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The 2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. [1] This was the same day as other local elections.
The elections saw a gain of two seats by the Conservative Party from the Labour Party.
The resulting balance on the council after the elections was:
Labour 44
Conservative 16
Liberal Democrat 3
Independent 1
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 63.64 | 58.2 | 20,649 | +**.**% | |
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27.27 | 29.5 | 10,481 | -*.*% | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | 5.3 | 1,892 | -*.*% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 1,692 | +*.*% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 783 | +*.*% | ||
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:
Parties | Seats | Previous | Net Gain/Loss | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 44 | 46 | -2 | |
Conservative | 16 | 14 | +2 | |
Liberal Democrats | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 64 | 64 |
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
46 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | I |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
44 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | I |
I - Independent
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Saleem Kapadi | 508 | |||
Independent | Raja Basharat Hussin Khan | 126 | |||
Labour | Zamir Khan | 1587 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 31 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2334 | 39.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sabir Esa | 492 | |||
Labour | Shaukat Hussain | 2151 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 22 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2665 | 52.3 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Margaret Daley | 1105 | |||
Labour | Paul Mason | 660 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 16 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1781 | 39.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tassy Fazal | 1821 | |||
Conservative | Riaz Valli | 303 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 33 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2157 | 45.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephanie Rose Brookfield | 399 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John East | 106 | |||
Conservative | Lynn Perkins | 299 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 13 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 817 | 26.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jamie Groves | 841 | |||
Conservative | Eleanor Sutcliffe | 285 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 16 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1142 | 25.05 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Slater | 791 | |||
Labour | Donna Marie Talbot | 442 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 9 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 29.8 | 1242 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Brooks | 309 | |||
Labour | Don McKinlay | ||||
Spoilt Ballots | 23 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1206 | 23.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Liz Lawson | 331 | |||
Labour | Abdul Samad Patel | 1409 | |||
Conservative | Ghulam Sabir | 162 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 19 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1921 | 40.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam Holden | 639 | |||
Conservative | Paul Marrow | 1427 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 17 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2083 | 39.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Madeline Allen-Holmes | 258 | |||
Labour | Frank Connor | 558 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Simon Huggill | 279 | |||
Conservative | Neil Slater | 560 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 14 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1669 | 36.53 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Murray | 743 | |||
Labour | Ashley Richard Whalley | 660 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 23 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1426 | 33.8 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Michael Longbottom | 309 | |||
Labour | Carl Peter Nuttall | 702 | |||
Conservative | Ann Marie Tolley | 152 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 6 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1169 | 30.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Phil McDermott | 657 | |||
Conservative | Colin Rigby | 692 | |||
Labour | Diane Catherine Waddington | 274 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 8 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1631 | 46.87 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Faryad Hussain | 932 | |||
Conservative | Imraan Valimulla | 239 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 32 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1203 | 29.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sylvia Liddle | 968 | |||
Conservative | Maureen McGarvey | 727 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 19 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1714 | 37.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
UKIP | Michael Andrew Madigan | 349 | |||
Labour | Vicky McGurk | 876 | |||
Conservative | Margaret Rawlinson | 86 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 6 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1317 | 25.1 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mohmed Irfan Balapatel | 543 | |||
Labour | Suleman Khonat | 1811 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 25 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 2379 | 46.8 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jean Brindle | 145 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Roy Davies | 741 | |||
Labour | Kate Stirton | 478 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 11 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1375 | 30.37 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Travis Frain | 337 | |||
UKIP | Ian Grimshaw | 279 | |||
Labour | Peter Andrew Hollings | 1015 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ros Myers | 116 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 17 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1764 | 39.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Dave Harling | 1392 | |||
Conservative | Tariq Mahmood | 309 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 32 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1733 | 38.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joanne Sarah Birkner | 160 | |||
Conservative | Steve Duncan | 267 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Karimeh Foster | 650 | |||
UKIP | Austin Molloy | 166 | |||
Spoilt Ballots | 14 | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 1257 | 41.27 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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