2021 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

2021 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
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17 of the 51 seats (one third) to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lab
Con
LD
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before 35 13 1
Seats won 11 6 0
Seats after 35 14 0
Seat change Steady Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 18,326 12,854 1,654
Percentage 55.4% 38.8% 5.0%
  Fourth party
 
Ind
Party Independent
Seats before 1
Seats won 0
Seats after 1
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 260
Percentage 0.8%
Winner of each seat at 2021 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

The 2021 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 6 May 2021 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.[1] One-third of the seats were up for election.

Results

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2021 Blackburn with Darwen Council election
Party This election Full council This election
Seats Net Seats % Other Total Total % Votes Votes % +/−
  Labour 11 Steady 64.7 24 35 68.6 18,326 55.4 +0.1
  Conservative 6 Increase 1 35.3 8 14 27.5 12,854 38.8 +10.4
  Liberal Democrats 0 Decrease 1 0.0 1 1 2.0 1,654 5.0 +1.8
  Independent 0 Steady 0.0 1 1 2.0 260 0.8 -8.2

Council Composition

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Prior to the election, the composition of the council was:

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35 13 1 1
Labour Conservative LD Ind

LD - Liberal Democrat
Ind - Independent politician

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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35 14 1
Labour Conservative Ind

Ind - Independent politician

Ward results

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Audley & Queen's Park

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Audley & Queen's Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Tiger Patel 1,209 52.5 +26.0
Labour Maryam Batan 1,096 47.5 –17.5
Majority 113 15.0 N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Bastwell and Daisyfield

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Bastwell and Daisyfield[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Iftakhar Hussain 1,932 84.9 −6.0
Conservative Les Cade 344 15.1 +6.0
Majority 1,588
Labour hold Swing

Billinge and Beardwood

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Billinge and Beardwood[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mohammed Irfan 1,188 55.1 +6.9
Conservative Rizwan Shah 884 41.0 +10.4
Independent Ismail Patel 124 5.8 N/A
Majority 304
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Blackburn Central

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Blackburn Central[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Samim Desai 1,158 75.1 −6.6
Conservative Margaret Marrow 383 24.9 +6.6
Majority 775
Labour hold Swing

Blackburn South and Lower Darwen

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Blackburn South and Lower Darwen[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Denise Gee 1,140 70.1 +4.2
Labour Liz Johnson 487 29.9 −4.2
Majority 653 40.2
Conservative hold Swing

Blackburn South East

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Blackburn South East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Humphrys 720 59.0 +1.7
Conservative Ann Tolley 392 32.1 +18.7
Liberal Democrats Connor Plumley 108 8.9 N/A
Majority 328
Labour hold Swing

Darwen East

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Darwen East[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Katrina Shepherd 678 38.2 −2.9
Liberal Democrats Roy Davies 634 35.7 −10.4
Conservative Ryan Slater 329 18.5 +5.7
Independent Sue Prynn 136 7.7 N/A
Majority 44 2.5 N/A
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Darwen South

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Darwen South[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Andrew Walker 1,037 54.0 +1.8
Labour Sarah Rose 509 26.5 −9.2
Liberal Democrats Simon Huggill 374 19.5 N/A
Majority 528
Conservative hold Swing

Darwen West

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Darwen West[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Brian Taylor 1,257 57.0 +2.5
Conservative Janine Crook 846 38.4 −7.1
Liberal Democrats Diane McVee 101 4.6 N/A
Majority 411
Labour hold Swing

Ewood

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Ewood[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jon Baldwin 740 51.1 +10.0
Labour Ashley Whalley 709 48.9 −10.0
Majority 31 2.2 N/A
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Little Harwood and Whitebirk

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Little Harwood and Whitebirk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Abdul Patel 1,423 72.8 −4.4
Conservative Iain Sykes 533 27.2 +16.9
Majority 890
Labour hold Swing

Livesey with Pleasington

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Livesey with Pleasington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mark Russell 1,616 73.4 −2.7
Labour Michael Jackson 585 26.6 +2.7
Majority 1,031
Conservative hold Swing

Mill Hill and Moorgate

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Mill Hill and Moorgate[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Julie Gunn 724 54.2 +6.7
Conservative Rick Moore 612 45.8 +27.1
Majority 112
Labour hold Swing

Roe Lee

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Roe Lee[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Liddle 1,165 59.0 −7.4
Conservative Martin Kerry 810 41.0 +7.4
Majority 355
Labour hold Swing

Shear Brow and Corporation Park

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Shear Brow and Corporation Park[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hussain Akhtar 2,428 91.1 +37.9
Conservative Aaliyah Alli 237 8.9 −0.1
Majority 2,191
Labour hold Swing

Wensley Fold

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Wensley Fold[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Harling 1,698 87.8 −1.4
Conservative Helen Voegt 235 12.2 +1.4
Majority 1,463
Labour hold Swing

West Pennine

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West Pennine[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Neil Slater 1,507 60.0 +20.6
Labour Matthew Jackson 569 22.6 +6.9
Liberal Democrats John East 437 17.4 +5.3
Majority 938
Conservative hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "2021 elections". Blackburn.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Notice of Poll (Borough)". Blackburn.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
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