Rossendale
District council · North West · 30 seats in 10 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 4 May 2028
Labour have a majority on Rossendale Council. The council has 30 councillors in 10 wards. Seats by party: Labour 19, Conservative 5, Green 4, Reform 1, Other 1. The next election is on 4 May 2028.
A government plan to replace the councils in this area with four unitary councils was paused for review on 7 September 2026. Elections due in May 2027 will go ahead on existing council boundaries. Source
Seats by party
Who holds each ward
Winning margin at the last election, in points.
Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.
Councillors and last results
Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.
| Ward and councillors | Last election |
|---|---|
| Bacup Judith Driver, David Hancock, James Eaton | 2 May 2024 Labour 56.8% lead 29.2 pts |
| Britannia & Lee Mill Andrew Walmsley, Michelle Smith, Danielle Ashworth | 2 May 2024 Labour 50.3% lead 16.6 pts |
| Goodshaw & Cribden Christine Gill, Alyson Barnes, Greg Bleakley | 2 May 2024 Labour 49.3% lead 12.2 pts |
| Greenfield & Eden Neil Looker, Anne Cheetham, Simon Holland | 2 May 2024 Conservative 39.8% lead 3.3 pts |
| Hareholme & Waterfoot Annie McMahon, Nick Harris, Laura Diamond | 2 May 2024 Labour 47.1% lead 18.6 pts |
| Haslingden Marilyn Procter, Ann Kenyon, Adrian Lythgoe | 2 May 2024 Labour 45.5% lead 16.2 pts |
| Helmshore Ann Hodgkiss, Alan Woods, Samara Barnes | 2 May 2024 Conservative 43.5% lead 0.8 pts |
| Longholme Samantha Harrison, Matt Norton, Liz McInnes | 2 May 2024 Labour 53.2% lead 27.1 pts |
| Whitewell & Stacksteads Bob Bauld, Julie Adshead, John Payne | 2 May 2024 Green 53.3% lead 16.8 pts |
| Whitworth Scott Smith, Alan Neal, Mackenzie Ritson | 2 May 2024 Community First 30.2% lead 6.5 pts |
Bacup
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Judith Driver Elected | Labour | 767 |
| Jimmy Eaton Elected | Labour | 744 |
| David Hancock Elected | Labour | 661 |
| Deborah Lord | Conservative | 373 |
| Jayde Susanna Holmes | Conservative | 305 |
| Helen Bauld | Green | 210 |
| Daniel Brogan | Green | 151 |
| Dympna Bull | Green | 135 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Britannia & Lee Mill
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Walmsley Elected | Labour | 667 |
| Danielle Ashworth Elected | Labour | 619 |
| Michelle Christianne Smith Elected | Labour | 595 |
| Robert George Wells | Conservative | 447 |
| Jenny Rigby | Conservative | 401 |
| Joanne Jackson | Green | 211 |
| James Delargy | Green | 124 |
| Alex Vijatov | Green | 119 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Goodshaw & Cribden
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Alyson Barnes Elected | Labour | 1,014 |
| Christine Gill Elected | Labour | 847 |
| Greg Bleakley Elected | Labour | 804 |
| John Peter Greenwood | Conservative | 764 |
| Jonathan Charles Laurence Foxcroft | Conservative | 672 |
| Tony Cope | Conservative | 615 |
| Ingrid Falat | Green | 279 |
| Maureen Anderson | Green | 270 |
| David Goodwin | Green | 213 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Greenfield & Eden
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Cartner Cheetham Elected | Conservative | 843 |
| Neil Looker Elected | Labour | 773 |
| Simon Holland Elected | Conservative | 761 |
| Nick Pilling | Labour | 722 |
| Christian Lee | Conservative | 678 |
| Jacob Rorke | Green | 502 |
| Sharon Green | Green | 431 |
| Gillian Hewitt | Green | 332 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Hareholme & Waterfoot
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Harris Elected | Labour | 831 |
| Annie McMahon Elected | Labour | 793 |
| Tom Belli Elected | Labour | 765 |
| Sara Bird | Green | 503 |
| Chris Adams | Green | 437 |
| Matthew Thomas Littler | Conservative | 430 |
| Elliot Green | Green | 421 |
