Blackburn with Darwen council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 17 wards · 17 seats contested

Most seats
9
Reform UK
Seats contested
17
across 17 wards
Turnout
39.6%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 9 +9 12,699 29.6% —
Independent 6 -2 10,389 24.2% -10.5
Labour Party 2 -5 10,018 23.3% -17.0
Green Party 0 +0 4,992 11.6% +9.2
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -2 4,663 10.9% -11.7
Liberal Democrats 0 +0 126 0.3% —
Workers Party of Britain 0 +0 73 0.2% —

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. 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
Green Party 17
Reform UK 17
Independent 16
Labour Party 14
Liberal Democrats 2
Workers Party of Britain 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 +/−
Independent Aadil Chopdat Elected 886 38.5% -10.5
Independent Yusuf Jan-Virmani 489 21.2% —
Labour Party Ehsan Raja 427 18.5% -11.9
Reform UK Catherine Richards 177 7.7% —
Green Party Michael Nickson 173 7.5% -6.8
Independent Zain Ghulam 104 4.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tristan Marrow 46 2.0% -3.9
Majority397
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors6,614
Ballots cast2,302

Independent hold

Bastwell & Daisyfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Shakeel Choudhry Elected 1,332 46.6% -6.0
Labour Party Parwaiz Akhtar 1,127 39.4% +0.8
Green Party Matthew Khan-Dyer 149 5.2% —
Independent Fajila Patel 133 4.7% —
Reform UK Maurice David Robinson 97 3.4% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Reece MacAulay 17 0.6% -5.2
Majority205
Turnout47.2%
Registered electors6,067
Ballots cast2,857

Independent hold

Billinge & Beardwood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Tasleem Fazal Elected 1,173 41.8% -21.0
Labour Party Shabbir Dudhara 470 16.7% -4.4
Conservative and Unionist Party Imtiaz Ali 397 14.1% -2.0
Green Party Aimee Louise Dewse 395 14.1% —
Reform UK Danny Wilson 365 13.0% —
Majority703
Turnout42.9%
Registered electors6,573
Ballots cast2,807

Independent hold

Blackburn Central

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Zamir Khan Elected 865 41.1% +2.5
Independent Aliraza Tariq 586 27.8% -23.9
Reform UK Isaac John Cowans 359 17.1% —
Green Party Saul Whittle 186 8.8% —
Liberal Democrats Simon Pearce Huggill 55 2.6% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Keith Murray 54 2.6% -8.2
Majority279
Turnout32.7%
Registered electors6,457
Ballots cast2,105

Labour Party gain from Independent

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Daniel Matchett Elected 1,313 56.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jacquie Slater 531 22.7% -23.6
Green Party Hazel Marie Walsh 499 21.3% —
Majority782
Turnout39.9%
Registered electors5,919
Ballots cast2,344

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Blackburn South East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Andy Mahon Elected 840 46.6% —
Labour Party Jim Shorrock 487 27.0% -31.2
Green Party Ahmed Abdelrahman 346 19.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Henry Arnold 130 7.2% -10.5
Majority353
Turnout27.8%
Registered electors6,489
Ballots cast1,803

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Darwen East

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Christine Dawson Elected 919 45.1% —
Labour Party Martin McCaughran 568 27.9% -30.8
Green Party Yasmin Monique Gabrielle Connell 362 17.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Ryan Slater 184 9.0% -7.2
Majority351
Turnout30.4%
Registered electors6,709
Ballots cast2,036

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Darwen South

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Bradley Langford Elected 1,405 51.1% —
Labour Party Sue Skipper 573 20.9% -28.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Kevin Connor 471 17.1% -22.7
Green Party Denise Veronica Morgan 306 11.1% -0.0
Majority832
Turnout40.8%
Registered electors6,758
Ballots cast2,748

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Darwen West

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Janine Crook Elected 1,136 42.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party David Smith 986 37.3% -36.5
Green Party Eleanor Jean Hill 233 8.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Duncan 207 7.8% -18.4
Liberal Democrats Ian Charles Thomas 71 2.7% —
Majority150
Turnout43.0%
Registered electors6,156
Ballots cast2,646

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Ewood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK John Alan Clayton Elected 1,034 51.2% —
Independent Elaine Whittingham 391 19.3% +14.3
Green Party Willem Evans 351 17.4% +7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Les Cade 245 12.1% -19.8
Majority643
Turnout32.2%
Registered electors6,322
Ballots cast2,021

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Haroon Khan Elected 1,203 48.5% +12.0
Labour Party Salim Lorgat 627 25.3% +3.6
Reform UK John Black 283 11.4% —
Green Party James Paul Schofield 269 10.8% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Macaulay 98 4.0% -3.7
Majority576
Turnout39.7%
Registered electors6,268
Ballots cast2,480

Independent hold

Livesey with Pleasington

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Helen A R Voegt Elected 1,448 43.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Rick Moore 823 24.6% -50.2
Independent Derek James Hardman 427 12.8% —
Labour Party Oscar Marshall 325 9.7% -15.5
Green Party Paul Anthony Florentine 323 9.7% —
Majority625
Turnout46.4%
Registered electors7,222
Ballots cast3,347

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Mill Hill & Moorgate

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Stephen James Hartley Elected 1,047 53.6% —
Labour Party Donna Marie Talbot 465 23.8% -40.2
Green Party Charlotte Audrey Bradley 277 14.2% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Tillie Delaney 162 8.3% -18.5
Majority582
Turnout34.2%
Registered electors5,732
Ballots cast1,952

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

Roe Lee

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Sajid Ali Elected 1,119 42.4% -4.6
Reform UK Tommy Temperley 676 25.6% —
Green Party Hassan Ul-Haq 436 16.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Sarah Morrison 282 10.7% -8.4
Workers Party of Britain Mudassir Shaheen 73 2.8% —
Independent Liyakat Sidat 52 2.0% —
Majority443
Turnout39.6%
Registered electors6,706
Ballots cast2,640

Independent hold

Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour Party Hussain Akhtar Elected 1,440 47.9% +21.1
Independent Suleman Khonat 1,345 44.7% -26.2
Green Party Alex Wareing 128 4.3% —
Reform UK Christopher John Powell 74 2.5% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Adrian Hoole 20 0.7% -1.7
Majority95
Turnout47.6%
Registered electors6,335
Ballots cast3,009

Labour Party gain from Independent

Wensley Fold

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Independent Maulana Siddiq Patel Elected 1,100 41.4% -5.3
Labour Party Tahyub Naser 962 36.2% -7.2
Reform UK Jordan Andrew Sands 262 9.9% —
Green Party Jane Wareing 228 8.6% +2.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Mags Marrow 57 2.1% -2.0
Independent Altaf Patel 39 1.5% —
Independent Safvan Patel 10 0.4% —
Majority138
Turnout42.4%
Registered electors6,301
Ballots cast2,659

Independent hold

West Pennine

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Angela Crane Elected 1,264 39.0% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Julie Slater 939 29.0% -24.9
Labour Party Jude David Rowley 696 21.5% -24.6
Green Party Simon Charlesworth 331 10.2% —
Majority325
Turnout51.8%
Registered electors6,274
Ballots cast3,238

Reform UK gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

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