2015 Rossendale Borough Council election
The 2015 Rossendale Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of the Rossendale Borough Council in England.[1] It was held on the same day as other local elections.
Councillors elected in 2011 were defending their seats this year, and they were contested again in 2019.
Election result
[edit]| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 | ||||||||
| Labour | 7 | ||||||||
| UKIP | 0 | ||||||||
| Green | 0 | ||||||||
| Independent | 0 | ||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | ||||||||
Ward results
[edit]Cribden
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Christine Gill | 828 | 40.4 | ||
| Conservative | Janet Graham | 836 | 40.7 | ||
| Green | Angela Hall | 108 | 5.3 | ||
| UKIP | Thomas Richardson | 268 | 13.1 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.5 | |||
| Majority | 8 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,051 | 72.0 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Facit and Shawforth
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Thomas Aldred | 565 | 31.1 | ||
| Conservative | Lynda Barnes | 602 | 33.1 | ||
| Independent | Maureen Jones (Community First) | 207 | 11.4 | ||
| UKIP | Max Lake | 436 | 24.0 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.4 | |||
| Majority | 37 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,818 | 62.4 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Greenfield
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Hayden Kenyon | 945 | 40.4 | ||
| Green | Terence Parker | 162 | 5.3 | ||
| Conservative | Annabel Shipley | 1,440 | 55.5 | ||
| UKIP | Alan Weaver | 431 | 13.1 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 4.0 | |||
| Majority | 1,009 | 33.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,991 | 67.3 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Greensclough
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Andrew Macnae | 1,074 | 38.1 | ||
| UKIP | Susan Nangle | 641 | 22.7 | ||
| Conservative | Peter Steen | 1,084 | 38.5 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 20 | 0.7 | |||
| Majority | 10 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,819 | 69.3 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Hareholme
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Clive Balchin | 690 | 23.5 | ||
| Labour | Michael Marriott | 1,209 | 41.2 | ||
| Conservative | Nicola May | 1,018 | 34.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 18 | 0.6 | |||
| Majority | 191 | 6.5 | |||
| Turnout | 2,935 | 69.3 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Healey and Whitworth
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Martin Harrison | 350 | 18.3 | ||
| Conservative | Dayne Powell | 509 | 26.6 | ||
| Independent | Karen Ruane (Community First) | 418 | 21.9 | ||
| Labour | Sean Serridge | 627 | 32.8 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.3 | |||
| Majority | 118 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,910 | 62.1 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Helmshore
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Anita Davies | 175 | 4.9 | ||
| Labour | Emma Harding | 1,049 | 29.5 | ||
| Conservative | Tony Haworth | 1,894 | 53.3 | ||
| UKIP | Michael Pickup | 423 | 11.9 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.4 | |||
| Majority | 845 | 23.8 | |||
| Turnout | 3,556 | 74.0 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Irwell
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janet Eaton | 967 | |||
| Labour | Michelle Smith | 884 | |||
| Conservative | Laura-Beth Thompson | 790 | |||
| Labour | Andrew Walmsley | 803 | |||
| UKIP | John Wells | 608 | |||
| Green | Hilary Whitehead | 197 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,541 | 60.7 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Longholme
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Gary Barnes | 509 | |||
| Conservative | Mischa Charlton-Mockett | 1,082 | |||
| Green | Karen Pollard-Rylance | 162 | |||
| Labour | Samuel Smallridge | 1,142 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | ||||
| Majority | 60 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,907 | 69.3 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Stacksteads
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Donald Gordon | 343 | |||
| Labour | Christine Lamb | 919 | |||
| Conservative | Hazel Steen | 495 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
| Majority | 424 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,768 | 33.8 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Whitewell
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sarah Collinge | 861 | |||
| UKIP | Susan Francis | 615 | |||
| Labour | Valerie Hogan | 807 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | William Nuttall | 611 | |||
| Green | John Payne | 308 | |||
| Conservative | Jennifer Rigby | 746 | |||
| Labour | Amanda Robertson | 518 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 2,852 | 65.5 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
Worsley
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKIP | Granville Barker | 575 | |||
| Labour | Adrian Lythgoe | 1,203 | |||
| Conservative | David Stansfield | 779 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 22 | ||||
| Majority | 337 | 28.9 | |||
| Turnout | 2,603 | 60.3 | |||
| Source returning officer.[2] | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". The Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The Returning Officer (7 May 2015), "Election of Borough Councillors for the Wards of Rossendale Borough Council Summary of Results" (PDF), Rossendale Borough Council, retrieved 5 January 2020
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