Blackburn Central ward
Vote share over time
Each line is a party's lead candidate as a share of ballots cast. Hollow points are by-elections.
07/05/2026
| 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 |
| Majority | 279 | |||
| Turnout | 32.7% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,457 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,105 | |||
Labour Party gain from Independent
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Terri Mahmood Elected | 799 | 51.8% | — |
| Labour Party | Liyakat Patel | 596 | 38.6% | -37.2 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Murray | 166 | 10.8% | -5.2 |
| Majority | 203 | |||
| Turnout | 25.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,244 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,543 | |||
Independent gain from Labour Party
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Mahfooz Hussain Elected | 1,043 | 75.8% | +8.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ghulam Sabir | 220 | 16.0% | -4.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Siama Bhatti | 103 | 7.5% | — |
| Majority | 823 | |||
| Turnout | 22.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,255 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,376 | |||
Labour Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Zamir Khan Elected | 1,093 | 67.5% | -7.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ghulam Sabir | 328 | 20.2% | -4.6 |
| Independent | Ismail Patel | 115 | 7.1% | — |
| Independent | Siama Bhatti | 84 | 5.2% | — |
| Majority | 765 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,620 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Samim Desai Elected | 1,158 | 75.1% | -6.5 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Carolyn Marrow | 383 | 24.9% | +6.5 |
| Majority | 775 | |||
| Turnout | 26.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,035 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,541 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| 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 |
| Majority | 988 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,560 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018 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% | — |
| Majority | 801 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,432 | |||
05/05/2016 Estimated
This ward's boundary changed, so nobody stood in it at this election. 100% of the ward is accounted for.
| Party | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| Labour Party | 75% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 20% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 3% |
Reconstructed from Queen's Park (35%), Audley (20%), Wensley Fold (18%), Mill Hill (15%), Shear Brow (8%), Higher Croft (4%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.