Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of

Blackburn with Darwen Blackburn with Darwen is a borough and unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of the industrial town of Blackburn and the market town of Darwen including other villages around the two towns. Formation It was fou ...

in Lancashire, England. Since the last boundary changes in 2017, 51 councillors have been elected from 17

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Political control

From 1889 to 1974, Blackburn was a county borough, independent from any county council. Under the

Local Government Act 1972 The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974. It was one of the most significant Acts of Parliament to be passed by the Heath Gov ...

a larger Blackburn district was created, gaining the neighbouring town of Darwen and several other rural parishes, and becoming a non-metropolitan district, with

Lancashire County Council Lancashire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Lancashire, England. It consists of 84 councillors. Since the 2017 election, the council has been under Conservative control. Prior to the 2009 La ...

providing county-level services. The first election to the reformed borough council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority until the new arrangements took effect on 1 April 1974. The district was renamed Blackburn with Darwen in 1997 and became a unitary authority on 1 April 1998, becoming independent from Lancashire County Council. Political control of the council since 1973 has been held by the following parties: Non-metropolitan district Unitary authority

Leadership

The leaders of the council since 1993 have been:

Council elections

* 1973 Blackburn Borough Council election *

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* 1979 Blackburn Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1980 Blackburn Borough Council election * 1982 Blackburn Borough Council election *

1983 Blackburn Borough Council election The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...

* 1984 Blackburn Borough Council election * 1986 Blackburn Borough Council election * 1987 Blackburn Borough Council election * 1988 Blackburn Borough Council election * 1990 Blackburn Borough Council election * 1991 Blackburn Borough Council election * 1992 Blackburn Borough Council election * 1994 Blackburn Borough Council election (Borough boundary changes took place but the number of seats remained the same) * 1995 Blackburn Borough Council election *

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(New ward boundaries) * 1999 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election * 2000 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election * 2002 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election * 2003 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election *

2004 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in June 2004 heralded a shock result as Labour council leader Sir Bill Taylor lost his seat to Liberal Democrat Zamir Khan. "This morning as I was shaving I thought I could get beat and that is ...

(New ward boundaries increased the number of seats by 2)legislation.gov.uk
The Borough of Blackburn with Darwen (Electoral Changes) Order 2002
Retrieved on 4 October 2015. * 2006 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election *

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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 Wa ...

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 ...

2011 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held on 5 May 2011, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. 21 seats (one third) of the council were up for election. Following the election the council remained under Labo ...

2012 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012, alongside other local elections across the United Kingdom. 22 seats (one third) of the council were up for election. The Labour Party remained in control of the council. ...

* 2014 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election *

2015 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election The 2015 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 7 May 2015 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections. References Blackburn with Darwen M ...

2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election The 2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections. The elections saw a gain of two seats by the ...

* 2018 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election (New ward boundaries) * 2019 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election * 2021 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election *

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. R ...

By-election results

2002-2006

2006-2010

2010-2014

2014-2018

2018-2022

References

By-election results

External links

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