2007 Rossendale Borough Council election
# 2007 Rossendale Borough Council election

Elections to Rossendale Borough Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Conservative 22
* Labour 12
* Liberal Democrat 1
* Independent 1

## Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2007 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 7 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 46.7 | 39.4 | 7,588 | -7.7% |
| Labour | 7 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 46.7 | 35.3 | 6,806 | +0.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 6.7 | 20.0 | 3,856 | +9.8% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 1,024 | +3.1% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.5% |

## Ward results

Cribden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Christine Gill | 456 | 41.6 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Robert Sheffield | 290 | 26.4 | +26.4 |
| | Conservative | Judy Bates | 231 | 21.1 | -32.7 |
| | BNP | Rita O'Brien | 120 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 166 | 15.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,097 | 38.9 | -9.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Eden :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anne Cheetham | 708 | 64.3 | |
| | Labour | Margaret Stanley | 266 | 24.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jim Pilling | 127 | 11.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 442 | 40.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,101 | 39.3 | -1.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Facit and Shawforth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Tom Aldred | 431 | 40.1 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Reginald Lane | 393 | 36.6 | +36.6 |
| | Conservative | Hazel Steen | 251 | 23.3 | -32.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,075 | 39.5 | -6.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Greenfield :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Pilling | 919 | 57.5 | +19.7 |
| | Conservative | Peter Starkey | 680 | 42.5 | -1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 239 | 15.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,599 | 37.0 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Greensclough :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Bill Challinor | 469 | 27.8 | -21.8 |
| | Labour | Bernadette O'Connor | 457 | 27.1 | +5.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Michael Carr | 394 | 23.3 | -5.7 |
| | BNP | Peter Salt | 369 | 21.8 | +21.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 0.7 | -19.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,689 | 38.1 | -2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Hareholme (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Trevor Unsworth | 713 | | |
| | Labour | Amanda Hewlett | 693 | | |
| | Conservative | Mark Mills | 626 | | |
| | Conservative | Michael Christie | 560 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Benjamin Dixon | 206 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,798 | 35.0 | -1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Healey and Whitworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Roger Wilson | 344 | 35.1 | +17.9 |
| | Conservative | David Barnes | 318 | 32.4 | +7.1 |
| | BNP | Michael Crossley | 220 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Joanne Karoo | 98 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 980 | 33.8 | -1.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

Helmshore :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Barry Pawson | 859 | 55.9 | +3.8 |
| | Labour | Marilyn Procter | 434 | 28.2 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marc Karoo | 244 | 15.9 | -0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 425 | 27.7 | +7.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,537 | 33.8 | -4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Irwell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Peter Steen | 386 | 32.2 | -1.6 |
| | Labour | Tina Durkin | 384 | 32.0 | -3.7 |
| | BNP | Kevin Bryan | 315 | 26.3 | -4.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Cliff Adamson | 115 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,200 | 31.8 | -1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Longholme (2) :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Anthony Swain | 663 | | |
| | Conservative | Alison Tickner | 586 | | |
| | Labour | Denise Hancock | 554 | | |
| | Labour | John Pilling | 528 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Farzana Quraishi | 147 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,478 | 34.1 | -2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | | |

Stacksteads :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Christine Lamb | 485 | 57.3 | +8.0 |
| | Conservative | Susan Popland | 254 | 30.0 | -20.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sue Workman | 107 | 12.6 | +12.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231 | 27.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 846 | 30.6 | -1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Whitewell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Amanda Robertson | 529 | 37.7 | -15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tim Nuttall | 515 | 36.7 | +36.7 |
| | Conservative | Barbara Marriott | 361 | 25.7 | -20.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.0 | -5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,405 | 32.7 | +0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Worsley :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Joyce Thorne | 636 | 43.3 | +2.6 |
| | Labour | Ann Kenyon | 532 | 36.2 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sadaqut Amin | 301 | 20.5 | -4.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 104 | 7.1 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,469 | 34.2 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
