2010 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

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Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. They coincided with the 2010 United Kingdom general election and the other 2010 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election. [1] [2]

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Wards

Audley

Audley [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Salim Sidat 1,901 53.2
Liberal Democrats Salim Lorgat147341.2
Independent Saadat Ali2005.6
Majority428
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Bastwell

Bastwell [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Parwaiz Akhtar 1,967 50.6
Liberal Democrats Saj Ali192349.4
Majority44
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Beardwood with Lammack

Beardwood with Lammack [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Hurst 1,973 61.7
Labour Ashleigh Whalley122738.3
Majority746
Conservative hold Swing

Corporation Park

Corporation Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Wright 1,992 59.9
Liberal Democrats Ansar Rafiq112233.7
Independent Ismail Patel2126.4
Majority870
Labour hold Swing

East Rural

East Rural [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Slater 756 62.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Dunning18815.5
Labour Frank Davis18415.2
For Darwen Nella Melia867.1
Majority568
Conservative hold Swing

Ewood

Ewood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Florence Oldfield 1,390 58.3
Conservative Lee Black99541.7
Majority395
Labour hold Swing

Fernhurst

Fernhurst [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Denise Gee 1,411 47.6
Labour Annette Murphy89930.3
Liberal Democrats Daniel Wilson50116.9
For Darwen Wilf Helliwell1565.3
Majority512
Conservative gain from England First Swing

Higher Croft

Higher Croft [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Darren Jeal 1,361 48.7
Conservative Paul Marrow88531.6
BNP Darren Jeal55119.7
Majority476
Labour hold Swing

Little Harwood

Little Harwood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Pat McFall 1,360 47.6
Liberal Democrats Abu Lorgat85229.8
Conservative Ashgar Ali64722.6
Majority508
Labour hold Swing

Livesey with Pleasington

Livesey with Pleasington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Pearson 2,660 68.3
Labour Katie Howarth123631.7
Majority1324
Conservative hold Swing

Marsh House

Marsh House [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Thayne 915 30.3
Conservative Neil Slater85128.2
Labour Frank Connor83527.6
For Darwen Stephen Potter41913.9
Majority64
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Meadowhead

Meadowhead [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Konrad Tapp 1,395 52.1
Labour Carl Nuttall128547.9
Majority110
Conservative gain from England First Swing

Mill Hill

Mill Hill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Smith 1,055 43.8
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean58324.2
Conservative James Kenyon43618.1
BNP Robin Evans33213.8
Majority472
Labour hold Swing

Queen's Park

Queen's Park [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Salim Mulla 1,511 64.5
Liberal Democrats Faraz Ali83335.5
Majority678
Labour hold Swing

Roe Lee

Roe Lee [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Pearson 1,721 56.0
Labour Phil Riley135444.0
Majority367
Conservative hold Swing

Shadsworth with Whitebirk

Shadsworth with Whitebirk [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tony Humphreys 1,548 59.0
Conservative Lorraine Chesterton59322.6
BNP Glenn Evans48418.4
Majority955
Labour hold Swing

Shear Brow

Shear Brow [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Shahabuddin Solkar 1,559 45.1
Independent Arif Waghat79423.0
Conservative Zah Hussein57616.7
Liberal Democrats Hanif Patel52415.2
Majority765
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Sudell

Sudell [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Eileen Entwistle 813 32.4
Liberal Democrats Mark Davies79331.6
Conservative Angela Lee45418.1
For Darwen Heather Ashurst44817.9
Majority20
Labour hold Swing

Sunnyhurst

Sunnyhurst [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dave Smith 1,296 43.3
Conservative David Collier68022.8
Liberal Democrats John East523
For Darwen Martin McCaughran48616.3
Majority616
Labour hold Swing

Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mohammed Khan 1,926 74.7
Conservative Nasser Sajid65325.3
Majority1273
Labour hold Swing

Whitehall

Whitehall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Foster 1,142 53.2
Conservative Andrew Baker50323.4
Labour Brian Taylor28413.2
For Darwen Joan Helliwell21610.1
Majority639
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Moseley, Tom (5 May 2010). "Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election battle". Lancashire Telegraph . Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "BBC Blackburn with Darwen Results". BBC. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 "Local Election Results 2010 - Blackburn with Darwen". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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