Rossendale Council Election Results 1973-2012

Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher The Elections Centre Plymouth University The information contained in this report has been obtained from a number of sources. Election results from the immediate post-reorganisation period were painstakingly collected by Alan Willis largely, although not exclusively, from local newspaper reports. From the mid- 1980s onwards the results have been obtained from each local authority by the Elections Centre. The data are stored in a database designed by Lawrence Ware and maintained by Brian Cheal and others at Plymouth University. Despite our best efforts some information remains elusive whilst we accept that some errors are likely to remain. Notice of any mistakes should be sent to [email protected]. The results sequence can be kept up to date by purchasing copies of the annual Local Elections Handbook, details of which can be obtained by contacting the email address above.

Front cover: the graph shows the distribution of percentage vote shares over the period covered by the results. The lines reflect the colours traditionally used by the three main parties. The grey line is the share obtained by Independent candidates while the purple line groups together the vote shares for all other parties.

Rear cover: the top graph shows the percentage share of council seats for the main parties as well as those won by Independents and other parties. The lines take account of any by- election changes (but not those resulting from elected councillors switching party allegiance) as well as the transfers of seats during the main round of local election.

The lower graph shows for each main round of local elections the overall percentage turnout (solid line), the percentage of women candidates standing at (dotted line) and the percentage of women among those elected (hashed line).

No. 17 (Whitworth: ) (870) Rossendale - 1973 vote share Rossendale - 1976 Kershaw E. Ms. Lab 404 66.7 Leyland W. Con 202 33.3 Irwell (3686)3 Cribden (4068)3

vote share Turnout 70.5 33.3 vote share Holt J. Con 1,052 40.7 Holt J. Lib 1,233 39.7

White L. Lib 972 37.6 No. 2 (: & Greens) (3444)3 Taylor J. Con 911 29.3 Edge J. Con 824 - vote share Trippier F. Con 860 - Parker T. Lib 785 - Goodenough H. Con 960 36.5 Barcroft C. Con 831 - Roberts T. Lab 559 21.6 Taylor R. Lab 781 29.7 Bishop I. Lab 763 24.6 Howarth A. Con 525 - Mills G. Con 645 - Riding J. Lab 654 - Taylor J. Lab 478 - Navin P. Con 602 - Forshaw L. Lab 608 - Petterson R. Lab 379 - Jamieson G. Lab 474 - Grimshaw M. Lib 469 - Huntley T. Ind 470 17.9 Farrington I. Comm 198 6.4 Turnout 70.1 3.1 Richmond J. Lab 463 - Turnout 60.8 10.4 3 Askew A. Lib 422 16.0 No. 1 (Bacup: Farnholme & Waterbarn) (3846) Mann D. Lib 371 - vote share Eden (2320)2

Lord R. Lib 1,024 39.6 Turnout 76.5 6.8 vote share Banham F. Lab 793 30.7 Johnson D. Con 798 57.8 Benson D. Ms. Con 767 29.7 No. 4 (Haslingdon: Acre & Town) (2884)3 Barnes E. Con 722 - Haworth F. Lab 739 - vote share Mayes R. Lab 583 42.2 Holt E. Lab 664 - Valentine D. Lab 1,058 55.3 Alty J. Lab 543 - Whittaker T. Con 620 - Ramsden D. Ms. Con 856 44.7 Taylor N. Lib 603 - Waller T. Lab 819 - Turnout 57.7 15.6 Smith G. Con 583 - Illingworth T. Con 798 - 2 M. Ms. Lab 780 - Facit & Shawforth (2069) Turnout 67.2 8.9 Ormerod G. Con 641 - vote share Lord G. Con 534 51.8 2 No. 10 (: Central) (2912) Turnout 60.0 10.6 Bracewell J. Con 501 - vote share Kershaw E. Ms. Lab 496 48.2 Holden E. Lab 713 50.9 No. 5 (Haslingdon: Central & Holden) (3479)3 Hennighan J. Lab 496 - Smith V. Con 687 49.1 vote share Barnes G. Con 667 - Butterworth D. Con 1,099 43.8 Turnout 52.1 3.7 Evans A. Lab 644 - Tennant D. Con 1,001 - 3 Stafford J. Con 906 - Greenfield (3586) Turnout 48.7 1.9 Cooper W. Lib 819 32.6 vote share Ramsden D. Ms. Con 1,337 44.9 2 Wellock G. Lab 594 23.6 No. 11 (Rawtenstall: South East) (2984) Holden R. Lib 491 - Butterworth D. Con 1,145 - vote share Gotts J. Ms. Lib 442 - Valentine D. Lab 922 31.0 Connolly J. Lab 1,020 59.8 Roberts J. Lab 404 - Stewart J. Con 878 - Harvey E. Ms. Lab 797 - Atkinson G. Lab 385 - Cowpe M. Ms. Lab 779 - Holt G. Con 686 40.2 Cooper W. Lib 716 24.1

Barnes P. Ms. Con 659 - Turnout 60.0 11.1 Waller T. Lab 606 -

Turnout 55.5 19.6 No. 6 (Haslingdon: & Syke) (4601)3 Turnout 65.0 13.9

2 vote share 3 No. 12 (Rawtenstall: East) (2503) Oldham S. Ms. Con 1,347 52.3 Greensclough (3477) vote share Woolley R. Con 1,294 - vote share Parkinson W. Lab 677 51.9 Pickup I. Con 1,273 - Talukdar M. Ms. Con 885 42.3 Nuttall W. Con 628 48.1 Hatton G. Lab 1,229 47.7 Huntley T. Con 758 - King A. Con 626 - Carter C. Lab 1,112 - Navin P. Con 722 - Gluyas J. Lab 614 - Atkinson D. Ms. Lab 979 - Taylor N. Lib 696 33.3 Sutcliffe H. Lab 509 24.4

Turnout 52.9 3.8 Turnout 54.4 4.6 Askew A. Lib 505 - Richmond J. Lab 453 - No. 13 (: North & Walmersley) 2 O'Gorman G. Lab 409 - 2 No. 7 (Rawtenstall: North) (2274) (2293) vote share Whatmough D. Lib 368 - vote share Holt J. Lib 737 55.7 Barnes E. Con 713 54.6 Lewer R. Lib 622 - Turnout 55.0 9.0 Johnson D. Con 663 - Dugdale T. Lab 585 44.3 3 Williamson A. Lab 594 45.4 Connolley J. Lab 426 - Hareholme (4109) Dillon T. Lab 592 - vote share

Turnout 54.3 11.5 Holt G. Con 1,110 44.3 Turnout 58.0 9.1 Lloyd D. Con 1,021 - No. 8 (Rawtenstall: West) (2585)2 Smith V. Con 1,002 - No. 14 (Whitworth: Healey) (1496) vote share Holden E. Lab 801 32.0 vote share Melia J. Lab 702 55.8 Bishop J. Ms. Lab 745 - Wilkinson J. Lab 593 70.7 Bishop J. Ms. Lab 666 - Evans A. Lab 622 - Clegg J. Lib 246 29.3 Taylor J. Con 555 44.2 Whittaker W. Ind 459 18.3 Barcroft C. Con 494 - Walsh J. Ind 295 - Turnout 56.7 41.4 Malley H. Ms. Comm 135 5.4

Turnout 49.6 11.7 No. 15 (Whitworth: Whitworth) (1580) Turnout 53.8 12.3 vote share 2 No. 9 (Rawtenstall: South) (3072) 2 Holt P. Con 540 54.5 vote share Healey & Whitworth (3142) Masterson H. Lab 450 45.5 Bland G. Lab 706 51.7 vote share J. Lab 674 - Clegg V. Lab 798 52.5 Turnout 63.2 9.1 Greenwood J. Con 660 48.3 Barker G. Con 722 47.5 Hoyle J. Con 641 - Masterson H. Lab 583 - No. 16 (Whitworth: Facit) (1211) Allday K. Con 543 -

vote share Turnout 46.2 3.4 Clegg V. Lab 489 58.5 Turnout 46.2 5.0 Crabtree A. Con 347 41.5

