Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections

Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority in Lancashire, England. Until 1 April 1998 it was a non-metropolitan district.

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:^[1]^[2]

Non-metropolitan district

Party in control		Years
	No overall control	1973-1983
	Labour	1983-1984
	No overall control	1984-1986
	Labour	1986-1987
	No overall control	1987-1988
	Labour	1988-1998

Unitary authority

Party in control		Years
	Labour	1997–2007
	No overall control	2007–2011
	Labour	2011–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan district elections

Blackburn Borough Council election, 1973
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1976
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1979 (New ward boundaries)^[3]
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1980
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1982
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1983
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1984
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1986
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1987
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1988
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1990
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1991
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1992
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1994 (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)^[4]
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1995
Blackburn Borough Council election, 1996

Unitary authority elections

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 1997 (New ward boundaries)^[5]
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 1999
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2000
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2002
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2003
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2004 (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)^[6]^[7]^[8]
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2006
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2007
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2008
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2010
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2011
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2012
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2014
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2015
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2016

By-election results

Mill Hill By-Election 21 November 2002^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	BNP	Robin Evans	578	32.1	+32.1
	Labour	Gail Barton	562	31.2	-16.3
	Liberal Democrat	David D'Arcy	505	28.1	-24.4
	Conservative	Karl Turner	154	8.6	+8.6
Majority			16	0.9
Turnout			1,799	39.4
	BNP gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Earcroft By-Election 15 July 2004 (2)^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Moira Barrett	492
	Labour	Francis Davis	443
	Liberal Democrat	John East	300
	Liberal Democrat	Anthony Melia	277
	Conservative	Julie Slater	212
	Conservative	Konrad Tapp	201
	BNP	Nicholas Holt	133
	Independent	Sam Stone	114
	Independent	Trevor Maxfield	109
	BNP	Anthony Dailly	106
	British National Socialist Party	Robin Evans	14
	British National Socialist Party	Natalia Finn	10
Turnout			2,411	37.9
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

East Rural By-Election 28 September 2006^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Julie Slater	209	28.1	+28.1
	Conservative	John Raseta	201	27.0	-66.7
	England First	Stephen Hart	99	13.3	+13.3
	Liberal Democrat	Brian Dunning	91	12.2	+12.2
	Labour	Stella McLennan	75	10.1	+3.8
	BNP	Nicholas Holt	70	9.4	+9.4
Majority			8	1.1
Turnout			745	46.2
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

Queens Park By-Election 4 February 2010^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Mustafa Desai	638	54.2	+3.0
	Liberal Democrat	Imtiaz Patel	366	31.1	-17.8
	Conservative	Asghar Ali	174	14.8	+14.8
Majority			272	23.1
Turnout			1,178	28.4
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

References

↑ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
↑ "Blackburn With Darwen". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
↑ The Borough of Blackburn (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Greater Manchester and Lancashire (County and District Boundaries) Order 1993. Retrieved on 5 November 2015.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Blackburn (Parishes and Electoral Changes) Order 1997. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ "Blackburn With Darwen council". BBC News Online. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
↑ legislation.gov.uk - The Borough of Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
↑ "Councillors and wards". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
↑ Herbert, Ian (23 November 2002). "Straw calls for race tolerance as BNP wins council seat". London: The Independent. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
↑ "Borough council election results – June 10, 2004". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
↑ "Election win keeps up family tradition". Blackburn Citizen. 30 September 2006. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
↑ "Labour wins Blackburn with Darwen council seat". Blackburn Citizen. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
↑ "Result of the February 2010 by-election in Queen's Park ward". Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Retrieved 5 February 2010.

By-election results

External links

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Council elections in Lancashire

County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017

Blackburn with Darwen	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Blackpool	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1997 2000 2003 2007 2011 2015

Burnley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Chorley	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Fylde	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hyndburn	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Lancaster	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Pendle	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Preston	1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Ribble Valley	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Rossendale	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

South Ribble	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

West Lancashire	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016

Wyre	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes

Unitary authorities of England

Districts	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Darlington Derby East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isles of Scilly Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Councils	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall Derby Durham Darlington East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isles of Scilly Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Local elections	Bath and North East Somerset Bedford Blackburn with Darwen Blackpool Bournemouth Bracknell Forest Brighton and Hove Bristol Central Bedfordshire Cheshire East Cheshire West and Chester Cornwall County Durham Darlington Derby East Riding of Yorkshire Halton Hartlepool Herefordshire Isle of Wight Kingston upon Hull Leicester Luton Medway Middlesbrough Milton Keynes North East Lincolnshire North Lincolnshire North Somerset Northumberland Nottingham Peterborough Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Reading Redcar and Cleveland Rutland Shropshire Slough Southampton Southend-on-Sea South Gloucestershire Stockton-on-Tees Stoke-on-Trent Swindon Telford and Wrekin Thurrock Torbay Warrington West Berkshire Wiltshire Windsor and Maidenhead Wokingham York

Culture and infrastructure of Blackburn with Darwen

Transport

A678 road Blackburn Bus Company Blackburn and Over Darwen Tramways Company Blackburn Boulevard bus station Blackburn Corporation Tramways Blackburn Railway Blackburn Transport East Lancashire Line Lancashire Union Railway Ribble Valley Line Ribble Valley Rail Witton Weavers Way

Railway stations	Blackburn Cherry Tree Darwen Entwistle Mill Hill (Lancashire) Pleasington Ramsgreave and Wilpshire

Disused stations	Blackburn Bolton Road Daisyfield Feniscowles Lower Darwen Spring Vale Turton and Edgworth Wilpshire

Sport

History

Media

Politics

Council Council elections 2004 06 07 08 14 15 For Darwen Party

Constituencies: Blackburn By-elections: 1869 1875 Darwen By-election: 1943 Rossendale and Darwen North East Lancashire By-election: 1880

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