Rossendale & Darwen Rossendale & Darwen| Janet Anderson | Labour | 20,251 | 49.0% |
| George Lee | Conservative | 15,028 | 36.3% |
| Brian Dunning | LibDem | 6,079 | 14.7% |
Electorate 70,884; Turnout 58.7%; Majority 5,223 (12.6%)
Swing: 4.3% to Con from Lab; Declared: 2.33am
| J Anderson | Labour | 27,470 | 53.64% |
| P Buzzard | Conservative | 16,521 | 32.26% |
| B Dunning | LibDem | 5,435 | 10.61% |
| R Newstead | Referendum | 1,108 | 2.16% |
| A Wearden | BNP | 674 | 1.32% |
Electorate: 70,154; Turnout: 72.99%; Lab majority 10,949 (21.38%)
Swing from Con to Lab of 10.60%
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