Turnout 69.9 17.0

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Helmshore (4102)3 Greenfield (3674) Greenfield (3619) vote share vote share vote share Oldham S. Ms. Con 1,440 67.3 Valentine D. Lab 1,029 54.4 Butterworth D. Con 1,507 51.1 Pickup I. Con 1,341 - Stewart J. Con 861 45.6 Waide W. Lab 1,036 35.1 Provis L. Con 1,260 - Grimshaw M. Lib 407 13.8 Durkin P. Ms. Lab 700 32.7 Turnout 51.4 8.9 Carter C. Lab 699 - Turnout 82.3 16.0 Eade B. Lab 621 - Greensclough (3544) vote share Greensclough (3520) Turnout 52.4 34.6 Taylor N. Lib 788 55.8 vote share Navin P. Con 623 44.2 Peterson R. Con 1,374 50.6 3 Irwell (3955) Sutcliffe H. Lab 1,342 49.4 vote share Turnout 39.8 11.7 Holt J. Con 1,279 57.9 Turnout 78.2 1.2 White L. Lib 931 42.1 Hareholme (4198) Edge J. Con 892 - vote share Hareholme (4144) Taylor J. Con 782 - Smith V. Con 1,141 53.8 vote share Foulds G. Lib 642 - Baron D. Lab 912 43.0 Lloyd D. Con 1,774 51.3 Malley H. Ms. Comm 66 3.1 Baron D. Lab 1,550 44.8 Turnout 44.4 15.7 Malley H. Ms. Comm 135 3.9 Turnout 50.5 10.8 Longholme (4070)3 Turnout 84.8 6.5 vote share Healey & Whitworth (3344) Greenwood J. Con 1,145 54.3 vote share Healey & Whitworth (3370) Ashworth H. Con 1,115 - Masterson H. Lab 834 52.2 vote share Graham E. Ms. Con 1,108 - Bridge C. Con 639 40.0 Clegg V. Lab 1,683 61.7 Bland G. Lab 796 37.8 Whatmough D. Lib 124 7.8 Butterworth J. Con 1,044 38.3 Pilling J. Lab 666 - Jeffrey E. Ms. Lab 529 - Turnout 47.8 12.2 Turnout 82.0 23.4 Barrett J. Comm 166 7.9 Helmshore (4302) Helmshore (4367) Turnout 50.6 16.6 vote share vote share Provis L. Con 1,128 58.9 Pickup I. Con 2,057 58.1 (3540)3 Bullen Lab 787 41.1 Hilton A. Ms. Lab 1,481 41.9 vote share Benson D. Ms. Con 898 37.8 Turnout 44.5 17.8 Turnout 81.6 16.3 Lord R. Lib 762 32.1 Banham F. Lab 714 30.1 Irwell (4148) Irwell (4191) Whittaker T. Con 682 - vote share vote share Kennedy D. Con 677 - Edge J. Con 1,071 58.1 Taylor J. Con 1,331 39.6 Banham E. Ms. Lab 483 - Sutcliffe H. Lab 772 41.9 Navin P. Lab 1,217 36.3 Mortimer P. Ms. Lab 472 - Askew A. Lib 809 24.1 Leyland K. Lib 302 - Turnout 44.4 16.2 Parker I. Lib 251 - Turnout 80.9 3.4 Longholme (4159) Turnout 52.5 5.7 vote share Longholme (4148) Graham E. Ms. Con 1,117 56.4 vote share (4284)3 Bland G. Lab 826 41.7 Bland G. Lab 1,741 52.0 vote share Keefe J. Comm 37 1.9 Creamer M. Ms. Con 1,530 45.7 Nuttall W. Con 1,214 36.2 Keefe J. Comm 78 2.3 Manning M. Con 1,132 - Turnout 47.6 14.7 Connolly J. Lab 1,059 31.6 Turnout 81.6 6.3 Lowe J. Con 879 - Stacksteads (3491) Harvey E. Ms. Lab 745 - vote share Stacksteads (3455) Parkinson W. Lab 728 - Kennedy D. Con 952 62.6 vote share Gledhill J. Ms. Lib 637 19.0 Mortimer P. Ms. Lab 568 37.4 Lord R. Lib 1,115 39.6 Whittaker F. Ind 445 13.3 Castell B. Lab 870 30.9 Turnout 43.5 25.3 Aspinall H. Con 830 29.5 Turnout 58.0 4.6 Whitewell (4248) Turnout 82.3 8.7 Worsley (3473)3 vote share vote share Connolly J. Lab 1,137 52.1 Whitewell (4228) Stafford J. Con 1,073 48.4 King A. Con 1,047 47.9 vote share Tennant D. Con 985 - Manning M. Con 1,901 54.9 Coupe E. Con 786 - Turnout 51.4 4.1 Harvey E. Ms. Lab 1,561 45.1 Wellock G. Lab 642 29.0 Atkinson G. Lab 551 - Worsley (3502) Turnout 83.0 9.8 Holden R. Lib 501 22.6 vote share Atkinson D. Lab 463 - Holden K. Con 934 59.1 Worsley (3369) Cooper I. Ind 647 40.9 vote share Turnout 52.8 19.4 Tennant D. Con 1,317 49.8 Turnout 45.1 18.2 Atkinson G. Lab 990 37.5 Mann D. Lib 335 12.7

Rossendale - 1978 Turnout 79.5 12.4 Rossendale - 1979

Cribden (4194) vote share Cribden (4181) Trippier F. Con 1,084 56.3 vote share Rossendale - 1980 Bishop J. Ms. Lab 786 40.8 Taylor J. Con 1,875 54.2 Waddington R. Comm 55 2.9 Harvey J. Ms. Lab 1,467 42.4 Cribden (4304) Farrington P. Ms. Comm 120 3.5 vote share Turnout 45.9 15.5 Kosciw E. Lab 856 39.1 Turnout 84.0 11.8 Holt J. Lib 804 36.7 Eden (2470) Frost H. Con 529 24.2 vote share Facit & Shawforth (2163) Johnson D. Con 720 72.6 vote share Turnout 51.4 2.4 Sallin P. Ms. Lab 272 27.4 Kershaw E. Ms. Lab 901 52.7 Bracewell J. Con 808 47.3 Turnout 40.2 45.2 Turnout 80.8 5.4

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Eden (2564) Eden (2644) vote share vote share Rossendale - 1983 Dunne J. Con 867 70.3 Johnson D. Con 691 57.3 Fishwick A. Lab 367 29.7 Bishop C. Lib/SDP 324 26.9 Cribden (4512) Pearson G. Lab 190 15.8 Turnout 48.6 40.5 vote share Taylor J. Con 1,042 42.5 Turnout 45.6 30.5 Facit & Shawforth (2196) Pilling J. Lab 708 28.9 vote share Greenfield (3818) Gauntlett M. Lib/SDP 700 28.6 Hennighan J. Lab 616 52.5 vote share Lord G. Con 557 47.5 Riley L. Con 836 43.6 Turnout 54.3 13.6

O'Brien N. Lab 673 35.1 Turnout 54.6 5.0 Mann D. Lib/SDP 410 21.4 Facit & Shawforth (2226) vote share

Greenfield (3673) Turnout 50.3 8.5 Crabtree M. Ms. Con 823 62.0 vote share Kershaw E. Ms. Lab 421 31.7 Ramsden D. Ms. Con 1,149 55.7 Greensclough (3566) Whitworth E. Ms. Ind Con 84 6.3 Banks A. Ms. Lab 912 44.3 vote share Turnout 59.7 30.3 Talukdar M. Ms. Con 625 34.2 Turnout 57.1 11.5 Baron D. Lab 618 33.8 Taylor N. Lib/SDP 585 32.0 Greenfield (3854) vote share Greensclough (3534) vote share Turnout 51.3 0.4 Butterworth D. Con 1,096 54.0 Navin P. Lab 890 48.9 O'Brien N. Lab 932 46.0 Clough K. Con 521 28.6 Hareholme (4323) Askew A. Lib 410 22.5 vote share Turnout 52.6 8.1

Smith B. Con 1,000 41.7 Turnout 49.8 20.3 Disley M. Ms. Lab 926 38.6 Greensclough (3564) Watkins B. Lib/SDP 407 17.0 vote share Hareholme (4271) Malley H. Ms. Comm 67 2.8 Baron D. Lab 766 40.4 Taylor N. Lib/SDP 601 31.7 vote share Holt G. Con 1,142 49.5 Turnout 55.5 3.1 Petterson R. Con 528 27.9 Baron P. Ms. Lab 1,084 47.0 Malloy H. Comm 81 3.5 Healey & Whitworth (3435) Turnout 53.2 8.7

vote share Turnout 54.8 2.5 Masterson H. Lib/SDP 635 34.8 Hareholme (4244) Bolton A. Con 616 33.8 vote share Helmshore (4442) Wilkinson J. Lab 573 31.4 Disley M. Ms. Lab 1,095 44.1 Lloyd D. Con 1,077 43.4 vote share Oldham S. Ms. Con 1,149 55.9 Turnout 53.1 1.0 Winfield K. Lib/SDP 260 10.5 Brannigan H. Lab 906 44.1 Mally H. Ms. Comm 52 2.1 Helmshore (4822) Turnout 47.1 11.8 vote share Turnout 58.5 0.7 Evans P. Con 1,112 42.7 Irwell (4250) Gauntlett M. Lib/SDP 829 31.8 Healey & Whitworth (3509) vote share Brannigan J. Lab 666 25.5 vote share Clegg V. Ind 753 40.6 Robinson C. Lab 1,275 55.1 Holt J. Con 1,038 44.9 Turnout 54.1 10.9 Bolton A. Con 620 33.4 Farrell G. Lab 483 26.0

