EVERYTHING is up for grabs in Pendle as all its 12 new wards are up for election in May 6. The controversial Conservative-inspired changes to the borough s political map saw the number of councillors cut from the current 49 to 33. The number of wards was reduced from 17 to 12 meaning that how the party cards will fall on polling day is a real guessing game. Despite the controversy over the redrawn political map, the election will be overshadowed by the sudden death last month of veteran Liberal Democrat strategist Lord Tony Greaves. The general view is that the new wards will be largely neutral.