2024 Rossendale Borough Council election
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2 May 2024
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The 2024 Rossendale Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections being held in the United Kingdom on the same day.[1] It will elect all 30 seats to the council.[2]
This election marked a change in the electoral pattern for the Council. Prior to this election a third of the council was elected at a time three years out of every four. From this election onwards the whole council would be elected together every four years. Due to a boundary review of the wards by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, the number of seats has been decreased to 30 seats from 36.[2]
At the previous election, held in 2023, the Labour Party increased their majority by 3 seats, leading to them having 22 seats and keeping the council under Labour control.[3] The Green Party also gained representation on the council for the first time.[4]
| Party | Seats | |
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| Labour | 21 | |
| Conservative | 9 | |
| Community First | 2 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
| Green | 1 | |
| Vacant | 1 | |
Summary
Election result
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| Party | Candidates | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
| Labour | 26 | 20 | 1 | 0 |  2 |
66.7 | 42.8 | 18,794 | –1.7 | |
| Conservative | 25 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
16.7 | 29.4 | 12,915 | –4.7 | |
| Green | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 |  2 |
10.0 | 22.9 | 10,041 | +8.5 | |
| Community First | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |  |
6.7 | 3.5 | 1,527 | –1.9 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
0.0 | 1.3 | 585 | +0.1 | |
