Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority in Lancashire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.
Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[1][2]
Non-metropolitan district
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
No overall control | 1973-1983 | |
Labour | 1983-1984 | |
No overall control | 1984-1986 | |
Labour | 1986-1987 | |
No overall control | 1987-1988 | |
Labour | 1988-1998 |
Unitary authority
Party in control | Years | |
---|---|---|
Labour | 1997–2007 | |
No overall control | 2007–2011 | |
Labour | 2011–present |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Robin Evans | 578 | 32.1 | +32.1 | |
Labour | Gail Barton | 562 | 31.2 | -16.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | David D'Arcy | 505 | 28.1 | -24.4 | |
Conservative | Karl Turner | 154 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
Majority | 16 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,799 | 39.4 | |||
BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Moira Barrett | 492 | |||
Labour | Francis Davis | 443 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John East | 300 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Melia | 277 | |||
Conservative | Julie Slater | 212 | |||
Conservative | Konrad Tapp | 201 | |||
BNP | Nicholas Holt | 133 | |||
Independent | Sam Stone | 114 | |||
Independent | Trevor Maxfield | 109 | |||
BNP | Anthony Dailly | 106 | |||
British National Socialist Party | Robin Evans | 14 | |||
British National Socialist Party | Natalia Finn | 10 | |||
Turnout | 2,411 | 37.9 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Julie Slater | 209 | 28.1 | +28.1 | |
Conservative | John Raseta | 201 | 27.0 | -66.7 | |
England First | Stephen Hart | 99 | 13.3 | +13.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brian Dunning | 91 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Labour | Stella McLennan | 75 | 10.1 | +3.8 | |
BNP | Nicholas Holt | 70 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 8 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 745 | 46.2 | |||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mustafa Desai | 638 | 54.2 | +3.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Imtiaz Patel | 366 | 31.1 | -17.8 | |
Conservative | Asghar Ali | 174 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
Majority | 272 | 23.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,178 | 28.4 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julie Daley | 1,097 | 63.8 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Ashley Whalley | 572 | 33.3 | +0.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Salim Lorgat | 51 | 3.0 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 525 | 30.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,720 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Carl Nuttall | 505 | 58.8 | +9.0 | |
UKIP | Michael Longbottom | 179 | 20.8 | -7.6 | |
Conservative | Helen Tolley | 106 | 12.3 | -4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alan Dean | 69 | 8.0 | +3.4 | |
Majority | 326 | 38.0 | |||
Turnout | 859 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Amy Johnson | 435 | 58.2 | -15.7 | |
UKIP | Ian Grimshaw | 187 | 25.0 | +25.0 | |
Conservative | Maureen McGarvey | 125 | 16.7 | -9.4 | |
Majority | 248 | 33.2 | |||
Turnout | 747 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adam Holden | 446 | 59.6 | -14.3 | |
UKIP | Ian Grimshaw | 169 | 22.6 | +22.6 | |
Conservative | Maureen McGarvey | 133 | 17.8 | -8.3 | |
Majority | 277 | 37.0 | |||
Turnout | 748 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lynn Perkins | 748 | 41.5 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Browne | 580 | 32.2 | +15.3 | |
Labour | Kieran Richards | 474 | 26.3 | -7.4 | |
Majority | 168 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,802 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Matt Gibson | 1,579 | 57.6 | -16.3 | |
Conservative | Ann Tolley | 818 | 29.9 | +3.8 | |
UKIP | Ian Grimshaw | 343 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Majority | 761 | 27.8 | |||
Turnout | 2,740 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |