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative | Charles Smethurst | 549 | 47.5 | −17.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,169 | 41.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 17.7 | |

### Facit & Shawforth

Facit & Shawforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Janet Whitehead | 425 | 42.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Scott Smith | 310 | 31.3 | −23.8 |
| | Labour | Thomas Aldred | 255 | 25.8 | −19.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 115 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,000 | 35.8 | |
| | Independent gain from Labour | Independent gain from Labour | Swing | 33.4 | |

### Goodshaw

Goodshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | David Foxcroft | 658 | 52.4 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Christopher Hamer | 598 | 47.6 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,269 | 40.5 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 3.8 | |

### Greenfield

Greenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Laura-Beth Thompson | 789 | 50.2 | −7.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Neil Looker | 592 | 37.7 | −4.4 |
| | Independent | Valerie Roberts | 191 | 12.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 197 | 12.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,597 | 37.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 1.7 | |

### Greensclough

Greensclough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Barbara Ashworth | 794 | 51.9 | +10.4 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Snowden | 737 | 48.1 | −10.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,565 | 35.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 10.4 | |

### Hareholme

Hareholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Samara Barnes | 833 | 52.3 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative | Matthew Littler | 759 | 47.7 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 74 | 4.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,611 | 39.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.0 | |

### Helmshore

Helmshore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Alan Woods | 1,081 | 51.8 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | William Townsend | 673 | 32.2 | −5.9 |
| | Independent | David Stansfield | 333 | 16.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 408 | 19.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,101 | 44.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 2.1 | |

### Irwell

Irwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andrew Walmsley | 590 | 49.1 | +3.3 |
| | Conservative | Caroline Snowden | 522 | 43.5 | −10.7 |
| | Green | Daniel Brogan | 89 | 7.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | 28.4 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 7.0 | |

### Longholme

Longholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Steven Hughes | 740 | 45.7 | −8.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Walters | 641 | 39.5 | −6.6 |
| | Independent | John Oliver | 134 | 8.3 | N/A |
| | Green | Julie White | 106 | 6.5 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | 6.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,634 | 37.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.8 | |

### Stacksteads

Stacksteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Andy MacNae | 497 | 56.8 | +24.6 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Steen | 378 | 43.2 | +29.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 13.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 899 | 31.5 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 5.2 | |

### Whitewell

Whitewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Rigby | 692 | 47.3 | +13.5 |
| | Labour | David Hancock | 588 | 40.2 | +5.0 |
| | Green | John Payne | 182 | 12.4 | −0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 7.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,481 | 35.6 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | 4.3 | |

### Worsley

Worsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Mariyn Procter | 842 | 66.4 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Abdullah | 427 | 33.6 | +14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 415 | 32.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,292 | 31.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.3 | |