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.

2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
18 of 51 seats to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Phil Riley John Slater Party Labour Conservative Last election 36 seats 13 seats Seats before 36 13 Seats won 14 4 Seats after 36 13 Seat change 0 0 Popular vote 20,109 10,792 Percentage 60.3% 32.4%
Winner of each seat at 2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Leader before election Phil Riley Labour Leader after election Phil Riley Labour

Results summary

2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		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		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			169	8.3
Turnout			2,055	33.0
	Labour hold		Swing	N/A

Bastwell & Daisyfield

Bastwell & Daisyfield

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

Billinge & Beardwood

Billinge & Beardwood

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			831	37.0
Turnout			2,241	37.2
	Labour hold		Swing	11.5

Blackburn Central

Blackburn Central

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			765	47.3
Turnout			1,620	26.0
	Labour hold		Swing	1.5

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jacqueline Slater	878	60.0	-10.1
	Labour	Liz Johnson	586	40.0	+10.1
Majority			292	20.0
Turnout			1,464	25.7
	Conservative hold		Swing	10.1

Blackburn South East

Blackburn South East

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

Darwen East

Darwen East

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			456	27.6
Turnout			1,655	25.6
	Labour hold		Swing	12.6

Darwen South

Darwen South

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			149	7.8
Turnout			1,910	30.3
	Conservative hold		Swing	9.9

Darwen West

Darwen West

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			751	35.0
Turnout			2,148	34.7
	Labour hold		Swing	8.2

Ewood

Ewood

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

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sonia Khan	1,357	71.2	-1.6
	Conservative	Mohmmed Kapadia	549	28.8	+1.6
Majority			808	42.4
Turnout			1,906	32.0
	Labour hold		Swing	1.6

Livesey with Pleasington

Livesey with Pleasington

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

Mill Hill & Moorgate

Mill Hill & Moorgate

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Smith	801	62.5	+8.3
	Conservative	Rick Moore	481	37.5	-8.3
Majority			320	25.0
Turnout			1,282	23.1
	Labour hold		Swing	8.3

Roe Lee

Roe Lee (2 seats due to by-election)

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				33.3
	Labour hold		Swing
	Labour hold		Swing

Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Suleman Khonat	1,875	90.9	-0.2
	Conservative	Carolyn Marrow	188	9.1	+0.2
Majority			1,687	81.8
Turnout			2,063	33.6
	Labour hold		Swing	0.2

Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold

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

West Pennine

West Pennine

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			562	23.7
Turnout			2,372	38.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	6.9

By-elections

Darwen South

Darwen South: 17 November 2022

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			7	0.6	N/A
Turnout			1,271	19.9	–10.4
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing	4.2