Turnout 55.0 10.2 Irwell (4156) vote share Turnout 52.9 7.2 Longholme (4111) Holt J. Con 1,075 46.9 vote share Heyworth P. Lab 768 33.5 Helmshore (4915) Lowe E. Lab 1,124 55.6 Whatmough D. Lib/SDP 450 19.6 vote share Greenwood J. Con 899 44.4 Pickup I. Con 1,468 58.7 Chadwick E. Ms. Lab 1,031 41.3 Turnout 55.2 13.4 Turnout 50.0 11.1 Longholme (4141) Turnout 50.8 17.5 Stacksteads (3467) vote share vote share Graham E. Ms. Con 940 43.5 Irwell (4119) Castell B. Lab 1,070 52.2 Fishwick A. Lab 891 41.2 vote share Benson D. Ms. Con 703 34.3 Barton J. Lib/SDP 277 12.8 Heyworth P. Lab 1,010 46.5 Toole J. Lib 277 13.5 Cowley A. Comm 53 2.5 Taylor J. Con 959 44.2 Whatmough D. Lib/SDP 202 9.3

Turnout 58.3 17.9 Turnout 52.2 2.3 Turnout 52.7 2.3 Whitewell (4280) Stacksteads (3341) vote share vote share Longholme (4158) Pearson W. Lab 1,262 56.0 Easton D. Lab 730 40.2 vote share Nuttall W. Con 991 44.0 Butterworth J. Ms. Con 557 30.7 Bland G. Lab 1,027 45.6 Howorth B. Lib/SDP 528 29.1 Ormerod J. Ms. Con 852 37.8 Bibby G. Ind 186 8.3 Turnout 53.6 12.0 Turnout 54.3 9.5 Barton J. Lib/SDP 158 7.0 Worsley (3364) Cowley A. Comm 31 1.4 vote share Whitewell (4315)2 Stafford J. Con 827 53.1 vote share Turnout 54.2 7.8 Atkinson G. Lab 729 46.9 Connolly J. Lab 1,194 47.2 Stacksteads (3347) Nuttall W. Con 893 35.3 Turnout 47.0 6.3 Harvey E. Ms. Lab 837 - vote share Patterson J. Con 808 - Edmondson D. Lab 1,057 54.3 Whittaker F. Lib/SDP 442 17.5 Broderick J. Con 890 45.7 Winfield K. Lib/SDP 304 - Turnout 58.2 8.6 Rossendale - 1982 Turnout 51.9 11.9 2 Whitewell (4300) Cribden (4447) Worsley (3280) vote share vote share vote share Manning M. Con 1,270 54.6 Holt J. Lib/SDP 1,264 70.4 Holden K. Con 827 48.9 Patterson J. Con 1,160 - Bishop J. Ms. Lab 531 29.6 Chadwick E. Lab 481 28.5 Coward P. Ms. Lab 1,054 45.4 Ford R. Lib/SDP 382 22.6 Forshaw J. Ms. Lab 1,035 - Turnout 40.4 40.8

Turnout 51.5 20.5 Turnout 52.5 9.3

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Worsley (3255) Whitewell (4316) Stacksteads (3319) vote share vote share vote share Atkinson G. Lab 787 46.3 Patterson J. Con 1,151 53.0 Easton D. Lab 1,054 63.4 Tennant D. Con 724 42.6 Coward P. Ms. Lab 1,022 47.0 Neville A. Con 608 36.6 Lucas J. Lib/SDP 188 11.1 Turnout 51.1 5.9 Turnout 50.1 26.8 Turnout 52.2 3.7 Worsley (3250) Whitewell (4258) vote share vote share Hatton G. Lab 1,005 54.3 Connolly J. Lab 1,249 55.3 Rossendale - 1984 Butler J. Con 845 45.7 Booth J. Ms. Con 857 38.0 Cannon K. Lib/SDP 152 6.7

Turnout 57.7 8.6 Cribden (4575) Turnout 53.0 17.4 vote share Simpson B. Con 994 44.0 Worsley (3177) Harding H. Ms. Lab 916 40.5 Rossendale - 1986 vote share Cannon K. Lib/SDP 350 15.5 Elliott N. Lab 909 50.8 Holden K. Con 882 49.2 Turnout 49.8 3.5 Cribden (4780)

vote share Turnout 56.4 1.5 Eden (2641) Forshaw L. Lab 1,137 48.7 vote share Creamer M. Con 677 29.0 Dunne J. Con 773 65.1 Goode D. Lib/SDP 520 22.3 Popplewell E. Lab 415 34.9 Rossendale - 1987 Turnout 48.8 19.7 Turnout 45.6 30.1 Eden (2705) Cribden (4938)2 Facit & Shawforth (2251) vote share vote share vote share Johnson D. Con 667 53.2 Taylor J. Con 1,268 42.0 Hennighan J. Lab 655 51.3 James T. Lab 587 46.8 McGowan J. Con 1,106 - Grogan J. Con 621 48.7 Harding S. Lab 1,052 34.9 Turnout 46.4 6.4 Hancock D. Lab 998 - Turnout 57.8 2.7 Goode D. All 698 23.1 Greenfield (3863) Greenfield (3902) vote share Turnout 55.1 7.2 vote share O'Brien N. Lab 1,060 57.0 Ramsden D. Ms. Con 1,242 60.1 Barton S. Con 800 43.0 Facit & Shawforth (2227) O'Brien N. Lab 826 39.9 vote share Turnout 48.1 14.0 Grogan J. Con 674 52.6 Turnout 53.8 20.1 Fox E. Lab 431 33.6 Greensclough (3480) White K. All 177 13.8 Greensclough (3550) vote share vote share Baron S. Ms. Lab 747 40.6 Turnout 57.6 19.0 Navin P. Lab 721 39.1 Talukdar M. Ms. Con 720 39.2 Taylor J. Con 642 34.8 Rourke M. Lib/SDP 371 20.2 Greenfield (3903) Rourke M. Lib/SDP 482 26.1 vote share Turnout 52.8 1.5 Banks A. Ms. Lab 1,175 53.3 Turnout 52.8 4.3 Tennant D. Con 1,029 46.7 Hareholme (4262) Hareholme (4261) vote share Turnout 57.5 6.6 vote share Quinn D. Lab 1,356 58.1 Pearson G. Lab 1,078 50.4 Smith V. Con 930 39.9 Greensclough (3542) Lloyd D. Con 987 46.2 Malley H. Ms. Comm 47 2.0 vote share Malley H. Ms. Comm 73 3.4 Talukdar M. Ms. Con 1,002 48.6 Turnout 54.7 18.3 Baron D. Lab 751 36.4 Turnout 51.2 4.3 Bourke M. All 308 14.9 Healey & Whitworth (3411) Helmshore (4972) vote share Turnout 59.0 12.2 vote share Duffy F. Con 864 50.8 Oldham S. Ms. Con 1,272 51.2 Place J. Lab 836 49.2 Hareholme (4270) Chadwick E. Ms. Lab 782 31.5 vote share Holt W. Lib/SDP 431 17.3 Turnout 49.8 1.6 Booth J. Ms. Con 1,264 51.1 Coward P. Ms. Lab 1,141 46.1 Turnout 50.7 19.7 Helmshore (5116) Malley H. Ms. Comm 71 2.9 vote share Irwell (4054) Evans P. Con 1,086 39.8 Turnout 58.8 5.0 vote share Schofield P. Lab 1,014 37.2 Smith G. Con 987 46.1 Holt W. Lib/SDP 627 23.0 Healey & Whitworth (3456) Baron S. Ms. Lab 877 41.0 vote share Carr M. Lib/SDP 275 12.9 Turnout 53.3 2.6 Bolton A. Con 879 49.7 Farrell K. Ms. Lab 572 32.3 Turnout 53.4 5.1 Irwell (4146) Gee R. All 318 18.0 vote share Longholme (4155) Holt J. Con 1,058 52.8 Turnout 51.2 17.4 vote share Austin S. Lab 947 47.2 Fishwick A. Lab 1,311 63.3 Helmshore (5263) Parrott B. Con 723 34.9 Turnout 48.4 5.5 vote share Cowley A. Comm 38 1.8 Goldsworthy A. Ms. Con 1,396 47.0 Longholme (4111) Lyth S. Lab 1,011 34.1 Turnout 50.6 28.4 vote share Holt W. All 561 18.9 Pilling J. Lab 1,171 58.5 Stacksteads (3316) Graham E. Ms. Con 830 41.5 Turnout 57.3 13.0 vote share Leach M. Ms. Lab 1,027 55.0 Turnout 48.7 17.0 Irwell (4085) Butterworth J. Ms. Con 840 45.0 vote share Heyworth P. Lab 992 44.5 Turnout 57.2 10.0 Neville A. Con 969 43.4 Whatmough D. All 270 12.1

