One third of Rossendale

Rossendale

Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. It is made up of a number of small former mill towns in Lancashire, England centered around the valley of the River Irwell in the industrial North West...

 District

Non-metropolitan district

Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially shire districts, are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties in a so-called "two-tier" arrangement...

 Council in Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 is elected each year, followed by one year where there is an election to Lancashire County Council

County council

A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. This term has slightly different meanings in different countries.-United Kingdom:...

 instead.

Political control

Since the foundation of the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Party in control	Years
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	1973–1976
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	1976–1986
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	1986–2000
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2000–2002
Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	2002–2003
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	2003–2004
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2004–2007
No overall control No overall control Within the context of local councils of the United Kingdom, the term No Overall Control refers to a situation in which no single party achieves a majority of seats and is analogous to a hung parliament...	2007–2008
Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	2008–present

Council elections

Rossendale Council election, 1998

Rossendale Council election, 1998

Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council...

Rossendale Council election, 1999

Rossendale Council election, 1999

Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 21*Conservative 15-Election result:...

Rossendale Council election, 2000

Rossendale Council election, 2000

Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party took overall control of the council from the Labour party.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 24...

Rossendale Council election, 2002

Rossendale Council election, 2002

Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 2 May 2002. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2000. The Labour party took overall control of the council from the Conservative party.-Election result:...

 (whole council elected after boundary changes)

Rossendale Council election, 2003

Rossendale Council election, 2003

Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party lost overall control of the council to no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Labour 17*Conservative 17...

Rossendale Council election, 2004

Rossendale Council election, 2004

Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 25...

Rossendale Council election, 2006

Rossendale Council election, 2006

Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 25*Labour 9...

Rossendale Council election, 2007

Rossendale Council election, 2007

Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.After the election, the composition of the council was*Conservative 22*Labour 12...

Rossendale Council election, 2008

Rossendale Council election, 2008

Elections to Rossendale Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party gained overall control of the council from no overall control...

Rossendale Council election, 2010

Rossendale Council election, 2010

The 2010 Rossendale Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of Rossendale District Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council....

By-election results