# 2010 Rossendale Borough Council election

The 2010 Rossendale Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Rossendale Borough Council in Lancashire, England. 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 20
* Labour 12
* Liberal Democrat 3
* Community First Party 1

## Background

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 21 seats compared to 11 for Labour, 3 for the Liberal Democrats and 1 for the Community First Party. 12 seats were being contested and the Conservatives were strongly favoured to remain in control of the council.
Candidates stood in the election from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Community First, English Democrats, Greens and the National Front. Before the election the key wards in the election were expected to be Goodshaw and Stacksteads.

## Election result

The results saw the Conservatives maintain a majority on the council with 20 seats despite suffering a net loss of 1 seat to Labour. Labour gained Stacksteads and Worsley from the Conservatives, but lost Irwell back to the Conservatives. Labour also came up only 19 votes short of gaining Healey and Whitworth from the Community First councillor Alan Neal. Overall turnout was high at 76.04% due to the election taking place at the same time as the 2010 general election.
Rossendale Local Election Result 2010 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 41.7 | 43.2 | 12,736 | +0.8% |
| Labour | 5 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 41.7 | 37.9 | 11,189 | +7.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 13.8 | 4,084 | -3.9% |
| Community First | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 583 | +2.0% |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 462 | +1.6% |
| National Front | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 265 | +0.9% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 195 | +0.7% |

## Ward results

Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anne Cheetham | 1,083 | 54.1 | −25.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Holland | 465 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| | Labour | Nick Pilling | 453 | 22.6 | +2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 618 | 30.9 | −28.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,001 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Goodshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alyson Barnes | 950 | 42.5 | −12.8 |
| | Conservative | Sandra McWicker | 825 | 36.9 | −7.8 |
| | English Democrat | Tony Justice | 462 | 20.7 | +20.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 125 | 5.6 | −5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,237 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Greenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Granville Morris | 1,476 | 50.0 | −10.8 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Procter | 819 | 27.7 | +9.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadaqut Amin | 658 | 22.3 | +0.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 22.2 | −17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,953 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Greensclough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jimmy Eaton | 1,428 | 50.8 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Jackson | 709 | 25.2 | +11.4 |
| | Labour | Amanda Hewlett | 675 | 24.0 | −2.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 719 | 25.6 | +8.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,812 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hareholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Colin Crawforth | 1,401 | 52.4 | +5.7 |
| | Conservative | Michael Pickup | 1,274 | 47.6 | −5.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,675 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Healey and Whitworth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Community First | Alan Neal | 583 | 33.9 | +33.9 |
| | Labour | Sean Serridge | 564 | 32.8 | −2.3 |
| | Conservative | David Barnes | 381 | 22.2 | −10.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Cunningham | 192 | 11.2 | +1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,720 | | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | | |
Helmshore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Brian Essex | 1,969 | 61.9 | +1.8 |
| | Labour | Emma Harding | 1,212 | 38.1 | +18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 757 | 23.8 | −16.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,181 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Irwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Christie | 984 | 43.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labour | Graham Haworth | 837 | 36.7 | +1.7 |
| | National Front | Kevin Bryant | 265 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Green | Helen Jackson | 195 | 8.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 147 | 6.4 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,281 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Longholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Liz McInnes | 991 | 36.2 | +4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Sheffield | 965 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| | Conservative | Mohammed Abdullah | 785 | 28.6 | −16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,741 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Stacksteads :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jackie Oakes | 1,039 | 64.5 | +7.2 |
| | Conservative | Fred Lynskey | 573 | 35.5 | +5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 466 | 28.9 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,612 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Whitewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Pilling | 1,095 | 39.8 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Marriott | 833 | 30.2 |
| | Labour | Jean Hayler | 826 | 30.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 9.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,754 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
Worsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ann Kenyon | 1,422 | 55.8 | +7.3 |
| | Conservative | Mark Thomson | 1,125 | 44.2 | −7.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 297 | 11.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,547 | | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |