# Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2018, 51 councillors have been elected from 17 wards.

## Council elections

* 1973 Blackburn Borough Council election
* 1976 Blackburn Borough Council election
* 1979 Blackburn Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 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 Blackburn Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same)
* 1995 Blackburn Borough Council election
* 1996 Blackburn Borough Council election
* 1997 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 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 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election (New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)
* 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 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
* 2018 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election (New ward boundaries)
* 2019 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
* 2021 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
* 2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
* 2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
* 2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

## Results maps

* 2018 results map
* 2019 results map
* 2021 results map
* 2022 results map
* 2023 results map
* 2024 results map

## By-election results
### 2002-2006

Mill Hill By-Election 21 November 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Robin Evans | 578 | 32.1 | +32.1 |
| | Labour | Gail Barton | 562 | 31.2 | −16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David D'Arcy | 505 | 28.1 | −24.4 |
| | Conservative | Karl Turner | 154 | 8.6 | +8.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16 | 0.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,799 | 39.4 | |
| | BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | BNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
Earcroft By-Election 15 July 2004 (2) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Moira Barrett | 492 | 20.4% |
| | Labour | Francis Davis | 443 | 18.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | John East | 300 | 12.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Melia | 277 | 11.4% |
| | Conservative | Julie Slater | 212 | 8.7% |
| | Conservative | Konrad Tapp | 201 | 8.3% |
| | BNP | Nicholas Holt | 133 | 5.5% |
| | Independent | Sam Stone | 114 | 4.7% |
| | Independent | Trevor Maxfield | 109 | 4.5% |
| | BNP | Anthony Dailly | 106 | 4.3% |
| | British National Socialist Party | Robin Evans | 14 | 0.5% |
| | British National Socialist Party | Natalia Finn | 10 | 0.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,411 | 37.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |

### 2006-2010

East Rural By-Election 28 September 2006 :
| Party | 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 Democrats | Brian Dunning | 91 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Labour | Stella McLennan | 75 | 10.1 | +3.8 |
| | BNP | Nicholas Holt | 70 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 745 | 46.2 | |
| | Independent gain from Conservative | Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
Queens Park By-Election 4 February 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mustafa Desai | 638 | 54.2 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Imtiaz Patel | 366 | 31.1 | −17.8 |
| | Conservative | Asghar Ali | 174 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 272 | 23.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,178 | 28.4 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |

### 2010-2014

Beardwood with Lammack By-Election 28 July 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Daley | 1,097 | 63.8 | +3.4 |
| | Labour | Ashley Whalley | 572 | 33.3 | +0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Salim Lorgat | 51 | 3.0 | −3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 525 | 30.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,720 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2014-2018

Mill Hill By-Election 23 July 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Carl Nuttall | 505 | 58.8 | +9.0 |
| | UKIP | Michael Longbottom | 179 | 20.8 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | Helen Tolley | 106 | 12.3 | −4.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Dean | 69 | 8.0 | +3.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 326 | 38.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 859 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Higher Croft By-Election 15 December 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Amy Johnson | 435 | 58.2 | −15.7 |
| | UKIP | Ian Grimshaw | 187 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
| | Conservative | Maureen McGarvey | 125 | 16.7 | −9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 248 | 33.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 747 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Higher Croft By-Election 23 March 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Adam Holden | 446 | 59.6 | −14.3 |
| | UKIP | Ian Grimshaw | 169 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
| | Conservative | Maureen McGarvey | 133 | 17.8 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 277 | 37.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 748 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Marsh House By-Election 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Lynn Perkins | 748 | 41.5 | +7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Browne | 580 | 32.2 | +15.3 |
| | Labour | Kieran Richards | 474 | 26.3 | −7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 168 | 9.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,802 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Higher Croft By-Election 8 June 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matt Gibson | 1,579 | 57.6 | −16.3 |
| | Conservative | Ann Tolley | 818 | 29.9 | +3.8 |
| | UKIP | Ian Grimshaw | 343 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 761 | 27.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,740 | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### 2022-2026

Darwen South By-Election 17 November 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Matt Jackson | 569 | 44.9 | +6.6 |
| | Conservative | Janine Crook | 562 | 44.3 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Peter Davies | 137 | 10.8 | −4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | 19.9 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |