# 2015 Rossendale Borough Council election

The 2015 Rossendale Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Rossendale Borough Council in England. It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Councillors elected in 2011 were defending their seats this year, and they were contested again in 2019.

## Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2019 :
| Party | Seats |
| Conservative | 7 |
| Labour | 7 |
| UKIP | 0 |
| Green | 0 |
| Independent | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 |

## Ward results
### Cribden

Cribden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christine Gill | 828 | 40.4 |
| | Conservative | Janet Graham | 836 | 40.7 |
| | Green | Angela Hall | 108 | 5.3 |
| | UKIP | Thomas Richardson | 268 | 13.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,051 | 72.0 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Facit and Shawforth

Facit and Shawforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Thomas Aldred | 565 | 31.1 |
| | Conservative | Lynda Barnes | 602 | 33.1 |
| | Independent | Maureen Jones (Community First) | 207 | 11.4 |
| | UKIP | Max Lake | 436 | 24.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,818 | 62.4 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Greenfield

Greenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Hayden Kenyon | 945 | 40.4 |
| | Green | Terence Parker | 162 | 5.3 |
| | Conservative | Annabel Shipley | 1,440 | 55.5 |
| | UKIP | Alan Weaver | 431 | 13.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,009 | 33.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,991 | 67.3 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Greensclough

Greensclough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andy MacNae | 1,074 | 38.1 |
| | UKIP | Susan Nangle | 641 | 22.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Steen | 1,084 | 38.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10 | 0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,819 | 69.3 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Hareholme

Hareholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Clive Balchin | 690 | 23.5 |
| | Labour | Michael Marriott | 1,209 | 41.2 |
| | Conservative | Nicola May | 1,018 | 34.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 191 | 6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,935 | 69.3 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Healey and Whitworth

Healey and Whitworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Martin Harrison | 350 | 18.3 |
| | Conservative | Dayne Powell | 509 | 26.6 |
| | Independent | Karen Ruane (Community First) | 418 | 21.9 |
| | Labour | Sean Serridge | 627 | 32.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 118 | 6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | 62.1 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Helmshore

Helmshore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Green | Anita Davies | 175 | 4.9 |
| | Labour | Emma Harding | 1,049 | 29.5 |
| | Conservative | Tony Haworth | 1,894 | 53.3 |
| | UKIP | Michael Pickup | 423 | 11.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 845 | 23.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,556 | 74.0 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Irwell

Irwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janet Eaton | 967 | |
| | Labour | Michelle Smith | 884 | |
| | Conservative | Laura-Beth Thompson | 790 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Walmsley | 803 | |
| | UKIP | John Wells | 608 | |
| | Green | Hilary Whitehead | 197 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,541 | 60.7 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Longholme

Longholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Gary Barnes | 509 | |
| | Conservative | Mischa Charlton-Mockett | 1,082 | |
| | Green | Karen Pollard-Rylance | 162 | |
| | Labour | Samuel Smallridge | 1,142 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,907 | 69.3 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Stacksteads

Stacksteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Donald Gordon | 343 | |
| | Labour | Christine Lamb | 919 | |
| | Conservative | Hazel Steen | 495 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,768 | 33.8 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Whitewell

Whitewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sarah Collinge | 861 | |
| | UKIP | Susan Francis | 615 | |
| | Labour | Valerie Hogan | 807 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | William Nuttall | 611 | |
| | Green | John Payne | 308 | |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Rigby | 746 | |
| | Labour | Amanda Robertson | 518 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 13 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,852 | 65.5 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Worsley

Worsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Granville Barker | 575 | |
| | Labour | Adrian Lythgoe | 1,203 | |
| | Conservative | David Stansfield | 779 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,603 | 60.3 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||