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2016 UK local government election From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2016 Rossendale Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members to one third of Rossendale Borough Council in England. Councillors elected in 2012 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2020. The Labour Party retained control of the Council.
Prior to the election The Labour Party held 19 seats, The Conservatives held 15 and there were 3 Independents. The result 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 was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party required 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.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Party | Seats | ± | |
---|---|---|---|
Labour | 22 | 3 | |
Conservative | 13 | 2 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 10 | ||||||||
Conservative | 2 | ||||||||
UKIP | 0 | ||||||||
Green | 0 | ||||||||
Independent | 0 | ||||||||
National Front | 0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Andrea Fletcher | 542 | |||
UKIP | Michael Pickup | 152 | |||
Conservative | Jenny Rigby | 391 | |||
Green | Hilary Jane Whitehead | 71 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | ||||
Majority | 151 | ||||
Turnout | 1,162 | 41.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[2] |
Incumbent Darryl Smith (Conservative) Not Standing
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Janice Johnson | 549 | |||
Conservative | Mischa Charlton-Mockett | 492 | |||
Rejected ballots | 39 | ||||
Majority | 57 | ||||
Turnout | 1,056 | 36.3 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[2] |
Incumbent Mandalene De Souza (Independent) Not Standing
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom Aldred | 381 | |||
UKIP | Max Lake | 200 | |||
Conservative | Dayne Powell | 304 | |||
Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
Majority | 77 | ||||
Turnout | 885 | 31.8 | |||
Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[2] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lisa Bloor | 584 | |||
Conservative | Val Roberts | 693 | |||
UKIP | Alan Weaver | 212 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | ||||
Majority | 99 | ||||
Turnout | 1,496 | 34.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[2] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Clive Balchin | 547 | |||
Conservative | David Foxcroft | 477 | |||
Labour | Andrew Macnae | 615 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4 | ||||
Majority | 68 | ||||
Turnout | 1,643 | 40.0 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[2] |
Incumbent Peter Smith (Conservative) Not Standing
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Noel O'Brien | 236 | |||
Conservative | David Stansfield | 1,003 | |||
Labour | Sam Stuart-Booth | 700 | |||
Rejected ballots | 17 | ||||
Majority | 303 | ||||
Turnout | 1,956 | 40.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[2] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
National Front | Kevin Bryan | 128 | |||
Conservative | Laura-Beth Thompson | 462 | |||
Labour | Andrew Walmsley | 661 | |||
Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
Majority | 199 | ||||
Turnout | 1,262 | 30.6 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[2] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Pam Bromley | 651 | |||
Conservative | Sarah Collinge | 607 | |||
Green | John Payne | 137 | |||
Rejected ballots | 11 | ||||
Majority | 44 | ||||
Turnout | 1,406 | 33.7 | |||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Source returning officer.[2] |
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