Blackburn with Darwen council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 17 wards · 51 seats contested

Most seats
37
Labour Party
Seats contested
51
across 17 wards
Turnout
36.1%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 37 +23 59,048 59.8% +1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party 13 +7 33,962 34.4% +4.9
Liberal Democrats 1 -1 3,223 3.3% -2.1
Independent 0 +0 960 1.0% -1.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 840 0.9% -3.9
Green Party 0 +0 719 0.7% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 51
Labour Party 51
Conservative and Unionist Party 49
Liberal Democrats 5
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 4
Green Party 2
Independent 1

A party standing a full slate could field 51 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 & Queen's Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Yusuf Jan-Virmani Elected 1,528 85.4% —
Labour Party Maryam Batan Elected 1,515 84.6% —
Labour Party Salim Sidat Elected 1,484 82.9% —
Green Party Tariq Khan 316 17.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Zafar-Ul Malik 308 17.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lee Parker 219 12.2% —
Majority1,168
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,790

Bastwell & Daisyfield 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Parwaiz Akhtar Elected 2,192 95.0% —
Labour Party Iftakhar Hussain Elected 2,114 91.6% —
Labour Party Shaukat Hussain Elected 2,075 89.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Eastham 193 8.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Michaely Coker 183 7.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Francis Mathew Winkley Riding 166 7.2% —
Majority1,882
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,308

Billinge & Beardwood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Tasleem Fazal Elected 1,273 53.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Margaret Daley Elected 1,206 51.0% —
Labour Party Jackie Floyd Elected 1,192 50.4% —
Labour Party Arshid Mahmood 1,182 50.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sabir Esa 1,159 49.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Imtiaz Ali 1,080 45.7% —
Majority10
Turnout45.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,364

Blackburn Central 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Zamir Khan Elected 1,215 84.8% —
Labour Party Saima Afzal Elected 1,174 82.0% —
Labour Party Faryad Hussain Elected 1,127 78.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Abdul Gaffar Makda 326 22.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rizwana Sindhu 236 16.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Filip Szary 218 15.2% —
Majority801
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,432

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacquie Slater Elected 1,055 63.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Denise Gee Elected 1,029 62.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Slater Elected 1,014 61.4% —
Labour Party Matt Gibson 625 37.8% —
Labour Party Tony Humphrys 624 37.8% —
Labour Party Carl Peter Nuttall 610 36.9% —
Majority389
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,652

Blackburn South East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Shorrock Elected 826 75.1% —
Labour Party Andy Kay Elected 811 73.7% —
Labour Party Vicky McGurk Elected 773 70.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joan Bamber 346 31.5% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Andrew Madigan 280 25.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Athshaam Hussain 263 23.9% —
Majority427
Turnout23.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,100

Darwen East 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jane Margaret Oates Elected 828 52.7% —
Liberal Democrats Roy Davies Elected 800 50.9% —
Labour Party Kieran Richards Elected 750 47.7% —
Liberal Democrats Paul Browne 723 46.0% —
Labour Party Katrina Shepherd 714 45.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ryan Slater 341 21.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lynn Perkins 293 18.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emily Kate Topping 265 16.9% —
Majority27
Turnout29.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,571

Darwen South 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Connor Elected 934 50.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Neil Slater Elected 874 47.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Lilian Salton Elected 817 44.2% —
Labour Party Lee Austin Ball 624 33.8% —
Labour Party Sarah Louise Rose 598 32.4% —
Labour Party Morgan Ann Crawshaw 577 31.2% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Pearce Huggill 574 31.1% —
Liberal Democrats Joan Hepple 545 29.5% —
Majority193
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,848

Darwen West 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party David Smith Elected 1,344 57.5% —
Labour Party Brian Taylor Elected 1,237 53.0% —
Labour Party Stephanie Brookfield Elected 1,146 49.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Konrad Jan Tapp 1,096 46.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Stuart Walker 1,056 45.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Joe Wilson Morgan 997 42.7% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Ian Grimshaw 131 5.6% —
Majority50
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,336

Ewood 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Maureen Bateson Elected 993 63.3% —
Labour Party Jamie Groves Elected 928 59.1% —
Labour Party Jim Casey Elected 889 56.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Murray 680 43.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Maureen McGarvey 634 40.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Needham 583 37.2% —
Majority209
Turnout28.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,569

Little Harwood & Whitebirk 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Pat McFall Elected 1,550 78.6% —
Labour Party Abdul Samad Patel Elected 1,533 77.7% —
Labour Party Naushad Surve Elected 1,490 75.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party David Robert Walsh 414 21.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Asad Iqbal 380 19.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ismail Patel 356 18.1% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Arlene Noone 193 9.8% —
Majority1,076
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,972

Livesey with Pleasington 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Derek James Hardman Elected 1,629 74.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party John Pearson Elected 1,583 72.7% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Marrow Elected 1,578 72.5% —
Labour Party Pete Hollings 623 28.6% —
Labour Party Ashley Richard Whalley 560 25.7% —
Labour Party Paul Mason 560 25.7% —
Majority955
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,178

Mill Hill & Moorgate 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Smith Elected 959 62.7% —
Labour Party Julie Gunn Elected 948 62.0% —
Labour Party Damian Talbot Elected 903 59.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Russell 537 35.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Marie Tolley 510 33.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Anne Pearson 494 32.3% —
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Longbottom 236 15.4% —
Majority366
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)1,529

Roe Lee 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Phil Riley Elected 1,292 62.2% —
Labour Party Sylvia Liddle Elected 1,253 60.4% —
Labour Party Ron Whittle Elected 1,222 58.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tommy Temperley 875 42.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Bilal Afzal 802 38.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Asghar Ali 783 37.7% —
Majority347
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,076

Shear Brow & Corporation Park 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Suleman Khonat Elected 2,270 86.3% —
Labour Party Hussain Akhtar Elected 1,947 74.1% —
Labour Party Mahfooz Hussain Elected 1,547 58.8% —
Independent Muntazir Patel 960 36.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Voegt 583 22.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Naseer Sajid 325 12.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Marrow 255 9.7% —
Majority587
Turnout49.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,629

Wensley Fold 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mohammed Khan Elected 1,853 82.3% —
Labour Party Dave Harling Elected 1,781 79.1% —
Labour Party Quesir Mahmood Elected 1,742 77.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tariq Mahmood 415 18.4% —
Green Party Robin Field 403 17.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Mags Marrow 314 13.9% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ghulam Sabir 248 11.0% —
Majority1,327
Turnout42.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,252

West Pennine 3 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Slater Elected 1,530 66.1% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Rigby Elected 1,411 61.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Valerie Rigby Elected 1,369 59.2% —
Labour Party Matt Jackson 702 30.4% —
Labour Party Jude David Rowley 697 30.1% —
Labour Party David John Hollings 648 28.0% —
Liberal Democrats John East 581 25.1% —
Majority667
Turnout44.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast (estimated)2,313

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