The2010 Rossendale Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members ofRossendale Borough Council inLancashire,England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 21 seats compared to 11 forLabour, 3 for theLiberal Democrats and 1 for the Community First Party.[3] 12 seats were being contested and the Conservatives were strongly favoured to remain in control of the council.[3]
Candidates stood in the election from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Community First,English Democrats,Greens and theNational Front.[3] Before the election the keywards in the election were expected to be Goodshaw andStacksteads.[3]
The results saw the Conservatives maintain a majority on the council with 20 seats despite suffering a net loss of 1 seat to Labour.[2] Labour gained Stacksteads and Worsley from the Conservatives, but lost Irwell back to the Conservatives.[2] Labour also came up only 19 votes short of gaining Healey andWhitworth from the Community Firstcouncillor Alan Neal.[2] Overallturnout was high at 76.04% due to the election taking place at the same time as the2010 general election.[2]
| 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% | |
| 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 | 618 | 30.9 | −28.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,001 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 125 | 5.6 | −5.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,237 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 657 | 22.2 | −17.2 | ||
| Turnout | 2,953 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 719 | 25.6 | +8.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,812 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin Crawforth | 1,401 | 52.4 | +5.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Pickup | 1,274 | 47.6 | −5.7 | |
| Majority | 127 | 4.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,675 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 19 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,720 | ||||
| Independenthold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Essex | 1,969 | 61.9 | +1.8 | |
| Labour | Emma Harding | 1,212 | 38.1 | +18.4 | |
| Majority | 757 | 23.8 | −16.6 | ||
| Turnout | 3,181 | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 147 | 6.4 | +0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,281 | ||||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | ||||
| 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 | 26 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,741 | ||||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Oakes | 1,039 | 64.5 | +7.2 | |
| Conservative | Fred Lynskey | 573 | 35.5 | +5.5 | |
| Majority | 466 | 28.9 | +1.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,612 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Pilling | 1,095 | 39.8 | ||
| Conservative | Barbara Marriott | 833 | 30.2 | ||
| Labour | Jean Hayler | 826 | 30.0 | ||
| Majority | 262 | 9.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,754 | ||||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ann Kenyon | 1,422 | 55.8 | +7.3 | |
| Conservative | Mark Thomson | 1,125 | 44.2 | −7.3 | |
| Majority | 297 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,547 | ||||
| Labourgain fromConservative | Swing | ||||