Turnout 55.6 1.0

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Longholme (4117) Irwell (4174) Helmshore (5347) vote share vote share vote share Bland G. Lab 1,170 55.9 Smith G.* Con 960 44.3 Procter M. Ms. Lab 1,452 48.7 Graham R. Ms. Con 887 42.4 Monaghan A. Lab 757 34.9 Evans P.* Con 1,164 39.1 Cowley A. Comm 37 1.8 Navin P. Ind 450 20.8 Morton D. Green 363 12.2

Turnout 50.9 13.5 Turnout 51.9 9.4 Turnout 55.7 9.7

Stacksteads (3327) Longholme (4047) Irwell (4285) vote share vote share vote share Daniels T. Lab 1,031 54.3 Fishwick A.* Lab 1,210 59.4 Wright K. Lab 1,358 54.6 Knight A. Con 867 45.7 Graham E. Ms. Con 826 40.6 Holt J.* Con 937 37.6 Johnson J. Ms. Green 194 7.8 Turnout 57.7 8.6 Turnout 50.3 18.9 Turnout 58.1 16.9 Whitewell (4185) Stacksteads (3269) vote share vote share Longholme (4103) Manning M. Con 1,218 54.4 Mortimer J. Lab 1,154 62.5 vote share Stuart R. Lab 1,021 45.6 Knight A. Con 693 37.5 Pilling J.* Lab 1,426 63.3 Cross B. Con 609 27.0 Turnout 54.4 8.8 Turnout 56.5 25.0 Thompson N. Green 219 9.7

Worsley (3140) Whitewell (4136) Turnout 54.9 36.2 vote share vote share Atkinson G. Lab 791 47.4 Stuart R. Lab 1,028 47.3 Stacksteads (3356) Barton S. Con 664 39.8 Ritson K. Con 902 41.5 vote share Ford R. All 215 12.9 Cannon K. SLD 243 11.2 Easton D.* Lab 1,294 68.4 Crane A. Ms. Con 599 31.6 Turnout 53.9 7.6 Turnout 52.5 5.8 Turnout 56.4 36.7 Worsley (3122) vote share Whitewell (4312) Rossendale - 1988 Wilkinson R. Lab 851 46.8 vote share Holden K. Con 825 45.3 Connolly J.* Lab 1,700 72.4 Ford R. SLD 144 7.9 Ritson K. Con 648 27.6 Cribden (5005)

vote share Turnout 58.3 1.4 Turnout 54.5 44.8 Hancock D. Lab 1,186 45.4 McGowan J. Con 1,091 41.8 Worsley (3097) Goode D. SLD 333 12.8 vote share Rossendale - 1990 McManus J. Lab 1,150 70.9 Turnout 52.1 3.6 Atherton M. Con 472 29.1

Eden (2706) Cribden (5255) Turnout 52.4 41.8 vote share vote share Duune J.* Con 820 62.0 Forshaw L.* Lab 1,651 56.1 James T. Lab 502 38.0 McGowan J. Con 985 33.5 Gaffney J. Green 306 10.4 Rossendale - 1991 Turnout 48.9 24.1 Turnout 56.0 22.6 Facit & Shawforth (2208) Cribden (5185) vote share Eden (2806) vote share Williams S. Ms. Lab 529 46.0 vote share Winder A. Con 1,165 40.3 Walton N. Con 515 44.8 Harding H. Ms. Lab 758 53.7 McCaw H. Lab 1,056 36.5 White K. SLD 106 9.2 Johnson D.* Con 653 46.3 Sparrow D. LD 479 16.6 Gaffney J. Green 190 6.6 Turnout 52.1 1.2 Turnout 50.3 7.4 Turnout 55.7 3.8 Greenfield (3862) Greenfield (4263) vote share vote share Facit & Shawforth (2284) Ramsden D. Ms.* Con 1,053 49.0 Cruise M. Lab 1,528 62.8 vote share Banks W. Lab 1,035 48.1 Weeds B. Con 905 37.2 Grogan J.* Con 586 51.9 Butler C. Ms. Ind 62 2.9 Adamson C. Ms. Lab 543 48.1 Turnout 57.1 25.6 Turnout 55.7 0.8 Turnout 49.4 3.8 Greensclough (3713) Greensclough (3466) vote share Greenfield (4247) vote share Baron S. Ms.* Lab 1,137 56.2 vote share Baron D. Lab 744 39.9 Edmonson T. Con 665 32.9 Worswick C. Ms. Con 1,263 56.4 Neville A. Con 672 36.0 Mills J. Ms. Green 222 11.0 O'Brien N. Lab 978 43.6 Carr M. SLD 449 24.1 Turnout 54.5 23.3 Turnout 52.8 12.7 Turnout 53.8 3.9 Hareholme (4390) Greensclough (3706) Hareholme (4254) vote share vote share vote share Quinn H.* Lab 1,519 62.2 Talukdar M. Ms.* Con 937 49.4 Pearson G.* Lab 1,103 49.5 Sharples L. Ms. Con 676 27.7 Welch B. Lab 725 38.2 Parker T. Con 1,062 47.6 Sanderson S. Ms. Green 246 10.1 Dougan T. Ms. LD 234 12.3 Malley H. Ms. COMM 65 2.9 Turnout 55.6 34.5 Turnout 51.2 11.2 Turnout 52.4 1.8 Healey & Whitworth (3549) Hareholme (4330) Helmshore (5237) vote share vote share vote share Neal R. Lab 1,083 60.4 Disley M. Ms. Lab 1,154 47.3 Oldham S. Ms.* Con 1,499 55.2 Mellor J. Con 710 39.6 Booth J. Ms.* Con 1,099 45.1 McCaw H. Lab 1,218 44.8 Sanderson S. Ms. Green 186 7.6 Turnout 50.5 20.8 Turnout 51.9 10.3 Turnout 56.3 2.3

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Healey & Whitworth (3532) Greensclough (3657) Greensclough (3593) vote share vote share vote share Bolton A.* Con 802 44.0 Eaton J. Ms. Con 1,080 55.6 Baron D.* Lab 878 51.3 Dixon N. Lab 704 38.6 Baron D.* Lab 756 38.9 Crabtree S. Con 684 40.0 Gee R. LD 317 17.4 Dougan T. Ms. LD 108 5.6 Johnson A. Green 149 8.7

