# 2019 Rossendale Borough Council election

Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 2 May 2019, as part of the wider 2019 UK local elections.
Councillors elected in 2015 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2023. The Labour Party retained control of the Council.

## State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Party | Seats | ± |
| | Labour | 20 | 1 |
| | Conservative | 13 | 1 |
| | Independent | 3 | 2 |
| Source: The Guardian ||||

## Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2019 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| Conservative | 5 | | | | 41.7 | 44.1 | 6,370 |
| Labour | 5 | | | | 41.7 | 44.0 | 6,363 |
| Independent | 2 | | | | 16.6 | 6.7 | 972 |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 560 |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 191 |

## Ward results
### Cribden

Cribden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Sean Serridge | 540 | 50.4 |
| | Conservative | Jonathan Foxcroft | 531 | 49.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,092 | 39.4 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Facit and Shawforth

Facit and Shawforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lynda Barnes | 425 | 55.1 |
| | Labour | Rachael Barker | 346 | 44.9 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 39 | 4.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 810 | 29.1 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Greenfield

Greenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Margaret Pendlebury | 753 | 57.9 |
| | Labour | Thomas Leigh | 548 | 42.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 55 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 205 | 15.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,356 | 32.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Greensclough

Greensclough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Steen | 730 | 58.5 |
| | Labour | Gareth Trickett | 518 | 41.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 67 | 5.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 212 | 16.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,315 | 31.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Hareholme

Hareholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Michael Marriott | 794 | 57.3 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Abdullah | 591 | 42.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 40 | 2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,425 | 34.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Healey and Whitworth

Healey and Whitworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Dayne Powell (Community First) | 459 | 48.9 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Jones | 278 | 29.6 |
| | Conservative | Scott Turner-Smith | 202 | 21.5 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 1.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 181 | 19.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 950 | 32.0 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Helmshore

Helmshore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Tony Haworth | 1,115 | 61.9 |
| | Labour | Mervyn Kay | 687 | 38.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 50 | 2.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | 23.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,852 | 39.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Irwell

Irwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Janet Eaton | 541 | 54.2 |
| | Labour | Michelle Smith | 457 | 45.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 64 | 6.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 84 | 7.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,062 | 25.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Longholme

Longholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Susan Brennan | 742 | 53.9 |
| | Conservative | Nicola May | 634 | 46.1 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 35 | 2.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 108 | 7.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,411 | 32.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Stacksteads

Stacksteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Terence Haslam-Jones | 513 | 54.4 |
| | Labour | Ross Charnock | 304 | 32.2 |
| | Conservative | Fouad Khattab | 126 | 13.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | 22.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 949 | 33.8 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Whitewell

Whitewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Julie Adshead | 518 | 35.2 |
| | Conservative | Jennifer Rigby | 497 | 33.8 |
| | UKIP | Glenn Jones | 266 | 18.1 |
| | Green | John Payne | 191 | 13.0 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 21 | 1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,411 | 35.5 |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Worsley

Worsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Adrian Lythgoe | 631 | 54.9 |
| | UKIP | Granville Barker | 294 | 25.6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Mills | 225 | 19.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 28.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,166 | 28.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||