2022 Rossendale Borough Council election

Results by ward

Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 5 May 2022, as part of the wider 2022 UK local elections.[1]

Results summary

2022 Rossendale Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Candidates Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour {{{candidates}}} 7 Increase 2 62.6 13 20 55.6 6,603 40.7 -6.0
  Conservative {{{candidates}}} 3 Decrease 3 18.2 10 12 33.3 6,021 37.1 -11.8
  Independent {{{candidates}}} 1 Increase 1 9.1 2 3 8.3 1,002 6.2 +4.8
  Community First {{{candidates}}} 1 Steady 9.1 0 1 2.8 611 3.8 +1.0
  Green {{{candidates}}} 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,986 12.2 New

Ward results

Eden

Eden[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Anne Cheetham 577 51.1 +3.6
Labour David Hancock 419 37.1 −15.4
Green Gill Hewitt 134 11.9 N/A
Majority 158 14.0
Turnout 1,134 41.3
Conservative hold Swing Increase9.5

Goodshaw

Goodshaw[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alyson Barnes 682 55.1 +7.5
Conservative Jonathan Foxcroft 459 37.1 −15.3
Green Ingrid Falat 96 7.8 N/A
Majority 223 18.0
Turnout 1,243 40.9
Labour hold Swing Increase11.4

Greenfield

Greenfield[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Granville Morris 751 49.3 −0.9
Labour Co-op Neil Looker 609 40.0 +2.3
Green Geoff Blow 120 7.9 N/A
Independent Val Roberts 44 2.9 −9.3
Majority 142 9.3
Turnout 1,532 36.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease1.6

Greensclough

Greensclough[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jimmy Eaton 809 54.1 N/A
Green Alexander Vijatov 408 27.3 N/A
Conservative Stuart Haughan 278 18.6 −29.5
Majority 401 26.8
Turnout 1,500 34.7
Independent gain from Conservative Swing N/A

Hareholme

Hareholme[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Annie McMahon 793 53.7 +1.4
Conservative Matthew Littler 527 35.7 −12.0
Green Paul Chynoweth 158 10.7 N/A
Majority 266 18.0
Turnout 1,487 37.0
Labour hold Swing Increase6.7

Healey & Whitworth

Healey & Whitworth[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Community First Alan Neal 611 71.5 +22.6
Conservative Michael Whitworth 243 28.5 +7.0
Majority 368 43.0
Turnout 865 29.2
Community First hold Swing Increase7.8

Helmshore

Helmshore[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Caroline Snowden 892 46.4 −5.4
Labour William Townsend 701 36.5 +4.3
Green Katrina Brockbank 219 11.4 N/A
Independent David Stansfield 101 5.3 −10.7
Majority 191 9.9 −9.7
Turnout 1,922 41.47 −2.83
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.85


Irwell

Irwell[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michelle Smith 567 44.9 −4.2
Conservative Scott Smith 561 44.4 +0.9
Green Daniel Brogan 136 10.8 +3.4
Majority 6 0.5
Turnout 1,277 30.2
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Decrease2.6

Longholme

Longholme[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Liz McInnes 891 53.8 +8.1
Conservative Bob Smethurst 613 37.0 −2.5
Green Chich Hewitt 151 9.1 +2.6
Majority 278 16.8
Turnout 1,660 37.8
Labour hold Swing Increase5.3

Stacksteads

Stacksteads[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Oakes 575 64.9 +8.1
Conservative David Watson 229 25.8 −17.4
Green Clare Pickup 82 9.3 N/A
Majority 346 39.1
Turnout 892 31.4
Labour hold Swing Increase12.8

Whitewell

Whitewell[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mary Coogan 682 42.3 +2.1
Conservative Karl Kempson 558 34.6 −12.7
Green John Payne 324 20.1 +7.7
Independent Gareth Trickett 48 3.0 N/A
Majority 124 7.7
Turnout 1,622 39.7
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase7.4

Worsley

Worsley[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Kenyon 684 58.2 −8.2
Conservative Deborah Lord 333 28.3 −5.3
Green Richard Lord-Navin 158 13.4 N/A
Majority 351 29.9
Turnout 1,183 28.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.5

Changes 2022–2023

By-elections

Facit & Shawforth

Facit & Shawforth: 29 September 2022[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Scott Smith 337 43.5 N/A
Independent Kim Olaolu 214 27.6 N/A
Labour Caitlin Chippendale 203 26.2 N/A
Green Alexander Vijatov 20 2.6 N/A
Majority 123 15.9
Turnout 776 27.9
Conservative hold Swing

Councillor Lynda Barnes resigned[15] on health grounds.[16]

Helmshore

Helmshore: 29 September 2022[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ann Hodgkiss 736 50.6 N/A
Labour Co-op Neil Looker 540 37.1 N/A
Green Katrina Brockbank 74 5.1 N/A
Liberal Democrats Steven Nelson 62 4.3 N/A
Independent David Stansfield 42 2.9 N/A
Majority 196 13.5
Turnout 1,456 31.8
Conservative hold Swing

Councillor Tony Haworth resigned on health grounds.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "May 2022 Local Elections". Rossendale Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 August 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Eden", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  3. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Goodshaw", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  4. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greenfield", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  5. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Greensclough", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  6. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Hareholme", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  7. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Healey & Whitworth", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  8. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Helmshore", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  9. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Irwell", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  10. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Longholme", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  11. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Stacksteads", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  12. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Whitewell", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  13. ↑ Neil Shaw (6 May 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Worsley", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 5 August 2026
  14. ↑ Neil Shaw (29 September 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Facit & Shawforth", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 6 August 2026
  15. ↑ Neil Shaw (18 August 2022), "Notice of Vacancy: Facit & Shawforth Ward", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 6 August 2026
  16. 1 2 Teale, Andrew (27 September 2022). "Previewing the eight council by-elections of 29th September 2022". Britain Elects. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2026 – via Medium. There is nothing untoward as to the resignations of councillors Lynda Barnes and Tony Haworth, both of whom have stepped down on health grounds.
  17. ↑ Neil Shaw (29 September 2022), "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL: Helmshore", Rossendale Borough Council, archived from the original on 5 August 2026, retrieved 6 August 2026
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