Turnout 51.6 5.4 Turnout 53.2 16.7 Turnout 47.7 11.3

Helmshore (5310) Hareholme (4334) Hareholme (4297) vote share vote share vote share Goldsworthy A. Ms.* Con 1,362 49.8 Law M. Ms. Con 1,024 47.8 Quinn H.* Lab 1,326 62.6 Lythgoe A. Lab 929 34.0 Pearson G.* Lab 1,022 47.7 Lord D. Ms. Con 792 37.4 Mann D. LD 353 12.9 Swan J. Ms. Green 95 4.4 Thompson N. Green 92 3.4 Turnout 49.5 25.2 Turnout 49.5 0.1 Turnout 51.5 15.8 Healey & Whitworth (3439) Helmshore (5295) vote share Irwell (4179) vote share Adamson C. Ms. Lab 833 52.8 vote share Keogh J. Con 1,589 59.8 Tchumak A. Con 568 36.0 Holt J. Con 1,021 47.6 Brannigan H. Lab 914 34.4 Lane R. LD 176 11.2 Heyworth P.* Lab 943 44.0 Gaffney J. Green 155 5.8 Johnson J. Ms. Green 181 8.4 Turnout 45.9 16.8 Turnout 50.3 25.4 Turnout 51.3 3.6 Helmshore (5294) Irwell (4143) vote share Longholme (4133) vote share Procter M. Ms.* Lab 1,300 52.5 vote share Neville A. Con 872 42.8 Brown A. Con 1,176 47.5 Forshaw J. Ms. Lab 1,130 58.3 Heyworth P. Lab 850 41.7 Brown A. Con 809 41.7 Askew A. LD 250 12.3 Turnout 46.9 5.0 Johnson J. Ms. Green 64 3.1 Turnout 46.9 16.6 Irwell (4220) Turnout 49.1 1.1 vote share Stacksteads (3326) Heyworth P. Lab 1,129 55.7 vote share Longholme (3968) Eaton J. Ms. Con 772 38.1 Lamb C. Ms. Lab 1,077 60.5 vote share Johnson J. Ms. Green 125 6.2 Finnegan E. Con 704 39.5 Fishwick A.* Lab 1,001 51.7 Brown A. Con 863 44.5 Turnout 48.1 17.6 Turnout 53.5 20.9 Sanderson S. Ms. Green 74 3.8 Longholme (3977) Whitewell (4318) Turnout 48.9 7.1 vote share vote share Pilling J.* Lab 1,142 60.8 Hayler J. Ms. Lab 1,241 58.5 Stacksteads (3261) Entwistle L. Con 735 39.2 Ritson K. Con 880 41.5 vote share McShea M. Lab 1,033 54.1 Turnout 47.5 21.7 Turnout 49.1 17.0 Finnegan E. Con 876 45.9 Stacksteads (3209) Worsley (3186) Turnout 58.5 8.2 vote share vote share Easton D.* Lab 946 54.3 Atkinson G.* Lab 928 62.7 Whitewell (4293) Finnegan E. Con 795 45.7 Barton S. Con 551 37.3 vote share Stuart R.* Lab 951 51.3 Turnout 54.3 8.7 Turnout 46.4 25.5 Marsden C. Ms. Con 901 48.7 Whitewell (4293) Turnout 43.2 2.7 vote share Hancock D. Ms. Lab 1,207 59.8 Rossendale - 1992 Worsley (3143) Booth J. Ms. Con 811 40.2 vote share Wilkinson R.* Lab 737 50.8 Turnout 47.1 19.6 Cribden (5103) Atherton M. Con 713 49.2 vote share Worsley (3071) Ruddick D. Con 1,270 49.6 Turnout 46.3 1.7 vote share Hancock D.* Lab 1,156 45.2 McManus J.* Lab 862 61.2 Thompson N. Green 134 5.2 Dewhurst P. Ms. Con 547 38.8

Turnout 50.3 4.5 Rossendale - 1994 Turnout 46.1 22.4

Eden (2779) vote share Cribden (5189) Dunne J. Con 999 75.2 vote share Hancock D. Ms. Lab 329 24.8 Forshaw L.* Lab 1,555 63.1 Rossendale - 1995 Frost S. Con 753 30.5 Turnout 47.9 50.5 Thompson N. Green 158 6.4 Cribden (5232) vote share Facit & Shawforth (2295) Turnout 47.5 32.5 Harding H. Ms. Lab 1,386 60.6 vote share Winder A.* Con 747 32.7 Mellor J. Con 721 62.8 Eden (2728) Gaffney J. Green 154 6.7 Williams S. Ms.* Lab 427 37.2 vote share Cheetham J. Con 666 54.6 Turnout 43.8 27.9 Turnout 50.3 25.6 Harding H. Ms.* Lab 553 45.4 Facit & Shawforth (2241) Greenfield (4186) Turnout 44.8 9.3 vote share vote share Kershaw E. Ms. Lab 493 51.0 Weeds B. Con 1,185 59.2 Greenfield (4255) Grogan J.* Con 473 49.0 O'Brien N. Lab 817 40.8 vote share Caldwell J. Lab 1,077 55.6 Turnout 43.8 2.1 Turnout 47.9 18.4 Starkey P. Con 859 44.4

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Greenfield (4261) Facit & Shawforth (2201) Greenfield (4354) vote share vote share vote share Atkinson D. Ms. Lab 989 62.7 Neal R. Lab 405 47.3 Thorne J. Ms. Con 634 52.6 Starkey P. Con 589 37.3 Grogan J. Con 371 43.3 Whitehead F. Ms. Lab 572 47.4 Lane R. LD 81 9.5 Turnout 37.2 25.3 Turnout 27.8 5.1 Turnout 39.3 4.0 Greensclough (3578) Greensclough (3517) vote share Greenfield (4221) vote share Baron S. Ms. Lab 831 53.5 vote share Driver J. Ms. Con 771 67.1 Eaton J. Ms. Con 723 46.5 Cruise M. Lab 867 62.8 Baron D.* Lab 378 32.9 Starkey C. Con 514 37.2 Turnout 43.8 6.9 Turnout 33.0 34.2 Turnout 33.5 25.6 Hareholme (4274) Hareholme (4324) vote share Greensclough (3541) vote share Disley M. Ms.* Lab 1,272 67.5 vote share Pearson G. Lab 728 55.0 Holden P. Con 531 28.2 Eaton J. Ms.* Con 875 53.3 Ruddick D. Con 596 45.0 Sanderson S. Ms. Green 82 4.4 Thomas E. Ms. Lab 768 46.7 Turnout 30.8 10.0 Turnout 44.2 39.3 Turnout 46.5 6.5 Healey & Whitworth (3487) Healey & Whitworth (3475) Hareholme (4344) vote share vote share vote share Grogan J. Con 517 55.5 Mooney P. Lab 900 63.5 Hayler P. Lab 1,127 62.5 Adamson C. Ms.* Lab 415 44.5 Bolton A.* Con 517 36.5 Law M. Ms.* Con 601 33.3 Sanderson S. Ms. Green 76 4.2 Turnout 26.9 10.9 Turnout 41.4 27.0 Turnout 41.7 29.2 Helmshore (5287) Helmshore (5265) vote share vote share Helmshore (5299) Beavan R. Con 835 52.4 Goldsworthy A. Ms.* Con 1,127 50.3 vote share Procter M. Ms.* Lab 758 47.6 McManus P. Ms. Lab 1,113 49.7 McManus P. Ms. Lab 1,118 52.0 Beaven R. Con 1,030 48.0 Turnout 30.4 4.8 Turnout 42.8 0.6 Turnout 40.6 4.1 Irwell (4128) Irwell (4186) vote share vote share Irwell (4153) Steen P. Con 786 58.9 Holt J.* Con 966 52.1 vote share Heyworth P.* Lab 549 41.1 Welch B. Lab 887 47.9 Wright K. Lab 841 51.1 Neville A.* Con 804 48.9 Turnout 32.4 17.8 Turnout 44.4 4.3 Turnout 39.6 2.2 Longholme (4038) Longholme (3963) vote share vote share Longholme (3952) Pilling J.* Lab 627 53.6 Forshaw J. Ms.* Lab 1,083 63.8 vote share Entwistle L. Con 542 46.4 Entwistle L. Con 540 31.8 Fishwick A.* Lab 1,014 66.7 Bird T. Green 74 4.4 Entwistle L. Con 426 28.0 Turnout 29.2 7.3 Bird T. Green 80 5.3 Turnout 42.8 32.0 Stacksteads (3114) Turnout 38.5 38.7 vote share Stacksteads (3161) Easton D.* Lab 503 50.9 vote share Stacksteads (3176) Nuttall D. Con 486 49.1 Calder T. Lab 925 57.0 vote share Finnegan E. Con 698 43.0 McShea M.* Lab 1,091 73.9 Turnout 32.2 1.7 Schofield J. Ms. Con 385 26.1 Turnout 51.6 14.0 Whitewell (4277) Turnout 46.6 47.8 vote share Whitewell (4307) Hancock D. Ms.* Lab 660 54.1 vote share Whitewell (4370) Marsden C. Ms. Con 559 45.9 Hayler J. Ms.* Lab 1,180 63.5 vote share Booth J. Ms. Con 677 36.5 Stuart R.* Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 28.6 8.3

Turnout 43.3 27.1 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Worsley (3066) vote share Worsley (3098) Worsley (3084) Birtwell S. Con 530 53.9 vote share vote share McManus J.* Lab 454 46.1 Atkinson G.* Lab 830 72.4 Wilkinson R.* Lab 763 62.1 Ronchetti E. Con 316 27.6 Birtwell S. Con 466 37.9 Turnout 32.5 7.7

