# 2004 Rossendale Borough Council election

Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
* Conservative 25
* Labour 9
* Liberal Democrat 1
* Independent 1

## Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2004 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 12 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.0 | 50.9 | 10,143 | +0.1% |
| Labour | 0 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 39.5 | 7,861 | +0.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 1,913 | -0.2% |

## Ward results

Cribden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Graham | 681 | 53.8 | +21.6 |
| | Labour | Lawrence Forshaw | 585 | 46.2 | +13.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,266 | 48.1 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Barbara Marriott | 802 | 59.4 |
| | Labour | Donald Rishton | 549 | 40.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 253 | 18.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,351 | 50.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Facit and Shawforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynda Barnes | 660 | 55.3 | +2.2 |
| | Labour | Thomas Aldred | 533 | 44.7 | −2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 10.6 | +4.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,193 | 45.9 | +17.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Goodshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Ormerod | 713 | 50.8 |
| | Labour | Denise Hancock | 690 | 49.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23 | 1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,403 | 48.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
Greenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Gladys Sandiford | 830 | 41.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pilling | 754 | 37.4 | |
| | Labour | Frances Whitehead | 434 | 21.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 3.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,018 | 49.0 | +15.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Greensclough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Judith Driver | 699 | 37.3 | −18.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr | 659 | 35.1 | +35.1 |
| | Labour | Bernadette O'Connor | 518 | 27.6 | −16.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 40 | 2.2 | −9.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,876 | 45.0 | +14.6 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hareholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Christopher Wadsworth | 1,082 | 56.1 | +6.5 |
| | Labour | Graham Pearson | 848 | 43.9 | −6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 234 | 12.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,930 | 47.3 | +16.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Helmshore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Joyce Pawson | 1,084 | 48.9 | −0.3 |
| | Labour | Stuart Haines | 633 | 28.6 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | James Pilling | 500 | 22.6 | +5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 451 | 20.3 | +4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,217 | 50.1 | +18.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Irwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Janet Farquharson | 746 | 54.6 | −3.0 |
| | Labour | Tina Durkin | 620 | 45.4 | +3.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 126 | 9.2 | −6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,366 | 39.3 | +11.8 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Longholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Leonard Entwistle | 1,024 | 55.3 | +4.9 |
| | Labour | John Pilling | 829 | 44.7 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 195 | 10.6 | +9.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,853 | 33.9 | +6.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Whitewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Theresa Crosta | 976 | 54.9 | +5.7 |
| | Labour | William Riley | 803 | 45.1 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,779 | 44.4 | +14.2 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Worsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Duncan Ruddick | 846 | 50.8 | +4.1 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Procter | 819 | 49.2 | +15.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 27 | 1.6 | −11.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,665 | 40.8 | +13.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |