2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
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17 of 51 seats to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27.4%
  First party Second party
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Leader Phil Riley John Slater
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 36 seats, 60.3% 13 seats, 32.4%
Seats before 37 13
Seats won 14 3
Seats after 39 12
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 17,949 8,633
Percentage 63.0% 30.3%
Swing Increase 2.7% Decrease 2.1%
Winner of each seat at 2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Leader before election

Phil Riley
Labour

Leader after election

Phil Riley
Labour

The 2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.[1] It took place on the same day as other local elections. Seventeen members of the council were elected, one from each of the wards. This set of seats were last up for election in 2019.[2]

Labour retained its majority on the council, making two gains in Darwen.[3][4]

Background

The 17 seats being contested were held prior to the election as follows:

Summary

Election result

2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 14 Increase 2 82.4 25 39 76.5 17,949 63.0 +2.7
  Conservative 3 Decrease 1 17.6 9 12 23.5 8,633 30.3 –2.1
  Liberal Democrats 0 Decrease 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1,440 5.1 +1.8
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 255 0.9 N/A
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 153 0.5 –3.6
  ADF 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 56 0.2 N/A

Councillors standing down

Councillor Ward First elected Party Date announced
Paul Browne[5] Darwen East 2019 Liberal Democrats 28 March 2023[6]
Zainab Rawat[7] Shear Brow and Corporation Park 2019 Labour 28 March 2023[6]

Ward results

Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, is to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2019. An asterisk indicates the incumbent councillor (*).

The Statement of Persons Nominated details the candidates standing in each ward. It was released on 5 April 2023.[8]

Audley & Queen's Park

Audley & Queen's Park[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salim Sidat* 1,213 67.1 +27.6
Conservative Amin Kapida 333 18.4 +5.7
Independent Mahmood Tariq 139 7.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Rameez Mukadam 109 6.0 N/A
Independent Ahsan Bhatti 14 0.8 N/A
Majority 880 48.7 +40.4
Turnout 1,817 28.4 –4.6
Labour hold Swing Increase11.0

Bastwell & Daisyfield

Bastwell & Daisyfield[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaukat Hussain* 1,666 80.4 +4.0
Conservative Ismail Ibrahim Bapu Patel 406 19.6 –4.0
Majority 1,260 60.8 +8.0
Turnout 2,081 35.2 –2.6
Labour hold Swing Increase4.0

Billinge & Beardwood

Billinge & Beardwood[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Floyd* 1,303 62.0 –2.7
Conservative Imtiaz Ali 687 32.7 +5.0
Liberal Democrats Tahir Mahmood 110 5.2 N/A
Majority 616 29.3 –7.7
Turnout 2,113 34.2 –3.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease3.9

Blackburn Central

Blackburn Central[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mahfooz Hussain* 1,043 76.4 +8.9
Conservative Ghulam Sabir 220 16.1 –4.1
Liberal Democrats Siama Bhatti 103 7.5 N/A
Majority 823 60.3 +13.0
Turnout 1,376 22.1 –3.9
Labour hold Swing Increase6.5

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Slater* 839 56.0 –4.0
Labour Liz Johnson 659 44.0 +4.0
Majority 180 12.0 –8.0
Turnout 1,506 26.3 +0.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease4.0

Blackburn South East

Blackburn South East[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Vicky Ellen McGurk* 722 73.4 +0.3
Conservative Henry Arnold 262 26.6 –0.3
Majority 460 46.8 +0.6
Turnout 1,004 16.7 –1.9
Labour hold Swing Increase0.3

Darwen East

Darwen East[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matt Gibson 828 59.1 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Mark Davies 351 25.1 –1.8
Conservative Ryan Slater 222 15.8 –2.7
Majority 477 34.0 +6.4
Turnout 1,407 21.9 –3.7
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing Increase3.2

Darwen South

Darwen South[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Nicholas Shaw 848 45.3 +7.0
Conservative Lilian Santon* 764 40.8 –5.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Huggill 204 10.9 –4.8
ADF David Stephen Wilson-Parr 56 3.0 N/A
Majority 84 4.5 N/A
Turnout 1,874 28.8 –1.5
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase6.2

Darwen West

Darwen West[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephanie Rose Brookfield* 1,196 62.8 –2.9
Conservative Janine Crook 596 31.3 +0.6
Liberal Democrats Connor Plumley 113 5.9 +2.3
Majority 600 31.5 –3.5
Turnout 1,920 30.8 –3.9
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.8

Ewood

Ewood[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Casey* 740 58.2 –2.2
Conservative Rick Moore 532 41.8 +2.2
Majority 208 16.4 –4.4
Turnout 1,283 20.8 –2.5
Labour hold Swing Decrease2.2

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Little Harwood & Whitebirk[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mustafa Ali Desai* 1,222 80.3 +9.1
Conservative Arshad Mahmood 203 13.3 –15.5
Liberal Democrats Ahmed Miah 97 6.4 N/A
Majority 1,019 67.0 +24.6
Turnout 1,534 25.3 –6.7
Labour hold Swing Increase12.3

Livesey with Pleasington

Livesey with Pleasington[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul David Marrow* 1,360 67.5 +1.5
Labour Michael John Jackson 655 32.5 –1.5
Majority 705 35.0 +3.0
Turnout 2,026 31.5 –1.1
Conservative hold Swing Increase1.5

Mill Hill & Moorgate

Mill Hill & Moorgate[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Damian Talbot* 765 68.1 +5.6
Conservative Les Cade 259 23.0 –14.5
Green Robin Field 100 8.9 N/A
Majority 506 45.1 +20.1
Turnout 1,130 20.2 –2.9
Labour hold Swing Increase10.1

Roe Lee

Roe Lee[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Riley* 1,182 67.4 +1.5
Conservative Carl Lever 418 23.8 –10.3
Green Paul Morley 155 8.8 N/A
Majority 764 43.6 N/A
Turnout 1,768 27.8 –5.5
Labour hold Swing Increase5.9

Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Shear Brow & Corporation Park[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salma Patel 1,536 90.5 –0.4
Conservative Zak Hussain 161 9.5 +0.4
Majority 1,375 81.0 N/A
Turnout 1,715 27.9 –5.7
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.4

Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Quesir Mahmood* 1,621 90.1 +1.1
Conservative Margaret Marrow 179 9.9 –1.1
Majority 1,442 80.2 +2.2
Turnout 1,814 30.2 –1.7
Labour hold Swing Increase1.1

West Pennine

West Pennine[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Rigby* 1,192 51.9 –4.4
Labour Liam Dobson 750 32.7 +0.1
Liberal Democrats John East 353 15.4 +4.4
Majority 442 19.2 –4.5
Turnout 2,306 37.4 –1.4
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.3

References

  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ Jagger, David (12 April 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Every candidate standing in Lancashire". Lancashire Telegraph.
  3. ^ Khan, Shuiab (5 May 2023). "Double Darwen 'joy' for Labour as party makes two gains". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour narrowly fails to take control of Burnley". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  5. ^ https://democracy.blackburn.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=463
  6. ^ a b Jacobs, Bill (28 March 2023). "Blackburn with Darwen Council's lone LibDem retires again". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  7. ^ https://democracy.blackburn.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=465
  8. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Local election results: 5 May 2023". democracy.blackburn.gov.uk. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Archived from the original on 14 February 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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