Turnout 37.5 44.9 Turnout 40.0 24.2

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Rossendale - 1996 Rossendale - 1998 Cribden (5376) vote share Cribden (5209) Cribden (5248) Barnes A. Ms. Lab 862 49.1 vote share vote share Choudhury A. Con 450 25.6 Barnes P. Lab 1,075 57.5 Forshaw L.* Lab 810 57.2 Marx P. LD 444 25.3 Ruddick D.* Con 618 33.1 Ormerod M. Con 606 42.8 Gaffney E. Green 176 9.4 Turnout 33.8 23.5 Turnout 27.0 14.4 Turnout 35.9 24.5 Facit & Shawforth (2167) Eden (2763) vote share Eden (2704) vote share Pickup E. Ms. Lab 300 50.8 vote share Cheetham J.* Con 476 52.3 Hammond L. Ms. Con 291 49.2 Dunne J.* Con 692 56.8 Johnson J. Ms. Lab 435 47.7 Byrne S. Ms. Lab 526 43.2 Turnout 28.7 1.5 Turnout 33.1 4.5 Turnout 45.1 13.6

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Greenfield (4454) Facit & Shawforth (2178) Facit & Shawforth (2838)2 vote share vote share vote share Lee G. Con 792 50.9 Bolton A. Con 397 54.5 Kershaw E. Ms.* Lab 550 59.3 Atkinson D. Ms.* Lab 565 36.3 Neal R.* Lab 310 42.6 Aldred T. Lab 527 - Bennett R. LD 198 12.7 Reilly M. Ind 21 2.9 Bolton A.* Con 378 40.7 Starkey P. Con 290 - Turnout 36.9 14.6 Turnout 33.7 12.0 Turnout 33.7 18.5 Greensclough (3566) Greenfield (4373) vote share vote share (2854)2 Challinor W. Con 630 57.3 Schofield A. Con 969 64.0 vote share O'Connor B. Ms. Lab 469 42.7 Cruise M.* Lab 544 36.0 Barnes A. Ms.* Lab 656 65.0 Clarke R. Lab 644 - Turnout 33.0 14.6 Turnout 34.9 28.1 Kirk M. Ms. Con 353 35.0 Hayden- Hareholme (4360) Greensclough (3451) Pawson D. Ms.* Con 330 - vote share vote share Disley M. Ms.* Lab 902 59.5 Eaton J. Ms.* Con 1,079 77.1 Turnout 36.4 30.0 Entwistle L. Con 614 40.5 O'Connor B. Ms. Lab 320 22.9 3 Greenfield (4212) Turnout 37.2 19.0 Turnout 40.7 54.3 vote share Lee G.* Con 835 52.0 Healey & Whitworth (3462) Hareholme (4398) Schofield A.* Con 813 - vote share vote share Tickner A. Ms. Con 804 - Pickup R. Lab 449 51.8 O'Driscoll J. Ms. Con 827 53.0 Atkinson D. Ms. Lab 631 39.3 Shellard S. Ms. Con 418 48.2 Barnes P.* Lab 732 47.0 Johnson J. Ms. Lab 591 - Cruise M. Lab 588 - Turnout 26.1 3.6 Turnout 35.7 6.1 O'Brien N. SA 139 8.7

Helmshore (5366) Helmshore (5418) Turnout 37.8 12.7 vote share vote share Smith N. Con 952 51.5 Pawson D. Ms. Con 1,263 66.2 Greensclough (4112)3 Procter M. Ms. Lab 611 33.0 McManus J. Lab 644 33.8 vote share Mann D. LD 286 15.5 Eaton J.* Con 1,124 67.5 Turnout 35.5 32.5 Driver J. Ms.* Con 898 - Turnout 35.6 18.4 Challinor W.* Con 825 - Irwell (4073) O'Connor B. Ms. Lab 542 32.5 Irwell (4144) vote share Baron D. Lab 441 - vote share Hammond L. Ms. Con 1,054 74.0 Baron S. Ms. Lab 434 - Holt J.* Con 942 67.7 Calder T. Lab 371 26.0 Bradbury J. Ms. Lab 449 32.3 Turnout 40.4 34.9 Turnout 35.2 47.9 Turnout 35.9 35.4 Hareholme (4263)3 Longholme (4015) vote share Longholme (4038) vote share Disley M. Ms.* Lab 1,041 61.2 vote share Choudhury A. Con 643 51.2 Pearson G.* Lab 935 - Forshaw J. Ms.* Lab 741 56.4 White D. Lab 612 48.8 Unsworth T. Lab 919 - Marriott B. Ms. Con 572 43.6 O'Driscoll J. Ms.* Con 661 38.8 Turnout 31.6 2.5 Popland S. Ms. Con 601 - Turnout 33.8 12.9 Slaughter K. Con 586 - Stacksteads (3063) Stacksteads (3068) vote share Turnout 39.6 22.3 vote share McShea M.* Lab 692 55.3 Talukdar M. Ms. Con 642 54.5 Nuttall D. Con 560 44.7 Healey & Whitworth (2757)2 Calder T.* Lab 537 45.5 vote share Turnout 41.1 10.5 Neal R. Lab 515 62.7 Turnout 40.9 8.9 Pickup R.* Lab 450 - Whitewell (4229) Grogan J.* Con 306 37.3 Whitewell (4222) vote share Neville A. Con 224 - vote share Wadsworth C. Con 883 58.6 Hayler J. Ms.* Lab 665 50.4 Hancock D. Ms. Lab 624 41.4 Turnout 28.9 25.5 Wadsworth C. Con 654 49.6 3 Turnout 35.8 17.2 Helmshore (4460) Turnout 32.5 0.8 vote share Worsley (2997) Nicholass G. Con 763 40.5 Worsley (2995) vote share Smith N.* Con 748 - vote share Nuttall P. Con 569 58.5 McManus J. Lab 716 38.0 Riley L. Con 483 52.1 Atkinson G. Lab 404 41.5 Brannigan S. Lab 714 - Atkinson G.* Lab 444 47.9 Williams J. Con 666 - Turnout 32.7 17.0 Nixon A. Lab 627 - Turnout 32.6 4.2 Beavan R.* Ind 405 21.5

Turnout 38.1 2.5 Rossendale - 2002 Irwell (3613)3 Rossendale - 2000 2 vote share Cribden (2727) Huntbach R. Con 632 53.0 Cribden (5445) vote share Hammond L. Ms.* Con 630 - vote share Forshaw L.* Lab 598 56.8 Steen P.* Con 563 - Balchin C. Con 830 45.8 McCaw H. Lab 501 - Heyworth P. Lab 560 47.0 Good G. Lab 640 35.3 Balchin C.* Con 454 43.2 Wright K. Lab 501 - Marx P. LD 343 18.9 Moorfield R. Con 331 - Pearson W. Lab 479 -

Turnout 33.3 10.5 Turnout 36.9 13.7 Turnout 34.1 6.0

Eden (2767) Eden (2774)2 vote share vote share Pawson B. Con 568 56.3 Cheetham J.* Con 584 53.6 Johnson J. Ms. Lab 441 43.7 D. Lab 506 46.4 Pawson B.* Con 493 - Turnout 36.8 12.6 Belli T. Lab 414 -

