While the Council fully accepts that this leaves electoral inequality we feel the current arrangements well reflect the established local communities and their needs.

This would give the following statistics:

LCC Projected Polling Existing Proposed county Electorate projected Division District Parish ward variance district district/borough/city ward division June 2015 Electorate total 2021 June 2021 Rossendale BG1 Greensclough Rossendale East 1269 1,325 12,137 9.51% Rossendale BG2 Greensclough Rossendale East 1561 991 Rossendale BG3 Greensclough Rossendale East 794 635 Rossendale BG4 Greensclough Rossendale East 801 938 Rossendale BG5 NEW POLL NG DISTRICT Greensclough Rossendale East 742 Rossendale BS1 Rossendale East 1802 1,292 Rossendale BS2 Stacksteads Rossendale East 1135 911 Rossendale BS3 NEW POLL NG DISTRICT Stacksteads Rossendale East 734 Rossendale RW1 Rossendale East 1244 1 294 Rossendale RW2 Whitewell Rossendale East 1476 1,532 Rossendale RW3 Whitewell Rossendale East 801 838 Rossendale RW4 Whitewell Rossendale East 866 905 Rossendale RC1 Cribden Rossendale North 1954 2,065 10,941 -1.28% Rossendale RC2 Cribden Rossendale North 913 994 Rossendale RG1 Rossendale North 2238 2,330 Rossendale RG2 Goodshaw Rossendale North 1008 1 064 Rossendale RH1 Hareholme Rossendale North 1231 1,294 Rossendale RH2 Hareholme Rossendale North 896 949 Rossendale RH3 Hareholme Rossendale North 1659 1,734 Rossendale RH4 Hareholme Rossendale North 470 511 Rossendale HE1 Eden Rossendale South 1640 700 12,191 9 99% Rossendale HE2 Eden Rossendale South 1266 883 Rossendale HE3 NEW POLL NG DISTRICT Eden Rossendale South 1 462 Rossendale HG1 Greenfield Rossendale South 803 852 Rossendale HG2 Greenfield Rossendale South 1831 1,910 Rossendale HG3 Greenfield Rossendale South 1855 1,935 Rossendale RL1 Longholme Rossendale South 2243 2 344 Rossendale RL2 Longholme Rossendale South 1262 1 335 Rossendale RL3 Longholme Rossendale South 713 770 Rossendale HH1 Rossendale West 1541 1,604 9,580 -1356% Rossendale HH2 Helmshore Rossendale West 1937 2 011 Rossendale HH3 Helmshore Rossendale West 1366 1 424 Rossendale HW1 Worsley Rossendale West 1183 1,243 Rossendale HW2 Worsley Rossendale West 1298 1,361 Rossendale HW3 Worsley Rossendale West 1857 1 937 Rossendale WF1 Whitworth (Facit and ) Facit & Shawforth Whitworth & 774 835 10,756 -2.95% Rossendale WF2 Whitworth (Facit and Shawforth) Facit & Shawforth Whitworth & Bacup 2153 2,254 Rossendale WH1 Whitworth (Healey and Whitworth) Healey & Whitworth Whitworth & Bacup 2125 2,225 Rossendale WH2 Whitworth (Healey and Whitworth) Healey & Whitworth Whitworth & Bacup 966 1 033 Rossendale BI1 Irwell Whitworth & Bacup 1949 1,190 Rossendale BI2 Irwell Whitworth & Bacup 2261 2,117 Rossendale BI3 NEW POLL NG DISTRICT Irwell Whitworth & Bacup 1,102

Option 2 – second preferred option

That the recommendation previously made by Rossendale Borough Council to County Council be introduced as follows and that the Whitworth division be renamed “Whitworth & Bacup”:

 That RW1 be moved from the proposed division of Rossendale South 56 to Rossendale North 55 and this area be renamed as Mid- Rossendale.  HG2 be moved from Rossendale South 56 to Rossendale West 57.  HE1 be moved from the proposed division of Rossendale West 57 to Rossendale South 56.

We note that once the current electorate figures are used for December 2015 (along with projections for June 2021), this proposal will meet the criteria set by the LGBCE.

