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Rossendale 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

12 ward races

12 seats

4 elected below the proportional quota

33.3% of seats below quota

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 that would be needed to be guaranteed that 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 gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates 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 allocated to those vote totals in proportion (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 in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	6,603	40.7%	7	58.3%	6	50.0%	+1
Conservative and Unionist Party	6,021	37.1%	3	25.0%	5	41.7%	-2
Green Party	1,986	12.2%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	-1
Independent	1,002	6.2%	1	8.3%	0	0.0%	+1
FIRST	611	3.8%	1	8.3%	0	0.0%	+1
Total	16,223	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.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Whitewell · 1 seat · won at 42.3% · +7.7 pts below quota
Irwell · 1 seat · won at 44.9% · +5.1 pts below quota
Helmshore · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · +3.4 pts below quota
Greenfield · 1 seat · won at 49.3% · +0.7 pts below quota
Eden · 1 seat · won at 51.1% · above quota
Hareholme · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
Longholme · 1 seat · won at 53.8% · above quota
Greensclough · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
Goodshaw · 1 seat · won at 55.1% · above quota
Worsley · 1 seat · won at 58.2% · above quota
Stacksteads · 1 seat · won at 64.9% · above quota
Healey & Whitworth · 1 seat · won at 71.5% · above quota

Race results

Whitewell · single-seat

Marginal winner 42.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +7.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,612

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Coogan M.	Labour Party	682	42.3%	Elected
2	Kempson K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	558	34.6%
3	Payne J.	Green Party	324	20.1%
4	Trickett G.	Independent	48	3.0%

Electorate 4,084 · Ballots cast 1,612 · EC ward code E05005328 · Back to ward index

Irwell · single-seat

Marginal winner 44.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +5.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,264

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith M.	Labour Party	567	44.9%	Elected
2	Smith S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	561	44.4%
3	Broggan D.	Green Party	136	10.8%

Electorate 4,230 · Ballots cast 1,264 · EC ward code E05005325 · Back to ward index

Helmshore · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.4 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,913

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Snowden C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	892	46.6%	Elected
2	Belli T.	Labour Party	701	36.6%
3	Brockbank K.	Green Party	219	11.4%
4	Stansfield D.	Independent	101	5.3%

Electorate 4,635 · Ballots cast 1,913 · EC ward code E05005324 · Back to ward index

Greenfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.7 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,524

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Morris G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	751	49.3%	Elected
2	Looker N.	Labour Party	609	40.0%
3	Blow G.	Green Party	120	7.9%
4	Roberts V.	Independent	44	2.9%

Electorate 4,218 · Ballots cast 1,524 · EC ward code E05005320 · Back to ward index

Eden · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.1 pts Valid ballots 1,130

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Cheetham A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	577	51.1%	Elected
2	Hancock D.	Labour Party	419	37.1%
3	Hewitt G.	Green Party	134	11.9%

Electorate 2,747 · Ballots cast 1,130 · EC ward code E05005317 · Back to ward index

Hareholme · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.7 pts Valid ballots 1,478

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McMahon A.	Labour Party	793	53.7%	Elected
2	Littler M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	527	35.7%
3	Chynoweth P.	Green Party	158	10.7%

Electorate 4,020 · Ballots cast 1,478 · EC ward code E05005322 · Back to ward index

Longholme · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 1,655

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McInnes L.	Labour Party	891	53.8%	Elected
2	Smethurst B.	Conservative and Unionist Party	613	37.0%
3	Hewitt C.	Green Party	151	9.1%

Electorate 4,388 · Ballots cast 1,655 · EC ward code E05005326 · Back to ward index

Greensclough · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.1 pts Valid ballots 1,495

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Eaton J.	Independent	809	54.1%	Elected
2	Vijatov A.	Green Party	408	27.3%
3	Haughan S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	278	18.6%

Electorate 4,319 · Ballots cast 1,495 · EC ward code E05005321 · Back to ward index

Goodshaw · single-seat

Marginal winner 55.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −5.1 pts Valid ballots 1,237

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Barnes A.	Labour Party	682	55.1%	Elected
2	Foxcroft J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	459	37.1%
3	Falat I.	Green Party	96	7.8%

Electorate 3,040 · Ballots cast 1,237 · EC ward code E05005319 · Back to ward index

Worsley · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.2 pts Valid ballots 1,175

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kenyon A.	Labour Party	684	58.2%	Elected
2	Lord D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	333	28.3%
3	Lord-Navin R.	Green Party	158	13.4%

Electorate 4,141 · Ballots cast 1,175 · EC ward code E05005329 · Back to ward index

Stacksteads · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.9 pts Valid ballots 886

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Oakes J.	Labour Party	575	64.9%	Elected
2	Watson D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	229	25.8%
3	Pickup C.	Green Party	82	9.3%

Electorate 2,838 · Ballots cast 886 · EC ward code E05005327 · Back to ward index

Healey & Whitworth · single-seat

Marginal winner 71.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −21.5 pts Valid ballots 854

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Neal A.	FIRST	611	71.5%	Elected
2	Whitworth M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	243	28.5%

Electorate 2,964 · Ballots cast 854 · EC ward code E05005323 · Back to ward index