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Longholme (4115)3 Healey & Whitworth (2803) Greensclough (4308) vote share vote share vote share Forshaw J. Ms.* Lab 896 63.1 Barnes D. Con 404 54.4 Driver J. Ms.* Con 699 37.3 Pilling J.* Lab 789 - Pickup R.* Lab 338 45.6 Carr M. LD 659 35.1 Hancock D. Ms.* Lab 775 - O'Connor B. Ms. Lab 518 27.6 Wild J. Con 524 36.9 Turnout 26.7 8.9 Doherty T. Con 510 - Turnout 45.0 2.1 Fuke J. Con 389 - Helmshore (4484) vote share Hareholme (4262) Turnout 35.4 26.2 Pawson B. Con 694 49.2 vote share Brannigan S. Lab 473 33.5 Wadsworth C. Con 1,082 56.1 Stacksteads (2874)2 Pilling J. LD 244 17.3 Pearson G.* Lab 848 43.9 vote share McShea M.* Lab 796 68.3 Turnout 31.9 15.7 Turnout 47.3 12.1 Connearn D. Lab 684 - Nuttall D. Con 369 31.7 Irwell (3613) Helmshore (4469) Steen H. Ms. Con 298 - vote share vote share Steen P.* Con 566 57.6 Pawson J. Ms. Con 1,084 48.9 Turnout 39.8 36.7 Pearson W. Lab 416 42.4 Haines S. Lab 633 28.6 Pilling J. LD 500 22.6 3 Whitewell (4220) Turnout 27.5 15.3 vote share Turnout 50.1 20.3 Hancock D.* Lab 851 54.3 Longholme (4107) Riley W. Lab 830 - vote share Irwell (3668) Easton D.* Lab 801 - Haworth E. Ms. Con 559 50.4 vote share Wadsworth C.* Con 715 45.7 Hancock D. Ms.* Lab 551 49.6 Farquharson J. Ms. Con 746 54.6 Godwin R. Con 691 - Durkin T. Ms. Lab 620 45.4 Lever C. Ms. Con 690 - Turnout 27.5 0.7 Turnout 39.3 9.2 Turnout 38.0 8.7 Stacksteads (2875) vote share Longholme (4098) Worsley (4287)3 Connearn D.* Lab 0 0.0 vote share vote share Entwistle L. Con 1,024 55.3 Atkinson G. Lab 836 52.3 Turnout 0.0 0.0 Pilling J.* Lab 829 44.7 Proctor M. Ms. Lab 757 - Lythgoe A. Lab 720 - Whitewell (4255) Turnout 47.1 10.5 Thorne J. Ms.* Con 555 34.7 vote share Nuttall P.* Con 534 - Robertson A. Ms. Lab 646 50.8 Whitewell (4233) Riley L.* Con 513 - Wadsworth C.* Con 625 49.2 vote share Birtwell S.* Ind 209 13.1 Crosta T. Ms. Con 976 54.9 Turnout 30.2 1.7 Riley W.* Lab 803 45.1 Turnout 34.7 17.6 Worsley (4285) Turnout 44.4 9.7 vote share Thorne J. Ms. Con 552 46.9 Worsley (4318) Rossendale - 2003 Lythgoe A.* Lab 395 33.6 vote share Marx P. LD 230 19.5 Ruddick D. Con 846 50.8 Procter M. Ms.* Lab 819 49.2 Cribden (2738) Turnout 27.7 13.3 vote share Turnout 40.8 1.6 Young P. LD 285 34.5 McCaw H.* Lab 274 33.2 Slaughter K. Con 266 32.2 Rossendale - 2004

Turnout 30.4 1.3 Rossendale - 2006 Cribden (2739) Facit & Shawforth (2831) vote share Eden (2767)2 vote share Graham J. Ms. Con 681 53.8 vote share Steen H. Ms. Con 422 53.1 Forshaw L.* Lab 585 46.2 Cheetham J.* Con 684 62.2 Aldred T.* Lab 372 46.9 Smith D. Con 666 - Turnout 48.1 7.6 Barnfield W. Lab 415 37.8 Turnout 28.2 6.3 Eden (2794) Turnout 40.3 24.5 Greenfield (4206)2 vote share vote share Marriott B. Ms. Con 802 59.4 Goodshaw (3104) Starkey P. Con 678 43.7 Rishton D.* Lab 549 40.6 vote share Tickner A. Ms.* Con 644 - Barnes A. Ms.* Lab 596 53.0 Long C. Ms. LD 540 34.8 Turnout 50.0 18.7 Marsden H. Ms. Con 528 47.0 Atkinson D. Ms. Lab 335 21.6 Shilliday J. Ms. Lab 236 - Facit & Shawforth (2844) Turnout 36.7 6.0 vote share Turnout 33.6 8.9 Barnes L. Ms. Con 660 55.3 Greenfield (4274) Aldred T.* Lab 533 44.7 vote share Greensclough (4161) Morris R. Con 684 44.4 vote share Turnout 45.9 10.6 Pilling C. Ms.* LD 582 37.8 Challinor W.* Con 693 55.7 Shilliday J. Ms. Lab 275 17.8 O'Connor B. Ms. Lab 551 44.3 Goodshaw (3026) vote share Turnout 36.3 6.6 Turnout 30.4 11.4 Ormerod M. Con 713 50.8 Hancock D. Ms.* Lab 690 49.2 Greensclough (4384) Hareholme (4245) vote share vote share Turnout 48.1 1.6 Eaton J.* Con 876 49.6 Unsworth T.* Lab 661 50.4 Carr M. LD 512 29.0 Popland S. Ms. Con 650 49.6 Greenfield (4200) Thomas E. Ms. Lab 379 21.4 vote share Turnout 31.3 0.8 Sandiford G. Ms. Con 830 41.1 Turnout 40.6 20.6 Pilling C. Ms. LD 754 37.4 Whitehead F. Ms. Lab 434 21.5 Hareholme (4241) vote share Turnout 49.0 3.8 Gill P. Lab 803 53.4 Mills M. Con 700 46.6

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Healey & Whitworth (2876) Hareholme (4233)2 Facit & Shawforth (2787) vote share vote share vote share Neal R.* Ind 587 57.5 Unsworth T.* Lab 713 46.1 Barnes L. Ms.* Con 336 29.0 Pearson V. Ms. Con 258 25.3 Hewlett A. Ms. Lab 693 - Lane R. LD 298 25.7 O'Connor B. Ms. Lab 175 17.2 Mills M. Con 626 40.5 Crossley M. BNP 218 18.8 Christie M. Con 560 - Ruane K. Ms. Ind 185 16.0 Turnout 35.5 32.3 Dixon B. LD 206 13.3 Mycock I. Lab 121 10.4

Helmshore (4535) Turnout 35.0 5.6 Turnout 41.7 3.3 vote share Essex B. Con 897 52.1 Healey & Whitworth (2923) Goodshaw (3153) Haines S. Lab 549 31.9 vote share vote share Pilling J. LD 275 16.0 Wilson R. Lab 344 35.1 Farrington D. Ms.* Lab 631 55.3 Barnes D.* Con 318 32.4 Bates J. Ms. Con 510 44.7 Turnout 38.2 20.2 Crossley M. BNP 220 22.4 Karoo J. Ms. LD 98 10.0 Turnout 36.9 10.6 Irwell (3661) vote share Turnout 33.8 2.7 Greenfield (4396) Haworth G. Lab 432 35.7 vote share Christie M. Con 409 33.8 Helmshore (4581) Sandiford G. Ms.* Con 993 60.8 Bryan K. BNP 369 30.5 vote share Amin S. LD 350 21.4 Pawson B.* Con 859 55.9 McManus J. Lab 290 17.8 Turnout 33.3 1.9 Procter M. Ms. Lab 434 28.2 Karoo M. LD 244 15.9 Turnout 37.4 39.4 Longholme (4144) vote share Turnout 33.6 27.7 Greensclough (4425) Forshaw J. Ms.* Lab 642 42.7 vote share Lumb N. Ms. Con 564 37.5 Irwell (3776) Driver J. Ms.* Con 697 43.2 Hemsley L. Ms. Green 299 19.9 vote share Connearn D. Lab 422 26.1 Steen P.* Con 386 32.2 Salt P. BNP 273 16.9 Turnout 36.6 5.2 Durkin T. Ms. Lab 384 32.0 Carr M. LD 223 13.8 Bryan K. BNP 315 26.3 Stacksteads (2863) Adamson C. LD 115 9.6 Turnout 36.5 17.0 vote share Lynskey F. Con 452 50.7 Turnout 31.9 0.2 Hareholme (4233) Hancock D. Ms. Lab 440 49.3 vote share 2 Longholme (4199) May N. Ms. Con 775 53.3 Turnout 31.7 1.3 vote share Hewlett A. Ms.* Lab 679 46.7 Swain A. Con 663 48.6 Whitewell (4303) Tickner A. Ms. Con 586 - Turnout 34.8 6.6 vote share Hancock D. Ms. Lab 554 40.6 Hancock D.* Lab 740 53.4 Pilling J. Lab 528 - Helmshore (4503) Blezard J. Ms. Con 646 46.6 Quraishi F. Ms. LD 147 10.8 vote share Evans P. Con 975 60.1 Turnout 32.6 6.8 Turnout 34.1 8.0 Harding E. Ms. Lab 320 19.7 Adamson C. LD 181 11.2 Worsley (4267) Stacksteads (2793) O'Brien N. Ind 145 8.9 vote share vote share Dickinson H. Ms. Con 564 40.7 Lamb C. Ms. Lab 485 57.3 Turnout 36.0 40.4 Procter M. Ms. Lab 478 34.5 Popland S. Ms. Con 254 30.0 Sheffield R. LD 345 24.9 Workman S. Ms. LD 107 12.6 Irwell (3880) vote share Turnout 32.9 6.2 Turnout 30.6 27.3 Steen H. Ms. Con 529 41.1 Durkin T. Ms.* Lab 450 35.0 Whitewell (4337) Bryan K. BNP 307 23.9 vote share Rossendale - 2007 Robertson A. Ms.* Lab 529 37.7 Turnout 33.3 6.1 Nuttall T. LD 515 36.7 Marriott B. Ms. Con 361 25.7 Longholme (4187) Cribden (2820) vote share vote share Turnout 32.7 1.0 Gledhill J. Con 679 44.9 Gill C. Ms. Lab 456 41.6 Jones M. Lab 484 32.0 Sheffield R. LD 290 26.4 Worsley (4335) Entwistle L. Ind 350 23.1 Bates J. Ms. Con 231 21.1 vote share O'Brien R. Ms. BNP 120 10.9 Thorne J. Ms.* Con 636 43.3 Turnout 36.3 12.9 Kenyon A. Ms. Lab 532 36.2 Turnout 38.6 15.1 Amin S. LD 301 20.5 Whitewell (4356)2

vote share Facit & Shawforth (2785) Turnout 34.2 7.1 Nuttall T.* LD 1,006 61.4 vote share Pilling J. LD 733 - Aldred T. Lab 431 40.1 Dearden T. Ms. Lab 433 26.4 Lane R. LD 393 36.6 Wilkinson M. Lab 277 - Steen H. Ms.* Con 251 23.3 Rossendale - 2008 Perry M. BNP 200 12.2

Turnout 39.6 3.5 Turnout 34.1 35.0 Cribden (2815) Greenfield (4359) vote share Worsley (4335) vote share Graham J. Ms.* Con 386 35.4 vote share Pilling C. Ms. LD 919 57.5 Fletcher A. Ms. Lab 367 33.6 Stansfield D. Con 716 51.5 Starkey P.* Con 680 42.5 Sheffield B. LD 338 31.0 Kenyon A. Ms. Lab 675 48.5

Turnout 37.0 14.9 Turnout 38.9 1.7 Turnout 32.5 2.9

Greensclough (4440) Eden (2804) vote share vote share Challinor B.* Con 469 27.8 Smith D.* Con 916 79.5 O'Connor B. Ms. Lab 457 27.1 Pilling J. Lab 236 20.5 Carr M. LD 394 23.3 Salt P. BNP 369 21.8 Turnout 41.7 59.0

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Worsley (4464) Worsley (4442) Rossendale - 2010 vote share vote share Kenyon A. Ms. Lab 1,422 55.8 Wilkinson R. Lab 880 58.0 Thomson M. Con 1,125 44.2 Thorne J. Ms.* Con 637 42.0 Eden (2829)

vote share Turnout 58.4 11.7 Turnout 34.7 16.0 Cheetham A. Ms. Con 1,083 54.1

Holland S. LD 465 23.2 Pilling N. Lab 453 22.6

Turnout 71.4 30.9 Rossendale - 2011 Rossendale - 2012

Goodshaw (3187) Cribden (2833) Cribden (2840) vote share vote share vote share Barnes A. Ms.* Lab 950 42.5 Gill C. Ms.* Lab 680 62.8 Fletcher A. Ms. Lab 622 62.7 McWicker S. Ms. Con 825 36.9 Charlton-Mockett M. Con 402 37.2 McWicker S. Ms. Con 295 29.7 Justice T. Edem 462 20.7 Fox G. LD 75 7.6 Turnout 38.8 25.7 Turnout 70.8 5.6 Turnout 35.2 33.0 Facit & Shawforth (2885) Greenfield (4524) vote share Eden (2837) vote share Aldred T.* Lab 526 47.7 vote share Morris G.* Con 1,476 50.0 Barnes D. Con 429 38.9 Smith D. Ms.* Con 577 59.3 Procter M. Ms. Lab 819 27.7 Jackson D. Green 148 13.4 Johnson J. Ms. Lab 396 40.7 Amin S. LD 658 22.3 Turnout 39.1 8.8 Turnout 34.7 18.6 Turnout 65.9 22.2 Greenfield (4501) Facit & Shawforth (2900) Greensclough (4542) vote share vote share vote share Shipley A. Ms. Con 979 54.9 De Souza S. Ms. Ind 512 59.2 Eaton J.* Con 1,428 50.8 Proctor M. Ms. Lab 803 45.1 Barnes L. Ms.* Con 238 27.5 Jackson B. LD 709 25.2 Ham L. Ms. LD 115 13.3 Hewlett A. Ms. Lab 675 24.0 Turnout 40.2 9.9 Turnout 30.1 31.7 Turnout 62.3 25.6 Greensclough (4538) vote share Goodshaw (3190) Hareholme (4226) Macnae A. Lab 855 52.0 vote share vote share Challinor W.* Con 789 48.0 Farrington D. Ms.* Lab 862 74.7 Crawforth C. Lab 1,401 52.4 Bartlett-Smith D. Con 292 25.3 Pickup M. Con 1,274 47.6 Turnout 36.5 4.0 Turnout 36.4 49.4 Turnout 64.7 4.7 Hareholme (4211) vote share Greenfield (4511) Healey & Whitworth (2952) Marriott M. Lab 908 54.2 vote share vote share Pickup M. Con 766 45.8 Sandiford G. Ms.* Con 894 61.1 Neal A.* CmtyF 583 33.9 McLaughlin S. Ms. Lab 569 38.9 Serridge S. Lab 564 32.8 Turnout 40.3 8.5 Barnes D. Con 381 22.2 Turnout 32.8 22.2 Cunningham C. LD 192 11.2 Healey & Whitworth (2964) vote share Greensclough (4530) Turnout 58.7 1.1 Serridge S.* Lab 516 50.8 vote share Bradbury D. Cmty First 499 49.2 Ashworth B. Ms. Lab 726 51.0 Helmshore (4662) Driver J. Ms.* Con 505 35.5 vote share Turnout 34.6 1.7 Jackson B. LD 193 13.6 Essex B.* Con 1,969 61.9 Harding E. Ms. Lab 1,212 38.1 Helmshore (4663) Turnout 31.8 15.5 vote share Turnout 69.3 23.8 Milling A. Ms.* Con 1,167 58.0 Hareholme (4230) McManus J. Lab 846 42.0 vote share Irwell (4042) Bleakley C. Ms. Lab 805 55.3 vote share Turnout 43.6 15.9 Pickup M. Con 560 38.4 Christie M. Con 984 43.1 Donnelly J. LD 92 6.3 Haworth G.* Lab 837 36.7 Irwell (4042) Bryant K. NF 265 11.6 vote share Turnout 34.8 16.8 Jackson H. Ms. Green 195 8.5 Smith M. Ms. Lab 620 46.9 Steen P.* Con 533 40.3 Helmshore (4708) Turnout 56.7 6.4 Bryan K. NF 170 12.8 vote share Evans P.* Con 647 36.7 Longholme (4236) Turnout 33.0 6.6 McManus J. Lab 566 32.1 vote share Hudson V. Ind 548 31.1 McInnes L. Ms. Lab 991 36.2 Longholme (4207) Sheffield B. LD 965 35.2 vote share Turnout 37.5 4.6 Abdullah M. Con 785 28.6 Roberts P. Lab 937 51.6 Swain A.* Con 879 48.4 Irwell (4131) Turnout 65.5 0.9 vote share Turnout 43.9 3.2 Hughes S. Lab 551 51.9 Stacksteads (2823) Steen H. Ms.* Con 340 32.0 vote share Stacksteads (2855) Bryan K. NF 170 16.0 Oakes J. Ms. Lab 1,039 64.5 vote share Lynskey F.* Con 573 35.5 Lamb C. Ms.* Lab 605 62.4 Turnout 25.9 19.9 Pickup S. Con 221 22.8 Turnout 58.6 28.9 Justice A. Edem 144 14.8 Longholme (4222) vote share Whitewell (4428) Turnout 34.2 39.6 Knowles R. Lab 757 54.1 vote share Abdullah M. Con 401 28.6 Pilling J. LD 1,095 39.8 Whitewell (4441) Laight C. LD 242 17.3 Marriott B. Ms. Con 833 30.2 vote share Hayler J. Ms. Lab 826 30.0 Robertson A. Ms.* Lab 0 0.0 Turnout 33.5 25.4

Turnout 62.9 9.5 Turnout 0.0 0.0

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Whitewell (4409) vote share Creaser K. Ms. Lab 543 42.7 Nuttall T.* LD 480 37.8 Steen P. Con 248 19.5

Turnout 29.1 5.0

Worsley (4458) vote share Procter M. Ms. Lab 663 53.1 Stansfield D.* Con 368 29.5 Barker G. UKIP 218 17.5

Turnout 28.2 23.6

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