Darwen South 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 | 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 |
| Majority | 832 | |||
| Turnout | 40.8% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,758 | |||
| Ballots cast | 2,748 | |||
Reform UK gain from Labour Party
02/05/2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Matt Jackson Elected | 903 | 49.0% | +3.7 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Steve Duncan | 734 | 39.8% | -1.0 |
| Green Party | Denise Veronica Morgan | 206 | 11.2% | — |
| Majority | 169 | |||
| Turnout | 28.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,671 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,843 | |||
Labour Party hold
04/05/2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Anthony Nicholas Shaw Elected | 848 | 45.3% | +0.4 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lilian Salton | 764 | 40.8% | -3.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Pearce Huggill | 204 | 10.9% | +0.1 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | David Stephen Wilson-Parr | 56 | 3.0% | — |
| Majority | 84 | |||
| Turnout | 29.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,462 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,872 | |||
Labour Party hold
17/11/2022 By-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Matt Jackson Elected | 569 | 44.9% | +6.6 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Janine Crook | 562 | 44.3% | -1.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Davies | 137 | 10.8% | -4.9 |
| Majority | 7 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,268 | |||
Labour Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party
05/05/2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Kevin Connor Elected | 880 | 46.1% | -7.9 |
| Labour Party | Matt Jackson | 731 | 38.3% | +11.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | John East | 299 | 15.7% | -3.8 |
| Majority | 149 | |||
| Turnout | 30.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,910 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
06/05/2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Share | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Andrew Stuart Walker Elected | 1,037 | 54.0% | +1.8 |
| Labour Party | Sarah Louise Rose | 509 | 26.5% | -9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Pearce Huggill | 374 | 19.5% | — |
| Majority | 528 | |||
| Turnout | 31.0% | |||
| Registered electors | 6,265 | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,920 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
02/05/2019
| 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% | — |
| Majority | 301 | |||
| Turnout | — | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast | 1,817 | |||
Conservative and Unionist Party hold
03/05/2018 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% | — |
| Majority | 193 | |||
| Turnout | 33.0% | |||
| Registered electors | — | |||
| Ballots cast (estimated) | 1,848 | |||
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 |
|---|---|
| Conservative and Unionist Party | 31% |
| Labour Party | 28% |
| Liberal Democrats | 26% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 15% |
Reconstructed from Marsh House (77%), Whitehall (23%). No hold or gain is shown: there is no comparable earlier result.