Rossendale Borough Council election, 2016
The 2016 Rossendale Borough Council election Took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Rossendale Borough Council in England prior to elections Labour held 19 seats Conservatives held 15 with 3 Independents. The results was a Labour Victory with 3 seats gained 2 from the Conservatives and 1 from Independent. UKIP The Green Party and National Front along with several Independents also fielded candidates. .[1] This is on the same day as other local elections. It was worth noting that the Conservative party were only requiring a net gain of three seats to take control of the council. The resulting Labour victory was a surprise. The most surprising was Labour's taking of the seemingly safe Conservative ward of Eden.
RESULTS
Cribden Ward
Andrea FLETCHER (Labour Party) – 542 votes (ELECTED)
Michael PICKUP (UK Independence Party) – 152 votes
Jenny RIGBY (Conservative Party) – 391 votes
Hilary Jane WHITEHEAD (Green Party) – 71 votes
Result Labour HOLD
Ward turnout = 41.60%
Eden Ward
Janice Beverley JOHNSON (Labour Party) – 549 votes – (ELECTED)
Mischa MOCKETT (Conservative Party) – 492 votes
Ward Turnout = 36.32%
Result – Labour GAIN from Conservative
Facit & Shawforth Ward
Tom ALDRED (Labour Party) – 381 votes (ELECTED)
Max Alexander LAKE (UK Independence Party) – 200 votes
Dayne POWELL (Conservative Party) – 304 votes
Ward Turnout = 31.82%
Result – Labour GAIN from Independent
Goodshaw Ward
Ronald Broadley ASHWORTH (UK Independence Party) – 122 votes
Dorothy FARRINGTON (Labour Party) – 709 votes (ELECTED)
Lynn TATT (Conservative Party) – 378
Ward Turnout = 38.60%
Result – Labour HOLD
Greenfield Ward
Lisa Michelle BLOOR (Labour Party) – 584 votes
Val ROBERTS (Conservative Party) – 693 votes (ELECTED)
Alan WEAVER (UK Independence Party) – 212 votes
Ward Turnout = 34.20%
Result – Conservative Hold
Greensclough Ward
Barbara Marion ASHWORTH (Labour Party) – 839 votes (ELECTED)
Mark MILLS (Conservative Party) – 630 votes
Ward Turnout = 34.10%
Result – Labour HOLD
Hareholme Ward
Clive BALCHIN (Independent) – 547 votes
David Alexander FOXCROFT (Conservative Party) – 477 votes
Andy MACNAE (Labour Party) – 615 votes (ELECTED)
Ward Turnout = 39.96%
Result – Labour HOLD
Helmshore Ward
Noel William O’BRIEN (Independent) – 236 votes
David STANSFIELD (Conservative Party) – 1003 votes (ELECTED)
Sam STUART-BOOTH (Labour Party) – 700 votes
Ward Turnout = 40.54%
Result – Conservative HOLD
Irwell Ward
Kevin Alastair BRYAN (National Front) – 128 votes
Laura-Beth THOMPSON (Conservative Party) – 462 votes
Andrew WALMSLEY (Labour Party) – 661 votes (ELECTED)
Ward Turnout = 30.62%
Result – Labour HOLD
Longholme Ward
Gary BARNES (UK Independence Party) – 262 votes
Thomas Alfred BLACKBURN (Conservative Party) – 500 votes
Steve HUGHES (Labour Party) – 768 votes (ELECTED)
Ward Turnout = 36.83%
Result – Labour HOLD
Whitewell Ward
Pam BROMLEY (Labour Party) – 651 votes (ELECTED)
Sarah Elizabeth COLLINGE (Conservative Party) – 607 votes
John David PAYNE (Green Party) – 137 votes
Ward Turnout = 33.43%
Result – Labour GAIN from Conservative
Worsley Ward
Naomi ADAMS (Conservative Party) – 418 votes
Granville BARKER (UK Independence Party) – 265 votes
Marilyn Winifred Anne PROCTER (Labour Party) – 733 votes (ELECTED)
Ward Turnout = 33.81%
Result – Labour HOLD
Overall Local Election Turnout = 35.92%
References
- ↑ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.