2016 UK local government 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.
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
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
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:
↓ 46 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | I |
After the election, the composition of the council was:
↓ 44 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
Labour | Conservative | Lib Dem | I |
I - Independent
Ward Results
Audley
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
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
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
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
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
Ewood Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Jamie Groves | 841 | | |
| Conservative | Eleanor Sutcliffe | 285 | | |
| Spoilt Ballots | | 16 | | |
Majority | | | |
Turnout | 1142 | 25.05 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Fernhurst
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Local Election Results". Democratic Dashboard. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.