Blackburn South East 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Majority | 353 | |||
| Turnout | 27.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,489 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,803 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Tony Humphrys Elected | 628 | 58.3% | -15.1 |
| Independent | Riff Haworth | 259 | 24.0% | — |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Henry Arnold | 191 | 17.7% | -8.9 |
| Majority | 369 | |||
| Turnout | 18.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,072 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,078 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Vicky McGurk Elected | 722 | 73.4% | +0.3 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Henry Arnold | 262 | 26.6% | -0.3 |
| Majority | 460 | |||
| Turnout | 17.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 5,906 | |||
| Ballots cast | 984 | |||
Labour and Co-operative Party hold
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Jim Shorrock Elected | 820 | 73.1% | +14.1 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Keith Murray | 302 | 26.9% | -5.2 |
| Majority | 518 | |||
| Turnout | 19.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,122 | |||
Labour Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Tony Humphrys Elected | 720 | 59.0% | +1.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Ann Marie Tolley | 392 | 32.1% | +18.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Connor Michael Plumley | 108 | 8.9% | — |
| Majority | 328 | |||
| Turnout | 20.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,140 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,220 | |||
Labour Party hold
02/05/2019
| 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 |
| Majority | 357 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,278 | |||
Labour Party hold
03/05/2018 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% | — |
| Majority | 427 | |||
| Turnout | 23.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,100 | |||
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 | 71% |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 17% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 11% |
Reconstructed from Higher Croft (48%), Shadsworth with Whitebirk (43%), Queen's Park (9%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.