2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
18 of 51 seats to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council; 26 seats needed for a majority
	Winner of each seat at 2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Leader before election; Phil Riley; Labour	Leader after election ; Phil Riley; Labour

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.

Results summary

2022 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election^[1]^[2]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		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