2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
   
   

2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

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2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

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18 of 51 seats to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
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Leader Phil Riley John Slater
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 36 seats 13 seats
Seats before 36 13
Seats won 14 4
Seats after 36 13
Seat change Steady 0 Steady 0
Popular vote 20,109 10,792
Percentage 60.3% 32.4%

Winner of each seat at 2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

Leader before election

Phil Riley
Labour

Leader after election

Phil Riley
Labour

The 2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.

Results summary

2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election[1][2]
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 14 Steady 77.8 22 36 70.6 20,109 60.3 +4.9
  Conservative 4 Steady 22.2 9 13 25.5 10,792 32.4 -6.4
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.0 1,351 4.1 +3.3
  Liberal Democrats 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.0 1,084 3.3 -1.7

Ward results

Audley & Queen's Park

Audley & Queen's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ehsan Raja 811 39.5 −8.0
Independent Yusuf Jan-Virmani 642 31.2 N/A
Independent Mohammed Patel 340 16.5 N/A
Conservative Hifzur Lorgat 262 12.7 −39.8
Majority 169 8.3
Turnout 2,055 33.0
Labour hold Swing N/A

Bastwell & Daisyfield

Bastwell & Daisyfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Parwaiz Akhtar 1,713 76.4 −8.5
Conservative Fajila Patel 529 23.6 +8.5
Majority 1,184 52.8
Turnout 2,242 37.8
Labour hold Swing Decrease8.5

Billinge & Beardwood

Billinge & Beardwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tasleem Fazal 1,451 64.7 +9.6
Conservative Rizwan Shah 620 27.7 −13.3
Independent Tahir Mahmood 170 7.6 N/A
Majority 831 37.0
Turnout 2,241 37.2
Labour hold Swing Increase11.5

Blackburn Central

Blackburn Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Zamir Khan 1,093 67.5 −7.6
Conservative Ghulam Sabir 328 20.2 −4.7
Independent Ismail Patel 115 7.1 N/A
Independent Siama Bhatti 84 5.2 N/A
Majority 765 47.3
Turnout 1,620 26.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.5

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jacqueline Slater 878 60.0 −10.1
Labour Liz Johnson 586 40.0 +10.1
Majority 292 20.0
Turnout 1,464 25.7
Conservative hold Swing Decrease10.1

Blackburn South East

Blackburn South East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Shorrock 820 73.1 +14.1
Conservative Keith Murray 302 26.9 −5.2
Majority 518 46.2
Turnout 1,122 18.6
Labour hold Swing Increase9.7

Darwen East

Darwen East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Martin McCaughran 902 54.5 +16.3
Liberal Democrats Mark Davies 446 26.9 −8.8
Conservative Ryan Slater 307 18.5 ±0.0
Majority 456 27.6
Turnout 1,655 25.6
Labour hold Swing Increase12.6

Darwen South

Darwen South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Kevin Connor 880 46.1 −7.9
Labour Matthew Jackson 731 38.3 +11.8
Liberal Democrats John East 299 15.7 −3.8
Majority 149 7.8
Turnout 1,910 30.3
Conservative hold Swing Decrease9.9

Darwen West

Darwen West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Smith 1,411 65.7 +8.7
Conservative Janine Crook 660 30.7 −7.7
Liberal Democrats Connor Plumley 77 3.6 −1.0
Majority 751 35.0
Turnout 2,148 34.7
Labour hold Swing Increase8.2

Ewood

Ewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Elaine Whittingham 860 60.4 +11.5
Conservative Les Cade 564 39.6 −11.5
Majority 296 20.8
Turnout 1,424 23.3
Labour hold Swing Increase11.5

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Little Harwood & Whitebirk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sonia Khan 1,357 71.2 −1.6
Conservative Mohmmed Kapadia 549 28.8 +1.6
Majority 808 42.4
Turnout 1,906 32.0
Labour hold Swing Decrease1.6

Livesey with Pleasington

Livesey with Pleasington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Hardman 1,355 66.0 −7.4
Labour Michael Jackson 698 34.0 +7.4
Majority 657 32.0
Turnout 2,053 32.6
Conservative hold Swing Decrease7.4

Mill Hill & Moorgate

Mill Hill & Moorgate
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Smith 801 62.5 +8.3
Conservative Rick Moore 481 37.5 −8.3
Majority 320 25.0
Turnout 1,282 23.1
Labour hold Swing Increase8.3

Roe Lee

Roe Lee (2 seats due to by-election)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Saj Ali 1,312 67.8 +8.8
Labour Phil Riley 1,217 62.9 +3.9
Conservative Henry Arnold 680 35.1 −5.9
Conservative Helen Voegt 663 34.2 −6.8
Turnout 33.3
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Shear Brow & Corporation Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Suleman Khonat 1,875 90.9 −0.2
Conservative Carolyn Marrow 188 9.1 +0.2
Majority 1,687 81.8
Turnout 2,063 33.6
Labour hold Swing Decrease0.2

Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sabahat Imtiaz 1,697 89.0 +1.2
Conservative Aaliyah Alli 210 11.0 −1.2
Majority 1,487 78.0
Turnout 1,907 31.9
Labour hold Swing Increase1.2

West Pennine

West Pennine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Slater 1,336 56.3 −3.7
Labour Jude Rowley 774 32.6 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Bernard Johnson 262 11.0 −6.4
Majority 562 23.7
Turnout 2,372 38.8
Conservative hold Swing Decrease6.9

By-elections

Darwen South

Darwen South: 17 November 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matt Jackson 569 44.9 +6.6
Conservative Janine Crook 562 44.3 –1.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Davies 137 10.8 –4.9
Majority 7 0.6 N/A
Turnout 1,271 19.9 –10.4
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase4.2

References

  1. ^ "Local election results: 6th May 2022". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Blackburn with Darwen election result". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2022.