Blackburn with Darwen council election, 2016

05/05/2016 · 22 wards · 22 seats contested

Most seats
14
Labour Party
Seats contested
22
across 22 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 14 — 20,649 58.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party 6 — 10,481 29.5% —
Liberal Democrats 2 — 1,892 5.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 — 1,692 4.8% —
Independent 0 — 783 2.2% —

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 22
Conservative and Unionist Party 22
Labour Party 22
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 6
Liberal Democrats 5
Independent 2

A party standing a full slate could field 22 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Audley

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Zamir Khan Elected 1,587 71.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Saleem Kapadi 508 22.9% —
Independent Raja Basharat Hussin Khan 126 5.7% —
Majority1,079
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,221

Bastwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shaukat Hussain Elected 2,151 81.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sabir Esa 492 18.6% —
Majority1,659
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,643

Beardwood with Lammack

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Margaret Daley Elected 1,105 62.6% —
Labour Party Paul Mason 660 37.4% —
Majority445
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,765

Corporation Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tassy Fazal Elected 1,821 85.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Riaz Valli 303 14.3% —
Majority1,518
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,124

Earcroft

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephanie Brookfield Elected 399 49.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynn Perkins 299 37.2% —
Liberal Democrats John East 106 13.2% —
Majority100
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast804

Ewood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jamie Groves Elected 841 74.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Eleanor Sutcliffe 285 25.3% —
Majority556
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,126

Fernhurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Slater Elected 791 64.2% —
Labour Party Donna Marie Talbot 442 35.8% —
Majority349
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,233

Higher Croft

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Don McKinlay Elected 874 73.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Aaron Brooks 309 26.1% —
Majority565
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,183

Little Harwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Abdul Samad Patel Elected 1,409 74.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Liz Lawson 331 17.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ghulam Sabir 162 8.5% —
Majority1,078
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,902

Livesey with Pleasington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Marrow Elected 1,427 69.1% —
Labour Party Adam Holden 639 30.9% —
Majority788
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,066

Marsh House

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Slater Elected 560 33.8% —
Labour Party Frank Connor 558 33.7% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Pearce Huggill 279 16.9% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Madeline Allen-Holmes 258 15.6% —
Majority2
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,655

Meadowhead

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Murray Elected 743 53.0% —
Labour Party Ashley Richard Whalley 660 47.0% —
Majority83
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,403

Mill Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Carl Peter Nuttall Elected 702 60.4% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Longbottom 309 26.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Marie Tolley 152 13.1% —
Majority393
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,163

North Turton with Tockholes

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Rigby Elected 692 42.6% —
Independent Phil McDermott 657 40.5% —
Labour Party Diane Cathrine Waddington 274 16.9% —
Majority35
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,623

Queen's Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Faryad Hussain Elected 932 79.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Imraan Valimulla 239 20.4% —
Majority693
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,171

Roe Lee

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Sylvia Liddle Elected 968 57.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maureen McGarvey 727 42.9% —
Majority241
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,695

Shadsworth with Whitebirk

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Vicky McGurk Elected 876 66.8% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Andrew Madigan 349 26.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Rawlinson 86 6.6% —
Majority527
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,311

Shear Brow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Suleman Khonat Elected 1,811 76.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Irfan Mohmed Balapatel 543 23.1% —
Majority1,268
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,354

Sudell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Roy Davies Elected 741 54.3% —
Labour Party Kate Stirton 478 35.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Brindle 145 10.6% —
Majority263
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,364

Sunnyhurst

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pete Hollings Elected 1,015 58.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Travis Frain 337 19.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Grimshaw 279 16.0% —
Liberal Democrats Ros Myers 116 6.6% —
Majority678
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,747

Wensley Fold

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Dave Harling Elected 1,392 81.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tariq Mahmood 309 18.2% —
Majority1,083
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,701

Whitehall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Karimeh Foster Elected 650 52.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Duncan 267 21.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Austin Molloy 166 13.4% —
Labour Party Joanne Sarah Birkner 160 12.9% —
Majority383
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,243

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