2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
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17 out of 51 seats to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner of each seat at the 2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect one-third of the 51 members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in Lancashire.
Labour retained control of the council.[1] The conservatives fell to 3rd behind the 4 BwD group, which consists of 12 of the 13 independent councillors, who will now sit as the official opposition.[2]
Background[edit]
The Labour Party have governed Blackburn with Darwen for most of its history. They controlled the council from its creation in 1997 as a unitary authority to 2007, and again from 2011 to the present, with a period of no overall control between.[3] In the previous election, Labour won 14 seats (up 2) with 63.0% of the vote, the Conservatives won 3 (down 1) with 30.3%, and the Liberal Democrats lost the seat they were defending with 5.1%.
The seats up for election in 2024 were last contested in 2021; because of the delay of all local elections due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the seats are up for election after 3 years rather than the usual 4. In that election, Labour won 11 seats with 55.4%, the Conservatives won 6 with 38.8%, and the Liberal Democrats won 0 with 5.0%.
Previous council composition[edit]
| After 2023 election | Before 2024 election[4] | After 2024 election[5] | ||||||
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| Party | Seats | Party | Seats | Party | Seats | |||
| Labour | 39 | Labour | 31 | Labour | 29 | |||
| Conservative | 12 | Conservative | 11 | Conservative | 9 | |||
| Independent | 0 | Independent | 9 | Independent | 13 | |||
Changes:
- October 2023: Saj Ali, Mustafa Desai, Samim Desai, Suleman Khonat, Adbul Patel, Salma Patel, and Salim Sidat leave Labour to sit as independents;[a][6] Mohammed Irfan suspended from Labour;[7] Altaf "Tiger" Patel leaves Conservatives to sit as an independent[8]
Results[edit]
| 2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election | ||||||||||
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| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 7 |  2
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41.2 | 22 | 29 | 56.9 | 12749 | 40.4 | -22.6 | |
| Independent | 8 |  4
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47.1 | 5 | 13 | 25.5 | 10964 | 34.7 | +34.2 | |
| Conservative | 2 | 2
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11.8 | 7 | 9 | 17.6 | 7094 | 22.5 | -7.8 | |
| Green | 0 | 
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0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 762 | 2.4 | +1.5 | |
Ward Results[edit]
Audley & Queen's Park[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Amin Kapadia | 1,068 | 49.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | Faryad Hussain | 664 | 30.6 | –36.5 | |
| Green | Aadil Chopdat | 311 | 14.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Lyall Ainscow | 129 | 5.9 | -12.5 | |
| Turnout | 2,172 | 34.2 | +5.8 | ||
| Independent hold | |||||
Bastwell & Daisyfield[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rana Khan | 1,273 | 52.6 | N/A | |
| Labour | Iftakhar Hussain* | 936 | 38.7 | –41.7 | |
| Conservative | Ella Hardman | 139 | 5.7 | -13.9 | |
| Independent | Khurram Shahzad | 71 | 2.9 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 2,419 | 41.3 | +6.1 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Billinge & Beardwood[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Waqar Hussain | 1,512 | 62.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Aadil Patel | 509 | 21.1 | –40.9 | |
| Conservative | Reece Macaulay | 389 | 16.1 | -16.6 | |
| Turnout | 2,410 | 38.3 | +4.1 | ||
| Independent hold | |||||
Blackburn Central[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tahir Mahmood | 799 | 51.2 | N/A | |
| Labour | Liyakatali Patel | 596 | 38.2 | –38.2 | |
| Conservative | Keith Murray | 166 | 10.6 | -5.5 | |
| Turnout | 1,561 | 25.0 | |||
| Independent hold | |||||
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Liz Johnson | 809 | 53.8 | +9.8 | |
| Conservative | Denise Gee* | 696 | 46.2 | -9.8 | |
| Turnout | 1,505 | 26.7 | +0.4 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 9.8
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Blackburn South East[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Tony Humphrys* | 628 | 58.3 | -15.1 | |
| Independent | Riff Haworth | 259 | 24.0 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Henry Arnold | 191 | 17.7 | -8.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,078 | 17.8 | +1.1 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
