# 2006 Rossendale Borough Council election

Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 25
* Labour 9
* Liberal Democrat 1
* Independent 1

## Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2006 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 7 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 53.8 | 47.1 | 7,928 | -3.8% |
| Labour | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 38.5 | 35.2 | 5,924 | -4.3% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 587 | +3.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10.2 | 1,714 | +0.6% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 369 | +2.2% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 299 | +1.8% |

## Ward results

Eden (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jeffrey Cheetham | 684 | | |
| | Conservative | Darryl Smith | 666 | | |
| | Labour | William Barnfield | 415 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,765 | 40.3 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Goodshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alyson Barnes | 596 | 53.0 | +3.8 |
| | Conservative | Helen Marsden | 528 | 47.0 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,124 | 36.7 | −11.3 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Greenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Richard Morris | 684 | 44.4 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pilling | 582 | 37.8 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Jennifer Shilliday | 275 | 17.8 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102 | 6.6 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,541 | 36.3 | −12.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Greensclough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Eaton | 876 | 49.6 | +12.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr | 512 | 29.0 | −6.1 |
| | Labour | Elizabeth Thomas | 379 | 21.4 | −6.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 364 | 20.6 | +18.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,767 | 40.6 | −4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hareholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Peter Gill | 803 | 53.4 | +9.5 |
| | Conservative | Mark Mills | 700 | 46.6 | −9.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 103 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,503 | 36.2 | −11.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Healey and Whitworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Ronald Neal | 587 | 57.5 | +57.5 |
| | Conservative | Valerie Pearson | 258 | 25.3 | −29.1 |
| | Labour | Bernadette O'Connor | 175 | 17.2 | −28.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 329 | 32.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,020 | 35.5 | +8.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Helmshore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Essex | 897 | 52.1 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Stuart Haines | 549 | 31.9 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Pilling | 275 | 16.0 | −6.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 20.2 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,721 | 38.2 | −11.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Irwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Graham Haworth | 432 | 35.7 | −9.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Christie | 409 | 33.8 | −20.8 |
| | BNP | Kevin Bryan | 369 | 30.5 | +30.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,210 | 33.3 | −6.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Longholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | June Forshaw | 642 | 42.7 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Nicole Lumb | 564 | 37.5 | −17.8 |
| | Green | Linda Hemsley | 299 | 19.9 | +19.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 78 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,505 | 36.6 | +2.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stacksteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Fred Lynskey | 452 | 50.7 |
| | Labour | Denise Hancock | 440 | 49.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 892 | 31.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Whitewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Hancock | 740 | 53.4 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Jane Blezard | 646 | 46.6 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 94 | 6.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,386 | 32.6 | −11.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Worsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hilary Dickinson | 564 | 40.7 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Procter | 478 | 34.5 | −14.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sheffield | 345 | 24.9 | +24.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 6.2 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,387 | 32.9 | −7.9 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |