# 2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

The 2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One-third of the seats were up for election.

## Results summary

2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Labour | 14 | | 77.8 | 22 | 36 | 70.6 | 20,109 | 60.3 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | 4 | | 22.2 | 9 | 13 | 25.5 | 10,792 | 32.4 | -6.4 |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1,351 | 4.1 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1,084 | 3.3 | -1.7 |

## Ward results
### Audley & Queen's Park

Audley & Queen's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ehsan Raja | 811 | 39.5 | −8.0 |
| | Independent | Yusuf Jan-Virmani | 642 | 31.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Mohammed Patel | 340 | 16.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Hifzur Lorgat | 262 | 12.7 | −39.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 169 | 8.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,055 | 33.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Bastwell & Daisyfield

Bastwell & Daisyfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Parwaiz Akhtar | 1,713 | 76.4 | −8.5 |
| | Conservative | Fajila Patel | 529 | 23.6 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,184 | 52.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | 37.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.5 | |

### Billinge & Beardwood

Billinge & Beardwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Tasleem Fazal | 1,451 | 64.7 | +9.6 |
| | Conservative | Rizwan Shah | 620 | 27.7 | −13.3 |
| | Independent | Tahir Mahmood | 170 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 831 | 37.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,241 | 37.2 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Blackburn Central

Blackburn Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Zamir Khan | 1,093 | 67.5 | −7.6 |
| | Conservative | Ghulam Sabir | 328 | 20.2 | −4.7 |
| | Independent | Ismail Patel | 115 | 7.1 | N/A |
| | Independent | Siama Bhatti | 84 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 765 | 47.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,620 | 26.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.5 | |

### Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jacqueline Slater | 878 | 60.0 | −10.1 |
| | Labour | Liz Johnson | 586 | 40.0 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 292 | 20.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,464 | 25.7 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 10.1 | |

### Blackburn South East

Blackburn South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Shorrock | 820 | 73.1 | +14.1 |
| | Conservative | Keith Murray | 302 | 26.9 | −5.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 518 | 46.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,122 | 18.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 9.7 | |

### Darwen East

Darwen East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Martin McCaughran | 902 | 54.5 | +16.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Davies | 446 | 26.9 | −8.8 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Slater | 307 | 18.5 | ±0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 456 | 27.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,655 | 25.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 12.6 | |

### Darwen South

Darwen South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Kevin Connor | 880 | 46.1 | −7.9 |
| | Labour | Matthew Jackson | 731 | 38.3 | +11.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John East | 299 | 15.7 | −3.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 149 | 7.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,910 | 30.3 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 9.9 | |

### Darwen West

Darwen West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | David Smith | 1,411 | 65.7 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Janine Crook | 660 | 30.7 | −7.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Connor Plumley | 77 | 3.6 | −1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 751 | 35.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,148 | 34.7 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.2 | |

### Ewood

Ewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Elaine Whittingham | 860 | 60.4 | +11.5 |
| | Conservative | Les Cade | 564 | 39.6 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 296 | 20.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,424 | 23.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 11.5 | |

### Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Little Harwood & Whitebirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sonia Khan | 1,357 | 71.2 | −1.6 |
| | Conservative | Mohmmed Kapadia | 549 | 28.8 | +1.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 808 | 42.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,906 | 32.0 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.6 | |

### Livesey with Pleasington

Livesey with Pleasington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Derek Hardman | 1,355 | 66.0 | −7.4 |
| | Labour | Michael Jackson | 698 | 34.0 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 657 | 32.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,053 | 32.6 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 7.4 | |

### Mill Hill & Moorgate

Mill Hill & Moorgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Jim Smith | 801 | 62.5 | +8.3 |
| | Conservative | Rick Moore | 481 | 37.5 | −8.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 320 | 25.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,282 | 23.1 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 8.3 | |

### Roe Lee

Roe Lee (2 seats due to by-election) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Saj Ali | 1,312 | 67.8 | +8.8 |
| | Labour | Phil Riley | 1,217 | 62.9 | +3.9 |
| | Conservative | Henry Arnold | 680 | 35.1 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative | Helen Voegt | 663 | 34.2 | −6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 33.3 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Shear Brow & Corporation Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Suleman Khonat | 1,875 | 90.9 | −0.2 |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Marrow | 188 | 9.1 | +0.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,687 | 81.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,063 | 33.6 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 0.2 | |

### Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Sabahat Imtiaz | 1,697 | 89.0 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Aaliyah Alli | 210 | 11.0 | −1.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,487 | 78.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,907 | 31.9 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | 1.2 | |

### West Pennine

West Pennine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Julie Slater | 1,336 | 56.3 | −3.7 |
| | Labour | Jude Rowley | 774 | 32.6 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bernard Johnson | 262 | 11.0 | −6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 562 | 23.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,372 | 38.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | 6.9 | |

## By-elections
### Darwen South

Darwen South: 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 Davies | 137 | 10.8 | –4.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,271 | 19.9 | –10.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | 4.2 | |