2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

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2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
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18 of 51 seats to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
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LeaderPhil RileyJohn Slater
Party Labour Conservative
Last election36 seats13 seats
Seats before3613
Seats won144
Seats after3613
Seat changeSteady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 0
Popular vote20,10910,792
Percentage60.3%32.4%
Blackburn with Darwen UK ward map 2022.svg
Winner of each seat at 2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Leader before election

Phil Riley
Labour

Leader after election

Phil Riley
Labour

The 2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.

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Results summary

2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election [1] [2]
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 14Steady2.svg77.8223670.620,10960.3+4.9
  Conservative 4Steady2.svg22.291325.510,79232.4-6.4
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0112.01,3514.1+3.3
  Liberal Democrats 0Steady2.svg0.0112.01,0843.3-1.7

Ward results

Audley & Queen's Park

Audley & Queen's Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ehsan Raja 811 39.5 -8.0
Independent Yusuf Jan-Virmani64231.2N/A
Independent Mohammed Patel34016.5N/A
Conservative Hifzur Lorgat26212.7-39.8
Majority1698.3
Turnout 2,05533.0
Labour hold Swing N/A

Bastwell & Daisyfield

Bastwell & Daisyfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Parwaiz Akhtar 1,713 76.4 -8.5
Conservative Fajila Patel52923.6+8.5
Majority1,18452.8
Turnout 2,24237.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.5

Billinge & Beardwood

Billinge & Beardwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Tasleem Fazal 1,451 64.7 +9.6
Conservative Rizwan Shah62027.7-13.3
Independent Tahir Mahmood1707.6N/A
Majority83137.0
Turnout 2,24137.2
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg11.5

Blackburn Central

Blackburn Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Zamir Khan 1,093 67.5 -7.6
Conservative Ghulam Sabir32820.2-4.7
Independent Ismail Patel1157.1N/A
Independent Siama Bhatti845.2N/A
Majority76547.3
Turnout 1,62026.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.5

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jacqueline Slater 878 60.0 -10.1
Labour Liz Johnson58640.0+10.1
Majority29220.0
Turnout 1,46425.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.1

Blackburn South East

Blackburn South East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Shorrock 820 73.1 +14.1
Conservative Keith Murray30226.9-5.2
Majority51846.2
Turnout 1,12218.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg9.7

Darwen East

Darwen East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Martin McCaughran 902 54.5 +16.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Davies44626.9-8.8
Conservative Ryan Slater30718.5±0.0
Majority45627.6
Turnout 1,65525.6
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg12.6

Darwen South

Darwen South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Kevin Connor 880 46.1 -7.9
Labour Matthew Jackson73138.3+11.8
Liberal Democrats John East29915.7-3.8
Majority1497.8
Turnout 1,91030.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg9.9

Darwen West

Darwen West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Smith 1,411 65.7 +8.7
Conservative Janine Crook66030.7-7.7
Liberal Democrats Connor Plumley773.6-1.0
Majority75135.0
Turnout 2,14834.7
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.2

Ewood

Ewood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Elaine Whittingham 860 60.4 +11.5
Conservative Les Cade56439.6-11.5
Majority29620.8
Turnout 1,42423.3
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg11.5

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Little Harwood & Whitebirk
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sonia Khan 1,357 71.2 -1.6
Conservative Mohmmed Kapadia54928.8+1.6
Majority80842.4
Turnout 1,90632.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg1.6

Livesey with Pleasington

Livesey with Pleasington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Hardman 1,355 66.0 -7.4
Labour Michael Jackson69834.0+7.4
Majority65732.0
Turnout 2,05332.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg7.4

Mill Hill & Moorgate

Mill Hill & Moorgate
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Smith 801 62.5 +8.3
Conservative Rick Moore48137.5-8.3
Majority32025.0
Turnout 1,28223.1
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg8.3

Roe Lee

Roe Lee (2 seats due to by-election)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Saj Ali 1,312 67.8 +8.8
Labour Phil Riley 1,217 62.9 +3.9
Conservative Henry Arnold68035.1-5.9
Conservative Helen Voegt66334.2-6.8
Turnout 33.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Shear Brow & Corporation Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Suleman Khonat 1,875 90.9 -0.2
Conservative Carolyn Marrow1889.1+0.2
Majority1,68781.8
Turnout 2,06333.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.2

Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sabahat Imtiaz 1,697 89.0 +1.2
Conservative Aaliyah Alli21011.0-1.2
Majority1,48778.0
Turnout 1,90731.9
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg1.2

West Pennine

West Pennine
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Slater 1,336 56.3 -3.7
Labour Jude Rowley77432.6+10.0
Liberal Democrats Bernard Johnson26211.0-6.4
Majority56223.7
Turnout 2,37238.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.9

By-elections

Darwen South

Darwen South: 17 November 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Jackson 569 44.9 +6.6
Conservative Janine Crook56244.3–1.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Davies13710.8–4.9
Majority70.6N/A
Turnout 1,27119.9–10.4
Labour gain from Independent Swing Increase2.svg4.2

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References

  1. ↑ "Local election results: 6th May 2022". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Blackburn with Darwen election result". BBC News . Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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