2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

The 2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.[1] It took place on the same day as other local elections. Seventeen members of the council were elected, one from each of the wards. This set of seats were last up for election in 2019.[2] Labour increased it's seats on the council with two gains in Darwen.[3]

2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
4 May 2023 (2023-05-04)
17 of 51 seats to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27.4%
  First party Second party Third party
  Blank Blank Blank
Leader Phil Riley John Slater
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Roe Lee Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Seats before 37 13 1
Seats won 14 3 0
Seats after 39 12 0
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1 Decrease 1
Leader before election

Phil Riley
Labour

 Leader after election

TBD

Current political makeup

Councillors standing down
Councillor Ward First elected Party Date announced
Paul Browne[4] Darwen East 2019 Liberal Democrats 28 March 2023[5]
Zainab Rawat[6] Shear Brow and Corporation Park 2019 Labour 28 March 2023[5]

Ward results

Comparisons for the purpose of determining a gain, hold or loss of a seat, and for all percentage changes, is to the last time these specific seats were up for election in 2019. An asterisk indicates the incumbent councillor (*).

The Statement of Persons Nominated details the candidates standing in each ward. It was released on 5 April 2023.[7]

Audley & Queen's Park

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Audley & Queen's Park[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salim Sidat* 1,213
Conservative Amin Kapida 333
Independent Mahmood Tariq 139
Liberal Democrats Rameez Mukadam 109
Independent Ahsan Bhatti 14
Majority 880
Turnout 1,817 28.42
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Bastwell & Daisyfield
Bastwell & Daisyfield[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Shaukat Hussain* 1,666
Conservative Ismail Ibrahim Bapu Patel 406
Majority 1,260
Turnout 2,081 35.20
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Billinge & Beardwood
Billinge & Beardwood[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Floyd* 1,303
Conservative Imtiaz Ali 687
Liberal Democrats Tahir Mahmood 110
Majority 616
Turnout 2,113 34.24
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Blackburn Central
Blackburn Central[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mahfooz Hussain* 1,043
Conservative Ghulam Sabir 220
Liberal Democrats Siama Bhatti 103
Majority 823
Turnout 1,376 22,08
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Slater* 839
Labour Liz Johnson 659
Majority 180
Turnout 1,506 26.32
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Blackburn South East
Blackburn South East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Vicky Ellen McGurk* 722
Conservative Henry Arnold 262
Majority 460
Turnout 1,004 16.66
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Darwen East
Darwen East[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Matt Gibson 828
Liberal Democrats Mark Davies 351
Conservative Ryan Slater 222
Majority 477
Turnout 1,407 21.89
Registered electors
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Darwen South
Darwen South[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anthony Nicholas Shaw 848 46.7 +11.0
Conservative Lilian Santon* 764 43.1 -10.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Huggill 204 11.2 +11.2
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom David Stephen Wilson-Parr 56
Majority 84
Turnout 1,874 28.82 -1.6
Registered electors
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Darwen West
Darwen West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephanie Rose Brookfield* 1,196
Conservative Janine Crook 596
Liberal Democrats Connor Plumley 113
Majority 600
Turnout 1,920 30.83
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Ewood
Ewood[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jim Casey* 740
Conservative Rick Moore 532
Majority 208
Turnout 1,283 20.83
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Little Harwood & Whitebirk
Little Harwood & Whitebirk[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mustafa Ali Desai* 1,222
Conservative Arshad Mahmood 203
Liberal Democrats Ahmed Miah 97
Majority 1,019
Turnout 1,534 25.33
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Livesey with Pleasington
Livesey with Pleasington[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paul David Marrow* 1,360
Labour Michael John Jackson 655
Majority 705
Turnout 2,026 31.46
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

Mill Hill & Moorgate
Mill Hill & Moorgate[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Damian Talbot* 765
Conservative Les Cade 259
Green Robin Field 100
Majority 506
Turnout 1,130 20.24
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Roe Lee
Roe Lee[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Phil Riley* 1,182
Conservative Carl Lever 418
Green Paul Morley 155
Majority 764
Turnout 1,768 27.77
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Shear Brow & Corporation Park
Shear Brow & Corporation Park[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Salma Patel 1,536
Conservative Zak Hussain 161
Majority 1,375
Turnout 1,715 27.91
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

Wensley Fold
Wensley Fold[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Quesir Mahmood* 1,621
Conservative Margaret Marrow 179
Majority 1,442
Turnout 1,814 30.16
Registered electors
Labour hold Swing

West Pennine
West Pennine[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Rigby* 1,192
Labour Liam Dobson 750
Liberal Democrats John East 353
Majority 442
Turnout 2,306 37.37
Registered electors
Conservative hold Swing

References
  1. "Notice of Election" (PDF). Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. Jagger, David (12 April 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Every candidate standing in Lancashire". Lancashire Telegraph.
  3. Khan, Shuiab (5 May 2023). "Double Darwen 'joy' for Labour as party makes two gains". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. https://democracy.blackburn.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=463
  5. Jacobs, Bill (28 March 2023). "Blackburn with Darwen Council's lone LibDem retires again". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. https://democracy.blackburn.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=465
  7. "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  8. "Local election results: 5 May 2023". democracy.blackburn.gov.uk. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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