Blackburn with Darwen council election, 2019

02/05/2019 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
12
Labour Party
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
—
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour Party 12 -25 18,200 55.3% -4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party 4 -9 9,350 28.4% -6.0
Liberal Democrats 1 +0 1,042 3.2% -0.1
Independent 0 +0 2,966 9.0% +8.0
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 0 +0 1,134 3.4% +2.6
The For Britain Movement 0 +0 220 0.7% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 03/05/2018. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 17
Conservative and Unionist Party 17
Labour Party 17
Independent 4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 3
Liberal Democrats 2
The For Britain Movement 1

A party standing a full slate could field 17 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

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Salim Sidat Elected 1,431 65.0% -20.4
Independent Tiger Patel 584 26.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Morrison 188 8.5% -8.7
Majority847
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,203

Labour Party hold

Bastwell & Daisyfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Shaukat Hussain Elected 2,024 90.9% -4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Julian Arnold 203 9.1% +0.8
Majority1,821
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,227

Labour Party hold

Billinge & Beardwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jackie Floyd Elected 1,144 48.2% -5.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Mark Russell 727 30.6% -20.4
Independent Imtiaz Ali 502 21.2% —
Majority417
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,373

Labour Party hold

Blackburn Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mahfooz Hussain Elected 1,274 81.7% -3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Cameron Richard Prasher 286 18.3% -4.4
Majority988
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,560

Labour Party hold

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party John Slater Elected 985 65.9% +2.1
Labour Party Liz Johnson 509 34.1% -3.8
Majority476
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,494

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Blackburn South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Vicky McGurk Elected 732 57.3% -17.8
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Liam Walsh 375 29.3% +3.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Martin Frank Kerry 171 13.4% -18.1
Majority357
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,278

Labour Party hold

Darwen East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Paul Browne Elected 728 46.1% -4.8
Labour Party Katrina Shepherd 649 41.1% -11.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Ryan Slater 203 12.8% -8.9
Majority79
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,580

Liberal Democrats hold

Darwen South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Lilian Salton Elected 949 52.2% +1.7
Labour Party Lee Austin Ball 648 35.7% +1.9
The For Britain Movement Liam David Robinson 220 12.1% —
Majority301
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,817

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Darwen West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Stephanie Brookfield Elected 1,145 54.5% -3.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Konrad Jan Tapp 956 45.5% -1.4
Majority189
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,101

Labour Party hold

Ewood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Jim Casey Elected 784 58.9% -4.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Murray 546 41.1% -2.3
Majority238
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,330

Labour Party hold

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Mustafa Ali Desai Elected 1,547 77.2% -1.4
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Grant Carl Pugh 252 12.6% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Judith Anne Pearson 206 10.3% -10.7
Majority1,295
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,005

Labour Party hold

Livesey with Pleasington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Paul Marrow Elected 1,478 76.1% +1.4
Labour Party Paul Mason 463 23.9% -4.8
Majority1,015
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,941

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Mill Hill & Moorgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Damian Talbot Elected 713 47.5% -15.2
UK Independence Party (UKIP) Michael Longbottom 507 33.8% +18.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Ann Marie Tolley 281 18.7% -16.4
Majority206
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,501

Labour Party hold

Roe Lee

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Ron Whittle Elected 1,314 66.4% +4.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Asghar Ali 664 33.6% -8.6
Majority650
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,978

Labour Party hold

Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Zainab Rawat Elected 1,457 53.2% -33.1
Independent Muntazir Patel 1,033 37.7% +1.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Voegt 247 9.0% -13.2
Majority424
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,737

Labour Party hold

Wensley Fold

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Quesir Mahmood Elected 1,958 89.2% +6.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Carolyn Marrow 238 10.8% -7.6
Majority1,720
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,196

Labour Party hold

West Pennine

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jean Valerie Rigby Elected 1,022 39.4% -26.7
Independent Phil McDermott 847 32.7% —
Labour Party Jude David Rowley 408 15.7% -14.6
Liberal Democrats John East 314 12.1% -13.0
Majority175
Turnout—
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,591

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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