Blackburn with Darwen local elections
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There is a total of 64 seats on Blackburn with Darwen Council. As of 2006, the borough is divided up into 23 wards, all with three councillors with the exception of Earcroft, Whitehall, and North Turton and Tockholes, which have 2 members, and East Rural which has one. One third of the council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.
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[edit] Wards
- Audley
- Bastwell
- Beardwood with Lammack
- Corporation Park
- Earcroft (2 members)
- East Rural (1 member)
- Ewood
- Fernhurst
- Higher Croft
- Little Harwood
- Livesey with Pleasington
- Marsh House
- Meadowhead
- Mill Hill
- North Turton with Tockholes (2 members)
- Queen's Park
- Roe Lee
- Shadsworth with Whitebirk
- Shear Brow
- Sudell
- Sunnyhurst
- Wensley Fold
- Whitehall (2 members)
[edit] Political control
Labour 1997 - 2007
No overall control 2007 - present
[edit] Council elections
- Blackburn with Darwen Council election, 1999
- Blackburn with Darwen Council election, 2000
- Blackburn with Darwen Council election, 2001
- Blackburn with Darwen Council election, 2002
- Blackburn with Darwen Council election, 2004
- Blackburn with Darwen Council election, 2006
- Blackburn with Darwen Council election, 2007
- Blackburn with Darwen Council election, 2008
[edit] By-election results
| Mill Hill By-Election 21 November 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| British National Party | 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 | |||
| British National Party gain from Liberal Democrat | Swing | ||||
| Earcroft By-Election 15 July 2004 (2) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| British National Party | Nicholas Holt | 133 | |||
| Independent | Sam Stone | 114 | |||
| Independent | Trevor Maxfield | 109 | |||
| British National Party | Anthony Dailly | 106 | |||
| BNSP | Robin Evans | 14 | |||
| BNSP | Natalia Finn | 10 | |||
| Turnout | 2,411 | 37.1 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| East Rural By-Election 28 September 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| British National Party | Nicholas Holt | 70 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 8 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 745 | 46.2 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
