# 2010 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. They coincided with the 2010 United Kingdom general election and the other 2010 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election.

## Wards
### Audley

Audley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Salim Sidat | 1,901 | 53.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Salim Lorgat | 1473 | 41.2 |
| | Independent | Saadat Ali | 200 | 5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 428 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Bastwell

Bastwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Parwaiz Akhtar | 1,967 | 50.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Saj Ali | 1923 | 49.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Beardwood with Lammack

Beardwood with Lammack :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | James Hurst | 1,973 | 61.7 |
| | Labour | Ashleigh Whalley | 1227 | 38.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 746 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Corporation Park

Corporation Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | John Wright | 1,992 | 59.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ansar Rafiq | 1122 | 33.7 |
| | Independent | Ismail Patel | 212 | 6.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 870 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### East Rural

East Rural :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Julie Slater | 756 | 62.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Dunning | 188 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Frank Davis | 184 | 15.2 |
| | For Darwen | Nella Melia | 86 | 7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 568 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Ewood

Ewood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Florence Oldfield | 1,390 | 58.3 |
| | Conservative | Lee Black | 995 | 41.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 395 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Fernhurst

Fernhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Denise Gee | 1,411 | 47.6 |
| | Labour | Annette Murphy | 899 | 30.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Daniel Wilson | 501 | 16.9 |
| | For Darwen | Wilf Helliwell | 156 | 5.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 512 | |
| | Conservative gain from England First | Conservative gain from England First | Swing | |

### Higher Croft

Higher Croft :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Darren Jeal | 1,361 | 48.7 |
| | Conservative | Paul Marrow | 885 | 31.6 |
| | BNP | Darren Jeal | 551 | 19.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 476 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Little Harwood

Little Harwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pat McFall | 1,360 | 47.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Abu Lorgat | 852 | 29.8 |
| | Conservative | Ashgar Ali | 647 | 22.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 508 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Livesey with Pleasington

Livesey with Pleasington :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Pearson | 2,660 | 68.3 |
| | Labour | Katie Howarth | 1236 | 31.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1324 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Marsh House

Marsh House :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Thayne | 915 | 30.3 |
| | Conservative | Neil Slater | 851 | 28.2 |
| | Labour | Frank Connor | 835 | 27.6 |
| | For Darwen | Stephen Potter | 419 | 13.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### Meadowhead

Meadowhead :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Konrad Tapp | 1,395 | 52.1 |
| | Labour | Carl Nuttall | 1285 | 47.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 110 | |
| | Conservative gain from England First | Conservative gain from England First | Swing | |

### Mill Hill

Mill Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Jim Smith | 1,055 | 43.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alan Dean | 583 | 24.2 |
| | Conservative | James Kenyon | 436 | 18.1 |
| | BNP | Robin Evans | 332 | 13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 472 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Queen's Park

Queen's Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Salim Mulla | 1,511 | 64.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Faraz Ali | 833 | 35.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 678 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Roe Lee

Roe Lee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Pearson | 1,721 | 56.0 |
| | Labour | Phil Riley | 1354 | 44.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 367 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Shadsworth with Whitebirk

Shadsworth with Whitebirk :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tony Humphreys | 1,548 | 59.0 |
| | Conservative | Lorraine Chesterton | 593 | 22.6 |
| | BNP | Glenn Evans | 484 | 18.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 955 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Shear Brow

Shear Brow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Shahabuddin Solkar | 1,559 | 45.1 |
| | Independent | Arif Waghat | 794 | 23.0 |
| | Conservative | Zah Hussein | 576 | 16.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hanif Patel | 524 | 15.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 765 | |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

### Sudell

Sudell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Eileen Entwistle | 813 | 32.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mark Davies | 793 | 31.6 |
| | Conservative | Angela Lee | 454 | 18.1 |
| | For Darwen | Heather Ashurst | 448 | 17.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Sunnyhurst

Sunnyhurst :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Dave Smith | 1,296 | 43.3 |
| | Conservative | David Collier | 680 | 22.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John East | 523 | |
| | For Darwen | Martin McCaughran | 486 | 16.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 616 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Mohammed Khan | 1,926 | 74.7 |
| | Conservative | Nasser Sajid | 653 | 25.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1273 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Whitehall

Whitehall :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Foster | 1,142 | 53.2 |
| | Conservative | Andrew Baker | 503 | 23.4 |
| | Labour | Brian Taylor | 284 | 13.2 |
| | For Darwen | Joan Helliwell | 216 | 10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 639 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |