Rossendale Council election, 2004

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
*Conservative 25
*Labour 9
*Liberal Democrat 1
*Independent 1

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 12
gain = 8
loss = 0
net = +8
seats % = 100.0
votes % = 50.9
votes = 10,143
plus/minus = +0.1%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 8
net = -8
seats % = 0
votes % = 39.5
votes = 7,861
plus/minus = +0.0%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 9.6
votes = 1,913
plus/minus = -0.2%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Graham
votes = 681
percentage = 53.8
change = +21.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Lawrence Forshaw
votes = 585
percentage = 46.2
change = +13.0Election box majority
votes = 96
percentage = 7.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,266
percentage = 48.1
change = +17.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Barbara Marriott
votes = 802
percentage = 59.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Donald Rishton
votes = 549
percentage = 40.6
change = Election box majority
votes = 253
percentage = 18.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,351
percentage = 50.0
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lynda Barnes
votes = 660
percentage = 55.3
change = +2.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Aldred
votes = 533
percentage = 44.7
change = -2.2Election box majority
votes = 127
percentage = 10.6
change = +4.4Election box turnout
votes = 1,193
percentage = 45.9
change = +17.7Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Ormerod
votes = 713
percentage = 50.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Denise Hancock
votes = 690
percentage = 49.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 23
percentage = 1.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,403
percentage = 48.1
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Gladys Sandiford
votes = 830
percentage = 41.1
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Catherine Pilling
votes = 754
percentage = 37.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frances Whitehead
votes = 434
percentage = 21.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 76
percentage = 3.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,018
percentage = 49.0
change = +15.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Judith Driver
votes = 699
percentage = 37.3
change = -18.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Carr
votes = 659
percentage = 35.1
change = +35.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bernadette O'Connor
votes = 518
percentage = 27.6
change = -16.7Election box majority
votes = 40
percentage = 2.2
change = -9.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,876
percentage = 45.0
change = +14.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Wadsworth
votes = 1,082
percentage = 56.1
change = +6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Pearson
votes = 848
percentage = 43.9
change = -6.5Election box majority
votes = 234
percentage = 12.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,930
percentage = 47.3
change = +16.0Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Joyce Pawson
votes = 1,084
percentage = 48.9
change = -0.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Stuart Haines
votes = 633
percentage = 28.6
change = -4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = James Pilling
votes = 500
percentage = 22.6
change = +5.3Election box majority
votes = 451
percentage = 20.3
change = +4.6Election box turnout
votes = 2,217
percentage = 50.1
change = +18.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Janet Farquharson
votes = 746
percentage = 54.6
change = -3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tina Durkin
votes = 620
percentage = 45.4
change = +3.0Election box majority
votes = 126
percentage = 9.2
change = -6.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,366
percentage = 39.3
change = +11.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Leonard Entwistle
votes = 1,024
percentage = 55.3
change = +4.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Pilling
votes = 829
percentage = 44.7
change = -4.9Election box majority
votes = 195
percentage = 10.6
change = +9.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,853
percentage = 33.9
change = +6.4Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Theresa Crosta
votes = 976
percentage = 54.9
change = +5.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Riley
votes = 803
percentage = 45.1
change = -5.7Election box majority
votes = 173
percentage = 9.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,779
percentage = 44.4
change = +14.2Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin | title=WorsleyElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Duncan Ruddick
votes = 846
percentage = 50.8
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marilyn Procter
votes = 819
percentage = 49.2
change = +15.6Election box majority
votes = 27
percentage = 1.6
change = -11.7Election box turnout
votes = 1,665
percentage = 40.8
change = +13.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/vote2004/locals/html/3743.stm 2004 Rossendale election result]
* [http://uk.geocities.com/AndrewTeale/local04/rsd04.html Ward results]
* [http://www.therossendalefreepress.co.uk/news/s/133/133015_results__council_elections.html Results - council elections]

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