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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.[1] This was the same day as other local elections.

2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
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22 council seats
Turnout
    • .**%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mohammed Khan Mike Lee
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 2015 2009
Last election 53.9% 34.4% *.*%
Seats won 14 6 2
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 20,649 10,481 1,892
Percentage 58.2% 29.5% 5.3%
Swing Increase**.**% Decrease**.**% Decrease%
Council control before election

Labour Party (UK)

 Council control after election

Labour Party (UK)

The elections saw a gain of two seats by the Conservative Party from the Labour Party.

The resulting balance on the council after the elections was:

Labour 44

Conservative 16

Liberal Democrat 3

Independent 1

Election Result

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Local Election Result 2016[2]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 14 0 2  2 63.64 58.2 20,649 +**.**%
  Conservative 6 2 0  2 27.27 29.5 10,481 -*.*%
  Liberal Democrats 2 0 0   9.09 5.3 1,892 -*.*%
  UKIP 0 0 0   0 4.8 1,692 +*.*%
  Independent 0 0 0   0 2.2 783 +*.*%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Summary of the 5 May 2016 local election results for Blackburn with Darwen Council
Parties Seats Previous Net
Gain/Loss
Labour 44 46 -2
Conservative 16 14 +2
Liberal Democrats 3 3 0
Independent 1 1 0
Total 64 64

Council Composition

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Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

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46 14 3 1
Labour Conservative Lib Dem I

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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44 16 3 1
Labour Conservative Lib Dem I

I - Independent

Ward Results

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Audley

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Audley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Saleem Kapadi 508
Independent Raja Basharat Hussin Khan 126
Labour Zamir Khan 1587
Spoilt Ballots 31
Majority
Turnout 2334 39.1
Labour hold Swing

Bastwell

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Bastwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sabir Esa 492
Labour Shaukat Hussain 2151
Spoilt Ballots 22
Majority
Turnout 2665 52.3
Labour hold Swing

Beardwood with Lammack

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Beardwood with Lammack
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Margaret Daley 1105
Labour Paul Mason 660
Spoilt Ballots 16
Majority
Turnout 1781 39.5
Conservative hold Swing

Corporation Park

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Corporation Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tassy Fazal 1821
Conservative Riaz Valli 303
Spoilt Ballots 33
Majority
Turnout 2157 45.1
Labour hold Swing

Earcroft

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Earcroft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephanie Rose Brookfield 399
Liberal Democrats John East 106
Conservative Lynn Perkins 299
Spoilt Ballots 13
Majority
Turnout 817 26.9
Labour hold Swing

Ewood

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Ewood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jamie Groves 841
Conservative Eleanor Sutcliffe 285
Spoilt Ballots 16
Majority
Turnout 1142 25.05
Labour hold Swing

Fernhurst

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Fernhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Slater 791
Labour Donna Marie Talbot 442
Spoilt Ballots 9
Majority
Turnout 29.8 1242
Conservative hold Swing

Higher Croft

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Higher Croft
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Michael Brooks 309
Labour Don McKinlay
Spoilt Ballots 23
Majority
Turnout 1206 23.9
Labour hold Swing

Little Harwood

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Little Harwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Liz Lawson 331
Labour Abdul Samad Patel 1409
Conservative Ghulam Sabir 162
Spoilt Ballots 19
Majority
Turnout 1921 40.9
Labour hold Swing

Livesey with Pleasington

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Livesey with Pleasington
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Adam Holden 639
Conservative Paul Marrow 1427
Spoilt Ballots 17
Majority
Turnout 2083 39.2
Conservative hold Swing

Marsh House

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Marsh House
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Madeline Allen-Holmes 258
Labour Frank Connor 558
Liberal Democrats Simon Huggill 279
Conservative Neil Slater 560
Spoilt Ballots 14
Majority
Turnout 1669 36.53
Conservative hold Swing

Meadowhead

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Meadowhead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Keith Murray 743
Labour Ashley Richard Whalley 660
Spoilt Ballots 23
Majority
Turnout 1426 33.8
Conservative hold Swing

Mill Hill

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Mill Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Michael Longbottom 309
Labour Carl Peter Nuttall 702
Conservative Ann Marie Tolley 152
Spoilt Ballots 6
Majority
Turnout 1169 30.1
Labour hold Swing

North Turton with Tockholes

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North Turton with Tockholes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Phil McDermott 657
Conservative Colin Rigby 692
Labour Diane Catherine Waddington 274
Spoilt Ballots 8
Majority
Turnout 1631 46.87
Conservative hold Swing

Queen's Park

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Queen's Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Faryad Hussain 932
Conservative Imraan Valimulla 239
Spoilt Ballots 32
Majority
Turnout 1203 29.4
Labour hold Swing

Roe Lee

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Roe Lee
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sylvia Liddle 968
Conservative Maureen McGarvey 727
Spoilt Ballots 19
Majority
Turnout 1714 37.9
Labour hold Swing

Shadsworth with Whitebirk

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Shadsworth with Whitebirk
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Michael Andrew Madigan 349
Labour Vicky McGurk 876
Conservative Margaret Rawlinson 86
Spoilt Ballots 6
Majority
Turnout 1317 25.1
Labour hold Swing

Shear Brow

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Shear Brow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Mohmed Irfan Balapatel 543
Labour Suleman Khonat 1811
Spoilt Ballots 25
Majority
Turnout 2379 46.8
Labour hold Swing

Sudell

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Sudell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jean Brindle 145
Liberal Democrats Roy Davies 741
Labour Kate Stirton 478
Spoilt Ballots 11
Majority
Turnout 1375 30.37
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Sunnyhurst

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Sunnyhurst
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Travis Frain 337
UKIP Ian Grimshaw 279
Labour Peter Andrew Hollings 1015
Liberal Democrats Ros Myers 116
Spoilt Ballots 17
Majority
Turnout 1764 39.4
Labour hold Swing

Wensley Fold

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Wensley Fold
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dave Harling 1392
Conservative Tariq Mahmood 309
Spoilt Ballots 32
Majority
Turnout 1733 38.4
Labour hold Swing

Whitehall

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Whitehall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Joanne Sarah Birkner 160
Conservative Steve Duncan 267
Liberal Democrats Karimeh Foster 650
UKIP Austin Molloy 166
Spoilt Ballots 14
Majority
Turnout 1257 41.27
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

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  1. ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Local Election Results". Democratic Dashboard. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
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