Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.
After the election, the composition of the council was
Rossendale Local Election Result 2004 | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | ||
Conservative | 12 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 100.0 | 50.9 | 10,143 | +0.1% | ||
Labour | 0 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 39.5 | 7,861 | +0.0% | ||
Liberal Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 1,913 | -0.2% |
Cribden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Janet Graham | 681 | 53.8 | +21.6 | |
Labour | Lawrence Forshaw | 585 | 46.2 | +13.0 | |
Majority | 96 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,266 | 48.1 | +17.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Eden | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Barbara Marriott | 802 | 59.4 | ||
Labour | Donald Rishton | 549 | 40.6 | ||
Majority | 253 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,351 | 50.0 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Facit and Shawforth | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Lynda Barnes | 660 | 55.3 | +2.2 | |
Labour | Thomas Aldred | 533 | 44.7 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 127 | 10.6 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,193 | 45.9 | +17.7 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Goodshaw | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Michael Ormerod | 713 | 50.8 | ||
Labour | Denise Hancock | 690 | 49.2 | ||
Majority | 23 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,403 | 48.1 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Greenfield | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Gladys Sandiford | 830 | 41.1 | ||
Liberal Democrat | Catherine Pilling | 754 | 37.4 | ||
Labour | Frances Whitehead | 434 | 21.5 | ||
Majority | 76 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,018 | 49.0 | +15.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Greensclough | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Judith Driver | 699 | 37.3 | -18.4 | |
Liberal Democrat | Michael Carr | 659 | 35.1 | +35.1 | |
Labour | Bernadette O'Connor | 518 | 27.6 | -16.7 | |
Majority | 40 | 2.2 | -9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,876 | 45.0 | +14.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Hareholme | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Christopher Wadsworth | 1,082 | 56.1 | +6.5 | |
Labour | Graham Pearson | 848 | 43.9 | -6.5 | |
Majority | 234 | 12.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,930 | 47.3 | +16.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Helmshore | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Joyce Pawson | 1,084 | 48.9 | -0.3 | |
Labour | Stuart Haines | 633 | 28.6 | -4.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | James Pilling | 500 | 22.6 | +5.3 | |
Majority | 451 | 20.3 | +4.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,217 | 50.1 | +18.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Irwell | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Janet Farquharson | 746 | 54.6 | -3.0 | |
Labour | Tina Durkin | 620 | 45.4 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 126 | 9.2 | -6.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,366 | 39.3 | +11.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Longholme | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Leonard Entwistle | 1,024 | 55.3 | +4.9 | |
Labour | John Pilling | 829 | 44.7 | -4.9 | |
Majority | 195 | 10.6 | +9.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,853 | 33.9 | +6.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Whitewell | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Theresa Crosta | 976 | 54.9 | +5.7 | |
Labour | William Riley | 803 | 45.1 | -5.7 | |
Majority | 173 | 9.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,779 | 44.4 | +14.2 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Worsley | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Conservative | Duncan Ruddick | 846 | 50.8 | +4.1 | |
Labour | Marilyn Procter | 819 | 49.2 | +15.6 | |
Majority | 27 | 1.6 | -11.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,665 | 40.8 | +13.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Preceded by Rossendale Council election, 2003 |
Rossendale local elections | Succeeded by Rossendale Council election, 2006 |
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