Elections to Rossendale 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
| 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 Democrat | 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% | ||
| Cribden | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Christine Gill | 456 | 41.6 | -4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 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 | 166 | 15.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,097 | 38.9 | -9.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Eden | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anne Cheetham | 708 | 64.3 | ||
| Labour | Margaret Stanley | 266 | 24.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrat | Jim Pilling | 127 | 11.5 | ||
| Majority | 442 | 40.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,101 | 39.3 | -1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Facit and Shawforth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tom Aldred | 431 | 40.1 | -4.6 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Reginald Lane | 393 | 36.6 | +36.6 | |
| Conservative | Hazel Steen | 251 | 23.3 | -32.0 | |
| Majority | 38 | 3.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1,075 | 39.5 | -6.4 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Greenfield | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Catherine Pilling | 919 | 57.5 | +19.7 | |
| Conservative | Peter Starkey | 680 | 42.5 | -1.9 | |
| Majority | 239 | 15.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,599 | 37.0 | +0.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Greensclough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Bill Challinor | 469 | 27.8 | -21.8 | |
| Labour | Bernadette O'Connor | 457 | 27.1 | +5.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Michael Carr | 394 | 23.3 | -5.7 | |
| BNP | Peter Salt | 369 | 21.8 | +21.8 | |
| Majority | 12 | 0.7 | -19.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,689 | 38.1 | -2.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Hareholme (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Trevor Unsworth | 713 | |||
| Labour | Amanda Hewlett | 693 | |||
| Conservative | Mark Mills | 626 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Christie | 560 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Benjamin Dixon | 206 | |||
| Turnout | 2,798 | 35.0 | -1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Healey and Whitworth | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Democrat | Joanne Karoo | 98 | 10.0 | +10.0 | |
| Majority | 26 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 980 | 33.8 | -1.7 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Helmshore | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Barry Pawson | 859 | 55.9 | +3.8 | |
| Labour | Marilyn Procter | 434 | 28.2 | -3.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Marc Karoo | 244 | 15.9 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 425 | 27.7 | +7.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,537 | 33.8 | -4.4 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Irwell | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Democrat | Cliff Adamson | 115 | 9.6 | +9.6 | |
| Majority | 2 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,200 | 31.8 | -1.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Longholme (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Anthony Swain | 663 | |||
| Conservative | Alison Tickner | 586 | |||
| Labour | Denise Hancock | 554 | |||
| Labour | John Pilling | 528 | |||
| Liberal Democrat | Farzana Quraishi | 147 | |||
| Turnout | 2,478 | 34.1 | -2.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Stacksteads | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Christine Lamb | 485 | 57.3 | +8.0 | |
| Conservative | Susan Popland | 254 | 30.0 | -20.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sue Workman | 107 | 12.6 | +12.6 | |
| Majority | 231 | 27.3 | |||
| Turnout | 846 | 30.6 | -1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Whitewell | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Amanda Robertson | 529 | 37.7 | -15.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Tim Nuttall | 515 | 36.7 | +36.7 | |
| Conservative | Barbara Marriott | 361 | 25.7 | -20.9 | |
| Majority | 14 | 1.0 | -5.8 | ||
| Turnout | 1,405 | 32.7 | +0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Worsley | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Joyce Thorne | 636 | 43.3 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Ann Kenyon | 532 | 36.2 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Sadaqut Amin | 301 | 20.5 | -4.4 | |
| Majority | 104 | 7.1 | +0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,469 | 34.2 | +1.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by Rossendale Council election, 2006 |
Rossendale local elections | Succeeded by Rossendale Council election, 2008 |