| Barbara Marriott | Conservative | 400 |
| Kenneth Slaughter | Conservative | 379 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Last by-election, 2 April 2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Diamond Elected | Green | 636 | 37.7% |
| Clive Balchin | Reform | 582 | 34.5% |
| Cathy Tinston | Labour | 324 | 19.2% |
| Matthew Thomas Littler | Conservative | 115 | 6.8% |
| Keith Alan Bardsley | Lib Dem | 31 | 1.8% |
Haslingden
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Adrian Lythgoe Elected | Labour | 644 |
| Ann Kenyon Elected | Labour | 632 |
| Marilyn Procter Elected | Labour | 630 |
| Katrina Brockbank | Green | 414 |
| Toby Cheetham | Conservative | 356 |
| Ken Booth | Conservative | 335 |
| Hazel Armor | Green | 331 |
| Kamran Shah | Green | 309 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Helmshore
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Hodgkiss Elected | Conservative | 1,003 |
| Samara Barnes Elected | Labour | 986 |
| Alan Woods Elected | Conservative | 965 |
| Caroline Snowden | Conservative | 883 |
| Ann McIntyre | Labour | 880 |
| Jean Duckworth | Green | 318 |
| Geoff Blow | Green | 259 |
| Chich Hewitt | Green | 146 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Longholme
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha Harrison Elected | Labour | 847 |
| Liz McInnes Elected | Labour | 844 |
| Matt Norton Elected | Labour | 718 |
| Elaine Brignall | Conservative | 416 |
| Margaret Pendlebury | Conservative | 399 |
| Terry Bird | Green | 328 |
| Rosie Jones | Green | 321 |
| Mohammed Abdullah | Conservative | 304 |
| Harold Duckworth | Green | 208 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Whitewell & Stacksteads
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Julie Adshead Elected | Green | 985 |
| Bob Bauld Elected | Green | 819 |
| John Payne Elected | Green | 764 |
| Jackie Oakes | Labour | 674 |
| Gill Windwood | Labour | 432 |
| Marie Rolli | Labour | 424 |
| David Bryan Watson | Conservative | 188 |
| Jan Brindley | Conservative | 166 |
| John Howard Lowe | Conservative | 153 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Whitworth
Last scheduled election, 2 May 2024 (3 seats)
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Neal Elected | Community First | 866 |
| Scott Smith Elected | Conservative | 679 |
| Mike Royds Elected | Community First | 661 |
| Janet Marie Whitehead | Independent | 585 |
| Caitlin Chippendale | Labour | 481 |
| Vivienne Hall | Green | 254 |
| Andrew Ovens | Green | 168 |
| Paul Shellard | Green | 79 |
Party shares count each party's leading candidate.
Last by-election, 26 June 2025
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Lee Ritson Elected | Reform | 733 | 47.5% |
| Matthew Alexander Carr | Conservative | 449 | 29.1% |
| Caitlin Chippendale | Labour | 251 | 16.3% |
| Vivienne Hall | Green | 110 | 7.1% |
Every council by-election since 2021
4 by-elections since July 2021, 2 of them gains.
| Date | Ward | Result | Winner's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2026 | Hareholme & Waterfoot | Green gain from Labour | 37.7% |
| 26 June 2025 | Whitworth | Reform gain from Local party | 48.0% |
| 20 October 2022 | Facit and Shawforth | Conservative hold | |
| 20 October 2022 | Helmshore | Conservative hold |
Parliamentary constituencies
| Constituency | Share of council | 2024 winner | Projected now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossendale and Darwen | 81% | Labour | Labour 35% |
| Hyndburn | 19% | Labour | Labour 32% |
Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.
Who lives in Rossendale
70,873 residents in 30,565 households
GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.
Councils most like this one
Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.
Sources and method
Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.
Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.