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	+/−
		7	1	3	-2	46.7	39.4	7,588	-7.7%
		7	2	0	+2	46.7	35.3	6,806	+0.1%
		1	1	0	+1	6.7	20.0	3,856	+9.8%
		0	0	0	0	0	5.3	1,024	+3.1%
		0	0	1	-1	0	0	0	-3.5%

Ward results

Cribden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christine Gill	456	41.6
		Robert Sheffield	290	26.4
		Judy Bates	231	21.1
		Rita O'Brien	120	10.9
Majority			166	15.2
Turnout			1,097	38.9
	hold		Swing

Eden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anne Cheetham	708	64.3
		Margaret Stanley	266	24.2
		Jim Pilling	127	11.5
Majority			442	40.1
Turnout			1,101	39.3
	hold		Swing

Facit and Shawforth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tom Aldred	431	40.1
		Reginald Lane	393	36.6
		Hazel Steen	251	23.3
Majority			38	3.5
Turnout			1,075	39.5
	gain from		Swing

Greenfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Catherine Pilling	919	57.5
		Peter Starkey	680	42.5
Majority			239	15.0
Turnout			1,599	37.0
	gain from		Swing

Greensclough

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Bill Challinor	469	27.8
		Bernadette O'Connor	457	27.1
		Michael Carr	394	23.3
		Peter Salt	369	21.8
Majority			12	0.7
Turnout			1,689	38.1
	hold		Swing

Hareholme (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Trevor Unsworth	713
		Amanda Hewlett	693
		Mark Mills	626
		Michael Christie	560
		Benjamin Dixon	206
Turnout			2,798	35.0
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Healey and Whitworth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Roger Wilson	344	35.1
		David Barnes	318	32.4
		Michael Crossley	220	22.4
		Joanne Karoo	98	10.0
Majority			26	2.7
Turnout			980	33.8
	gain from		Swing

Helmshore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Barry Pawson	859	55.9
		Marilyn Procter	434	28.2
		Marc Karoo	244	15.9
Majority			425	27.7
Turnout			1,537	33.8
	hold		Swing

Irwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Steen	386	32.2
		Tina Durkin	384	32.0
		Kevin Bryan	315	26.3
		Cliff Adamson	115	9.6
Majority			2	0.2
Turnout			1,200	31.8
	hold		Swing

Longholme (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anthony Swain	663
		Alison Tickner	586
		Denise Hancock	554
		John Pilling	528
		Farzana Quraishi	147
Turnout			2,478	34.1
	hold		Swing
	gain from		Swing

Stacksteads

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Christine Lamb	485	57.3
		Susan Popland	254	30.0
		Sue Workman	107	12.6
Majority			231	27.3
Turnout			846	30.6
	hold		Swing

Whitewell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Amanda Robertson	529	37.7
		Tim Nuttall	515	36.7
		Barbara Marriott	361	25.7
Majority			14	1.0
Turnout			1,405	32.7
	hold		Swing

Worsley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joyce Thorne	636	43.3
		Ann Kenyon	532	36.2
		Sadaqut Amin	301	20.5
Majority			104	7.1
Turnout			1,469	34.2
	hold		Swing

References

• 2007 Rossendale election result
• Ward results
• Election results 2007
• Rossendale Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012