2008 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

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Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held in 2008 on 1 May along with all other local elections in the UK.

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Election result

The party tallies before the 2008 poll were different from the results from the 2007 election. Arif Waghat was sacked from the Liberal Democrats in August 2007 and Michael Johnson quit For Darwen in March 2008. Both are continuing as independents.

In this first summary, "seats" represent the number of wards each party are defending.

Blackburn with Darwen Local Election Result 2008 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 120000000
  Conservative 60000000
  Liberal Democrats 40000000
  For Darwen 00000000
  Independent 00000000

This summary shows the picture for the whole council.

Summary of the 1 May 2008 local election results for Blackburn with Darwen Council
PartiesSeatsPreviousNet
Gain/Loss
Labour 31
Conservative 17
Liberal Democrats 11
For Darwen 3
Independent 2
Total6464

Wards

Audley

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Audley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Saadat Ali100
Liberal Democrats Ash Hussain1102
Labour Zamir Khan1214
Spoilt Ballots 109

Bastwell

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Bastwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Parwaiz Akhtar1351
Liberal Democrats Mohammed Rizwan1582
Spoilt Ballots 131

Beardwood with Lammack

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Beardwood with Lammack
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Donna Bowlay-Williams353
Conservative Sheila June Williams1586
Spoilt Ballots 30

Corporation Park

Previously won by Labour in 2007 with a majority of 305.

Corporation Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shaukat Hussain1082
Liberal Democrats Abdul Rehman1196
Spoilt Ballots 108

Earcroft

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Earcroft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Moira Barrett390
Liberal Democrats Brian Dunning65
Conservative Vince Hitchen233
For Darwen Anthony Meleady493
England First Mark Waring130
Spoilt Ballots 37

Ewood

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Ewood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Florence Oldfield635
Conservative Joseph Anthony Smith638
Spoilt Ballots –

Fernhurst

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Fernhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Barbara Arkley256
Green David Carter112
For Darwen Glenn Evans143
Conservative John Slater981
Spoilt Ballots 11

Higher Croft

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Higher Croft
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Darren Jeal396
Conservative Jim Kenyon487
Labour Dorothy Walsh723
Spoilt Ballots 37

Little Harwood

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Little Harwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Imran Khan949
Labour Abdul Samad Patel976
Spoilt Ballots 63

Livesey with Pleasington

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Livesey with Pleasington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alan Cottam2060
Labour Elaine Whittingham413
Spoilt Ballots 36

Marsh House

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Marsh House
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Connor506
Liberal Democrats Kevin Connor491
Conservative Denise Gee502
For Darwen Phil Jones650
Spoilt Ballots 2

Meadowhead

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Meadowhead
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Gerard Gordon996
Labour Carl Nuttall642
Spoilt Ballots 26

Mill Hill

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Mill Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean608
Labour Malcom Terence Doherty676
Spoilt Ballots 48

North Turton with Tockholes

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

North Turton with Tockholes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
England First Nicholas Holt173
Labour Bernard Mathews220
Green Kenneth Graham McIver346
For Darwen Steve Potter74
Conservative Colin Rigby854
Spoilt Ballots 16

Queen's Park

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Queen's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Faryad Hussain756
Liberal Democrats Salim Ismail Makda722
Spoilt Ballots 80

Roe Lee

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Roe Lee
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Trevor Holden177
Conservative Michael Joseph Law-Riding1134
Labour Phil Riley434
Spoilt Ballots 22

Shadsworth with Whitebirk

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Shadsworth with Whitebirk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ron O'Keeffe804
Conservative Simon Wilkinson526
Spoilt Ballots 39

Shear Brow

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Shear Brow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Iiyas Akubat1218
Independent Francis Kwasi Beeby Apaloo144
Labour Solly Khonat1449
Spoilt Ballots 136

Sudell

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Sudell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
For Darwen Heather Ashurst636
Liberal Democrats Paul Browne686
Labour Nigel Anthony Nuttall282
Spoilt Ballots 28

Sunnyhurst

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Sunnyhurst
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
For Darwen Andrew Graham875
Conservative David James Grogan366
Liberal Democrats Pietro Sciambarella124
Labour David Smith808
Spoilt Ballots 23

Wensley Fold

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Wensley Fold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Harling1088
Conservative Mark Slater424
Spoilt Ballots 55

Whitehall

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Whitehall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
For Darwen Margaret Binns357
Labour Frank Davis88
Liberal Democrats Karimeh Foster778
Conservative Angela Lee191
Spoilt Ballots 46

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References

  1. ↑ "Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Elections Results 1997-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Results 2008 - Blackburn with Darwen". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
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