Darwen East[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Katrina Fielding* | 773 | 58.6 | -0.5 | |
| Independent | Paul Browne | 331 | 25.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Ryan Slater | 214 | 16.2 | +0.4 | |
| Turnout | 1,318 | 20.7 | –1.2 | ||
| Labour hold | |||||
Darwen South[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Matt Jackson* | 903 | 49.0 | +3.7 | |
| Conservative | Steve Duncan | 734 | 39.8 | -1.0 | |
| Green | Denise Morgan | 206 | 11.2 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,843 | 28.5 | –0.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 2.4
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Darwen West[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Taylor* | 1,293 | 73.7 | +10.9 | |
| Conservative | Lilian Salton | 460 | 26.2 | -5.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,753 | 28.7 | –2.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 8.0
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Ewood[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ashley Whalley | 657 | 52.8 | -5.4 | |
| Conservative | Rick Moore | 397 | 31.9 | -9.9 | |
| Green | John Milburn | 128 | 10.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Saraj Mohammed | 63 | 5.1 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,245 | 20.3 | –0.5 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 2.3
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Little Harwood & Whitebirk[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tiger Patel* | 809 | 36.5 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ismail Esat | 755 | 34.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Naushad Surve | 480 | 21.7 | –58.6 | |
| Conservative | Les Cade | 170 | 7.7 | -5.6 | |
| Turnout | 2,214 | 36.7 | +11.4 | ||
| Independent hold | |||||
Livesey with Pleasington[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mark Russell* | 1,441 | 74.7 | +7.2 | |
| Labour | Isma Sajid | 487 | 25.3 | -7.2 | |
| Turnout | 1,928 | 29.6 | –1.9 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 7.2
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Mill Hill & Moorgate[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Julie Gunn* | 697 | 64.0 | -4.1 | |
| Conservative | John Murphy | 272 | 25.0 | +2.0 | |
| Independent | Natasha Shah | 120 | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 1,089 | 19.8 | –0.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | 3.1
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Roe Lee[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Imran Ahmed | 999 | 46.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Sylvia Liddle* | 723 | 34.0 | –33.4 | |
| Conservative | Helen Voegt | 406 | 19.1 | -4.7 | |
| Turnout | 2,128 | 33.1 | +5.3 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Shear Brow & Corporation Park[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Muntazir Patel | 1,957 | 70.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Hussain Akhtar* | 740 | 26.8 | –63.7 | |
| Conservative | Judith Pearson | 65 | 2.4 | -7.1 | |
| Turnout | 2,762 | 45.0 | +17.1 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
Wensley Fold[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Iqbal Masters | 948 | 46.7 | N/A | |
| Labour | Dave Harling* | 881 | 43.4 | -46.7 | |
| Green | Robin Field | 117 | 5.8 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Mags Marrow | 86 | 4.2 | -5.7 | |
| Turnout | 2,032 | 33.8 | +3.6 | ||
| Independent gain from Labour | |||||
West Pennine[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Neil Slater | 1,139 | 53.9 | +2.0 | |
| Labour | Simon Charlesworth | 973 | 46.1 | +13.4 | |
| Turnout | 2,112 | 35.1 | –2.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | 5.7
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References[edit]
- ^ Sit as part of the 4 BwD group on the council, which is not registered as a political party.
- ^ "Blackburn with Darwen election result".
- ^ Jacobs, Bill. "Blackburn with Darwen: Gaza Independents surge rocks Labour".
- ^ "Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Election Results 1997-2012" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Your Councillors". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (3 May 2024). "Borough election results Thursday 2 May". Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Khan, Shuiab (30 October 2023). "Salim Sidat and ex-Mayor latest to resign over Gaza". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Khan, Shuiab (14 October 2023). "Labour councillor suspended over anti-Israel social media post". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ Khan, Shuiab (15 October 2023). "Blackburn's Boris Johnson resigns from Tory party at pro-Palestine rally". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
