Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen | Derek Hardman, Conservative since 21 May 2021 |
Leader of the Council | Phil Riley, Labour since 19 May 2022 |
Deputy Leaders | TBD, Labour |
Leader of the Opposition | John Slater, Conservative |
Chief Executive | Denise Park |
Structure | |
Seats | 51 councillors[1] |
Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2021 |
Next election | 2022 |
Motto | |
Arte et Labore | |
Meeting place | |
Blackburn Town Hall | |
Website | |
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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is the local authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined. From 2020 to 2021, the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen was Iftakhar Hussain of the Labour Party. On 15 February 2021, he resigned after breaching COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Former Labour group leader and councillor, Mohammed Khan, was Leader of the Council from May 2015 to May 2022 before his retirement at the 2022 United Kingdom local elections. He served as a borough councillor for 30 years. After the elections, he was replaced as leader by then-Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Phil Riley.
Further information: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections |
Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
Party in control | Years |
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Labour | 1997–2007 |
No overall control | 2007–2011 |
Labour | 2011–present |