# 2019 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

The 2019 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 2 May 2019 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.

## Results summary

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, 2019 :
| 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 | 12 | 1 | 70.6% | 24 | 36 | 70.6% | 18,200 | 55.3% | |
| | Conservative | 4 | | 23.5% | 9 | 13 | 25.5% | 9,350 | 28.4% | |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 5.9% | 1 | 2 | 3.9% | 1,042 | 3.2% | |
| | Independent | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2,966 | 9.0% | |
| | UKIP | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1,134 | 3.4% | |
| | For Britain | 0 | | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 220 | 0.7% | N/A |

## Council Composition

Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:
| 37 | 13 | 1 |
| Labour | Conservative | LD |
LD - Liberal Democrat
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| 36 | 13 | 2 |
| Labour | Conservative | LD |
LD - Liberal Democrat

## Ward results

All results are listed below:

### Audley & Queen's Park

Audley & Queen's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Salim Sidat | 1,431 | 65.0 |
| | Independent | Tiger Patel | 584 | 26.5 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Louise Morrison | 188 | 8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 847 | 38.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,218 | 36.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,147 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Bastwell & Daisyfield

Bastwell & Daisyfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shaukat Hussain | 2,024 | 90.9 |
| | Conservative | Henry Anthony Julian Arnold | 203 | 9.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,821 | 81.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,244 | 38.65 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,806 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Billinge & Beardwood

Billinge & Beardwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jackie Floyd | 1,144 | 48.2 |
| | Conservative | Mark Russell | 727 | 30.6 |
| | Independent | Imtiaz Ali | 502 | 21.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 17.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,395 | 40.87 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,860 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Blackburn Central

Blackburn Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mahfooz Hussain | 1,274 | 81.7 |
| | Conservative | Cameron Richard Prasher | 286 | 18.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 988 | 63.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,591 | 27.13 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,864 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Slater | 985 | 65.9 |
| | Labour | Liz Johnson | 509 | 34.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | 31.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,547 | 26.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,753 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Blackburn South East

Blackburn South East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Vicky Ellen McGurk | 732 | 57.3 |
| | UKIP | Liam Walsh | 375 | 29.3 |
| | Conservative | Martin Frank Kerry | 171 | 13.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 357 | 27.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,294 | 21.35 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,060 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Darwen East

Darwen East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Nathaniel Browne | 728 | 46.1 |
| | Labour | Katrina Louise Shepherd | 649 | 41.1 |
| | Conservative | Ryan Slater | 203 | 12.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 79 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,626 | 25.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,373 | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | |

### Darwen South

Darwen South :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Lilian Santon | 949 | 52.2 |
| | Labour | Lee Austin Ball | 648 | 35.7 |
| | For Britain | Liam David Robinson | 220 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 301 | 24.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,850 | 30.42 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,081 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Darwen West

Darwen West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Stephanie Rose Brookfield | 1,145 | 54.5 |
| | Conservative | Konrad Tapp | 956 | 45.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 189 | 9.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,156 | 33.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,459 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Ewood

Ewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim Casey | 784 | 58.9 |
| | Conservative | Keith Murray | 546 | 41.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 238 | 17.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,414 | 22.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,246 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Little Harwood & Whitebirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mustafa Ali Desai | 1,547 | 77.2 |
| | UKIP | Grant Carl Pugh | 252 | 12.6 |
| | Conservative | Judith Anne Pearson | 206 | 10.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,295 | 64.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,014 | 34.50 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,838 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Livesey with Pleasington

Livesey with Pleasington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Paul David Marrow | 1,478 | 76.1 |
| | Labour | Paul Rigby Mason | 463 | 23.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,015 | 52.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,008 | 32.75 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,131 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Mill Hill & Moorgate

Mill Hill & Moorgate :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Damian Talbot | 713 | 47.5 |
| | UKIP | Michael Longbottom | 507 | 33.8 |
| | Conservative | Ann Marie Helen Tolley | 281 | 18.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 206 | 13.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,518 | 27.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,601 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Roe Lee

Roe Lee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ron Whittle | 1,314 | 66.4 |
| | Conservative | Asghar Ali | 664 | 33.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 650 | 32.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,038 | 33.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,173 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Shear Brow & Corporation Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Zainab Rawat | 1,457 | 53.2 |
| | Independent | Muntazir Patel | 1,033 | 37.7 |
| | Conservative | Helen Alexandria Roscoe Voegt | 247 | 9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 424 | 15.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,746 | 45.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,072 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Quesir Mahmood | 1,958 | 89.2 |
| | Conservative | Carolyn Marrow | 238 | 10.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,720 | 78.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,236 | 37.39 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,981 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### West Pennine

West Pennine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jean Rigby | 1,022 | 39.4 |
| | Independent | Philip McDermott | 847 | 32.7 |
| | Labour | Jude David Rowley | 408 | 15.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John East | 314 | 12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 175 | 6.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,614 | 42.15 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,201 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |