Rossendale Council election, 2006

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Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 4 May 2006. 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

[edit] Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2006
Party Seats Gains Losses Net Gain/Loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/-
  Conservative 7 3 1 +2 53.8 47.1 7,928 -3.8%
  Labour 5 1 2 -1 38.5 35.2 5,924 -4.3%
  Independent 1 0 0 0 7.7 3.5 587 +3.5%
  Liberal Democrat 0 0 1 -1 0 10.2 1,714 +0.6%
  British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 369 +2.2%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 299 +1.8%

[edit] Ward results

Eden (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jeffrey Cheetham 684
Conservative Darryl Smith 666
Labour William Barnfield 415
Turnout 1,765 40.3 -9.7
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Goodshaw
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alyson Barnes 596 53.0 +3.8
Conservative Helen Marsden 528 47.0 -3.8
Majority 68 6.0
Turnout 1,124 36.7 -11.3
Labour hold Swing
Greenfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Morris 684 44.4 +3.3
Liberal Democrat Catherine Pilling 582 37.8 +0.4
Labour Jennifer Shilliday 275 17.8 -3.7
Majority 102 6.6 +2.9
Turnout 1,541 36.3 -12.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Greensclough
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Eaton 876 49.6 +12.3
Liberal Democrat Michael Carr 512 29.0 -6.1
Labour Elizabeth Thomas 379 21.4 -6.2
Majority 364 20.6 +18.4
Turnout 1,767 40.6 -4.4
Conservative hold Swing
Hareholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Peter Gill 803 53.4 +9.5
Conservative Mark Mills 700 46.6 -9.5
Majority 103 6.8
Turnout 1,503 36.2 -11.1
Labour hold Swing
Healey and Whitworth
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ronald Neal 587 57.5 +57.5
Conservative Valerie Pearson 258 25.3 -29.1
Labour Bernadette O'Connor 175 17.2 -28.4
Majority 329 32.2
Turnout 1,020 35.5 +8.8
Independent hold Swing
Helmshore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Brian Essex 897 52.1 +3.2
Labour Stuart Haines 549 31.9 +3.3
Liberal Democrat Jim Pilling 275 16.0 -6.6
Majority 348 20.2 -0.1
Turnout 1,721 38.2 -11.9
Conservative hold Swing
Irwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Graham Haworth 432 35.7 -9.7
Conservative Michael Christie 409 33.8 -20.8
British National Party Kevin Bryan 369 30.5 +30.5
Majority 23 1.9
Turnout 1,210 33.3 -6.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Longholme
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour June Forshaw 642 42.7 -2.0
Conservative Nicole Lumb 564 37.5 -17.8
Green Linda Hemsley 299 19.9 +19.9
Majority 78 5.2
Turnout 1,505 36.6 +2.7
Labour hold Swing
Stacksteads
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Fred Lynskey 452 50.7
Labour Denise Hancock 440 49.3
Majority 12 1.4
Turnout 892 31.7
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Whitewell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Hancock 740 53.4 +8.3
Conservative Jane Blezard 646 46.6 -8.3
Majority 94 6.8
Turnout 1,386 32.6 -11.8
Labour hold Swing
Worsley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Hilary Dickinson 564 40.7 -10.1
Labour Marilyn Procter 478 34.5 -14.7
Liberal Democrat Robert Sheffield 345 24.9 +24.9
Majority 86 6.2 +4.6
Turnout 1,387 32.9 -7.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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Preceded by
Rossendale Council election 2004		 Rossendale local elections Succeeded by
Rossendale Council election 2007