# 2008 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held in 2008 on 1 May along with all other local elections in the UK.

## Election result

The party tallies before the 2008 poll were different from the results from the 2007 election. Arif Waghat was sacked from the Liberal Democrats in August 2007 and Michael Johnson quit For Darwen in March 2008. Both are continuing as independents.
In this first summary, "seats" represent the number of wards each party are defending.
Blackburn with Darwen Local Election Result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Labour | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| For Darwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This summary shows the picture for the whole council.
Summary of the 1 May 2008 local election results for Blackburn with Darwen Council :
| Parties | Seats | Previous | Net Gain/Loss |
| Labour | | 31 | |
| Conservative | | 17 | |
| Liberal Democrats | | 11 | |
| For Darwen | | 3 | |
| Independent | | 2 | |
| Total | Total | 64 | 64 |

## Wards
### Audley

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Audley :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Saadat Ali | 100 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ash Hussain | 1102 |
| Labour | Zamir Khan | 1214 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 109 |

### Bastwell

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Bastwell :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Parwaiz Akhtar | 1351 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Rizwan | 1582 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 131 |

### Beardwood with Lammack

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Beardwood with Lammack :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Donna Bowlay-Williams | 353 |
| Conservative | Sheila June Williams | 1586 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 30 |

### Corporation Park

Previously won by Labour in 2007 with a majority of 305.
Corporation Park :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Shaukat Hussain | 1082 |
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Rehman | 1196 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 108 |

### Earcroft

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Earcroft :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Moira Barrett | 390 |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Dunning | 65 |
| Conservative | Vince Hitchen | 233 |
| For Darwen | Anthony Meleady | 493 |
| England First | Mark Waring | 130 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 37 |

### Ewood

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Ewood :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Florence Oldfield | 635 |
| Conservative | Joseph Anthony Smith | 638 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | – |

### Fernhurst

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Fernhurst :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Barbara Arkley | 256 |
| Green | David Carter | 112 |
| For Darwen | Glenn Evans | 143 |
| Conservative | John Slater | 981 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 11 |

### Higher Croft

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Higher Croft :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| BNP | Darren Jeal | 396 |
| Conservative | Jim Kenyon | 487 |
| Labour | Dorothy Walsh | 723 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 37 |

### Little Harwood

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Little Harwood :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Imran Khan | 949 |
| Labour | Abdul Samad Patel | 976 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 63 |

### Livesey with Pleasington

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Livesey with Pleasington :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Alan Cottam | 2060 |
| Labour | Elaine Whittingham | 413 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 36 |

### Marsh House

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Marsh House :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Frank Connor | 506 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Connor | 491 |
| Conservative | Denise Gee | 502 |
| For Darwen | Phil Jones | 650 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 2 |

### Meadowhead

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Meadowhead :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | Brian Gerard Gordon | 996 |
| Labour | Carl Nuttall | 642 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 26 |

### Mill Hill

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Mill Hill :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Dean | 608 |
| Labour | Malcom Terence Doherty | 676 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 48 |

### North Turton with Tockholes

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
North Turton with Tockholes :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| England First | Nicholas Holt | 173 |
| Labour | Bernard Mathews | 220 |
| Green | Kenneth Graham McIver | 346 |
| For Darwen | Steve Potter | 74 |
| Conservative | Colin Rigby | 854 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 16 |

### Queen's Park

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Queen's Park :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Faryad Hussain | 756 |
| Liberal Democrats | Salim Ismail Makda | 722 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 80 |

### Roe Lee

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Roe Lee :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Independent | Trevor Holden | 177 |
| Conservative | Michael Joseph Law-Riding | 1134 |
| Labour | Phil Riley | 434 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 22 |

### Shadsworth with Whitebirk

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Shadsworth with Whitebirk :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Ron O'Keeffe | 804 |
| Conservative | Simon Wilkinson | 526 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 39 |

### Shear Brow

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Shear Brow :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal Democrats | Iiyas Akubat | 1218 |
| Independent | Francis Kwasi Beeby Apaloo | 144 |
| Labour | Solly Khonat | 1449 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 136 |

### Sudell

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Sudell :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| For Darwen | Heather Ashurst | 636 |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Browne | 686 |
| Labour | Nigel Anthony Nuttall | 282 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 28 |

### Sunnyhurst

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Sunnyhurst :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| For Darwen | Andrew Graham | 875 |
| Conservative | David James Grogan | 366 |
| Liberal Democrats | Pietro Sciambarella | 124 |
| Labour | David Smith | 808 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 23 |

### Wensley Fold

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Wensley Fold :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Labour | Dave Harling | 1088 |
| Conservative | Mark Slater | 424 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 55 |

### Whitehall

Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
Whitehall :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| For Darwen | Margaret Binns | 357 |
| Labour | Frank Davis | 88 |
| Liberal Democrats | Karimeh Foster | 778 |
| Conservative | Angela Lee | 191 |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 46 |