This would give the following statistics:

LCC Projected Polling Existing Proposed county Electorate projected Division District Parish ward variance district district/borough/city ward division June 2015 Electorate total 2021 June 2021 Rossendale RC1 Cribden Mid Rossendale 1954 2,065 12,235 1039% Rossendale RC2 Cribden Mid Rossendale 913 994 Rossendale RG1 Goodshaw Mid Rossendale 2238 2,330 Rossendale RG2 Goodshaw Mid Rossendale 1008 1,064 Rossendale RH1 Hareholme Mid Rossendale 1231 1,294 Rossendale RH2 Hareholme Mid Rossendale 896 949 Rossendale RH3 Hareholme Mid Rossendale 1659 1,734 Rossendale RH4 Hareholme Mid Rossendale 470 511 Rossendale RW1 Whitewell Mid Rossendale 1244 1,294 Rossendale BG1 Greensclough Rossendale East 1269 1 325 10 843 -2.16% Rossendale BG2 Greensclough Rossendale East 1561 991 Rossendale BG3 Greensclough Rossendale East 794 635 Rossendale BG4 Greensclough Rossendale East 801 938 Rossendale BG5 NEW POLL NG DISTRICT Greensclough Rossendale East 742 Rossendale BS1 Stacksteads Rossendale East 1802 1,292 Rossendale BS2 Stacksteads Rossendale East 1135 911 Rossendale BS3 NEW POLL NG DISTRICT Stacksteads Rossendale East 734 Rossendale RW2 Whitewell Rossendale East 1476 1 532 Rossendale RW3 Whitewell Rossendale East 801 838 Rossendale RW4 Whitewell Rossendale East 866 905 Rossendale HE1 Eden Rossendale South 1640 700 10281 -7.23% Rossendale HE2 Eden Rossendale South 1266 883 Rossendale HE3 NEW POLL NG DISTRICT Eden Rossendale South 1,462 Rossendale HG1 Greenfield Rossendale South 803 852 Rossendale HG3 Greenfield Rossendale South 1855 1 935 Rossendale RL1 Longholme Rossendale South 2243 2,344 Rossendale RL2 Longholme Rossendale South 1262 1,335 Rossendale RL3 Longholme Rossendale South 713 770 Rossendale HG2 Greenfield Rossendale West 1831 1,910 11,490 367% Rossendale HH1 Helmshore Rossendale West 1541 1,604 Rossendale HH2 Helmshore Rossendale West 1937 2,011 Rossendale HH3 Helmshore Rossendale West 1366 1 424 Rossendale HW1 Worsley Rossendale West 1183 1,243 Rossendale HW2 Worsley Rossendale West 1298 1,361 Rossendale HW3 Worsley Rossendale West 1857 1 937 Rossendale WF1 Whitworth (Facit and Shawforth) Facit & Shawforth Whitworth & Bacup 774 835 10756 -2.95% Rossendale WF2 Whitworth (Facit and Shawforth) Facit & Shawforth Whitworth & Bacup 2153 2,254 Rossendale WH1 Whitworth (Healey and Whitworth) Healey & Whitworth Whitworth & Bacup 2125 2,225 Rossendale WH2 Whitworth (Healey and Whitworth) Healey & Whitworth Whitworth & Bacup 966 1 033 Rossendale BI1 Irwell Whitworth & Bacup 1949 1,190 Rossendale BI2 Irwell Whitworth & Bacup 2261 2,117 Rossendale BI3 NEW POLL NG DISTRICT Irwell Whitworth & Bacup 1 102

Option 3 – third preferred option

 That HG1 move from Rossendale South 56 to Rossendale West 57.  That HE1 move back from the proposed division of Rossendale West 57 to Rossendale South 56.  That RW1 move back from the proposed division of Rossendale South 56 to Rossendale East 54.  That BG5 move from Rossendale East 54 into Whitworth 58, and that the Whitworth division be renamed “Whitworth & Bacup”.

We note that this meets the criteria set by the LGBCE.

This would give the following statistics: