Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards. [1]

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Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

2002-2006

Mill Hill By-Election 21 November 2002 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Robin Evans57832.1+32.1
Labour Gail Barton56231.2−16.3
Liberal Democrats David D'Arcy50528.1−24.4
Conservative Karl Turner1548.6+8.6
Majority160.9
Turnout 1,79939.4
BNP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Earcroft By-Election 15 July 2004 (2) [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Moira Barrett49220.4%
Labour Francis Davis44318.3%
Liberal Democrats John East30012.4%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Melia27711.4%
Conservative Julie Slater2128.7%
Conservative Konrad Tapp2018.3%
BNP Nicholas Holt1335.5%
Independent Sam Stone1144.7%
Independent Trevor Maxfield1094.5%
BNP Anthony Dailly1064.3%
British National Socialist PartyRobin Evans140.5%
British National Socialist PartyNatalia Finn100.4%
Turnout 2,41137.9
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

2006-2010

East Rural By-Election 28 September 2006 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Julie Slater20928.1+28.1
Conservative John Raseta20127.0−66.7
England First Stephen Hart9913.3+13.3
Liberal Democrats Brian Dunning9112.2+12.2
Labour Stella McLennan7510.1+3.8
BNP Nicholas Holt709.4+9.4
Majority81.1
Turnout 74546.2
Independent gain from Conservative Swing
Queens Park By-Election 4 February 2010 [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mustafa Desai63854.2+3.0
Liberal Democrats Imtiaz Patel36631.1−17.8
Conservative Asghar Ali17414.8+14.8
Majority27223.1
Turnout 1,17828.4
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2010-2014

Beardwood with Lammack By-Election 28 July 2011 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Julie Daley1,09763.8+3.4
Labour Ashley Whalley57233.3+0.1
Liberal Democrats Salim Lorgat513.0−3.4
Majority52530.5
Turnout 1,720
Conservative hold Swing

2014-2018

Mill Hill By-Election 23 July 2015 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carl Nuttall50558.8+9.0
UKIP Michael Longbottom17920.8−7.6
Conservative Helen Tolley10612.3−4.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Dean698.0+3.4
Majority32638.0
Turnout 859
Labour hold Swing
Higher Croft By-Election 15 December 2016 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Amy Johnson43558.2−15.7
UKIP Ian Grimshaw18725.0+25.0
Conservative Maureen McGarvey12516.7−9.4
Majority24833.2
Turnout 747
Labour hold Swing
Higher Croft By-Election 23 March 2017 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Adam Holden44659.6−14.3
UKIP Ian Grimshaw16922.6+22.6
Conservative Maureen McGarvey13317.8−8.3
Majority27737.0
Turnout 748
Labour hold Swing
Marsh House By-Election 4 May 2017 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Lynn Perkins74841.5+7.7
Liberal Democrats Paul Browne58032.2+15.3
Labour Kieran Richards47426.3−7.4
Majority1689.3
Turnout 1,802
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Higher Croft By-Election 8 June 2017 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Gibson1,57957.6−16.3
Conservative Ann Tolley81829.9+3.8
UKIP Ian Grimshaw34312.5+12.5
Majority76127.8
Turnout 2,740
Labour hold Swing

2022-2026

Darwen South By-Election 17 November 2022 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Matt Jackson56944.9+6.6
Conservative Janine Crook56244.3−1.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Peter Davies13710.8−4.9
Majority70.6
Turnout 1,27119.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

References

  1. 1 2 "The Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2017", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2017/1270, retrieved 22 August 2022
  2. ↑ The Borough of Blackburn (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater Manchester and Lancashire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Blackburn (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Blackburn With Darwen council". BBC News . Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "Councillors and wards". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  8. ↑ Herbert, Ian (23 November 2002). "Straw calls for race tolerance as BNP wins council seat". The Independent . London. Retrieved 5 February 2010.[ dead link ]
  9. ↑ "Borough council election results – June 10, 2004". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  10. ↑ "Election win keeps up family tradition". Blackburn Citizen. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2010.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Labour wins Blackburn with Darwen council seat". Blackburn Citizen. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  12. ↑ "Result of the February 2010 by-election in Queen's Park ward". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – Beardwood with Lammack Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  14. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – Mill Hill Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  15. 1 2 3 "Local Elections Archive Project – Higher Croft Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project – Marsh House Ward". andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  17. ↑ "Darwen South: Election of a Borough Councillor: 17.11.22". blackburn.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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