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Rossendale 2016
Local elections held 5 May 2016.
How to read this page
Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.
Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.
If votes were counted by party
Across the 12 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 12 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 7,732 | 47.1% | 10 | 83.3% | 6 | 50.0% | +4 |
| Conservative Party | 6,355 | 38.7% | 2 | 16.7% | 5 | 41.7% | -3 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 1,213 | 7.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 8.3% | -1 |
| Independent | 783 | 4.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Green Party | 208 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| NF | 128 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 16,419 | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% | 12 | 100.0% | 0 |
Vote share vs seats won
The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2016 election (current) and immediately before it (2015). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2016 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Hareholme · 1 seat · won at 37.5% · −12.5 pts below quota
- Facit and Shawforth · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
- Greenfield · 1 seat · won at 46.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
- Whitewell · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · −3.3 pts below quota
- Cribden · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · −3.1 pts below quota
- Longholme · 1 seat · won at 50.2% · above quota
- Helmshore · 1 seat · won at 51.7% · above quota
- Worsley · 1 seat · won at 51.8% · above quota
- Eden · 1 seat · won at 52.7% · above quota
- Irwell · 1 seat · won at 52.8% · above quota
- Greensclough · 1 seat · won at 57.1% · above quota
- Goodshaw · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Race results
Hareholme · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 37.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −12.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,639
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Macnae | Labour Party | 615 | 37.5% | −12.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Clive Balchin | Independent | 547 | 33.4% | — | |
| 3 | David Foxcroft | Conservative Party | 477 | 29.1% | — |
Facit and Shawforth · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 885
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Aldred | Labour Party | 381 | 43.1% | −6.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Dayne Powell | Conservative Party | 304 | 34.4% | — | |
| 3 | Max Lake | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 200 | 22.6% | — |
Greenfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,489
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Val Roberts | Conservative Party | 693 | 46.5% | −3.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lisa Bloor | Labour Party | 584 | 39.2% | — | |
| 3 | Alan Weaver | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 212 | 14.2% | — |
Whitewell · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,395
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pam Bromley | Labour Party | 651 | 46.7% | −3.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sarah Collinge | Conservative Party | 607 | 43.5% | — | |
| 3 | John Payne | Green Party | 137 | 9.8% | — |
Cribden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,156
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Fletcher | Labour Party | 542 | 46.9% | −3.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jenny Rigby | Conservative Party | 391 | 33.8% | — | |
| 3 | Michael Pickup | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 152 | 13.1% | — | |
| 4 | Hilary Whitehead | Green Party | 71 | 6.1% | — |
Longholme · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 50.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +0.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,530
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steve Hughes | Labour Party | 768 | 50.2% | +0.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Thomas Blackburn | Conservative Party | 500 | 32.7% | — | |
| 3 | Gary Barnes | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 262 | 17.1% | — |
Helmshore · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,939
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Stansfield | Conservative Party | 1,003 | 51.7% | +1.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sam Stuart-Booth | Labour Party | 700 | 36.1% | — | |
| 3 | Noel O'Brien | Independent | 236 | 12.2% | — |
Worsley · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,416
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marilyn Procter | Labour Party | 733 | 51.8% | +1.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Naomi Adams | Conservative Party | 418 | 29.5% | — | |
| 3 | Granville Barker | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 265 | 18.7% | — |
Eden · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,041
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janice Johnson | Labour Party | 549 | 52.7% | +2.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mischa Mockett | Conservative Party | 492 | 47.3% | — |
Irwell · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +2.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,251
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Walmsley | Labour Party | 661 | 52.8% | +2.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Laura-Beth Thompson | Conservative Party | 462 | 36.9% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Bryan | NF | 128 | 10.2% | — |
Greensclough · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 57.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +7.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,469
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barbara Ashworth | Labour Party | 839 | 57.1% | +7.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Mark Mills | Conservative Party | 630 | 42.9% | — |
Goodshaw · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +8.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,209
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorothy Farrington | Labour Party | 709 | 58.6% | +8.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Lynn Tatt | Conservative Party | 378 | 31.3% | — | |
| 3 | Ronald Ashworth | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 122 | 10.1% | — |