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    1997 handbook

    Blackburn: 1997 local elections

    12 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 1996)

    Not known.

    After (end of 1997) (31 seats, our estimate)

    Labour 19 · Conservative 12

    Ward results

    Audley3 seats
    P. GreenwoodLabour2,201 ✓
    Taylor W.Labour1,992 ✓
    S. KianiLabour1,784 ✓
    M KirkhamLiberal Democrats1,121
    Bastwell3 seats
    M BariLabour1,779 ✓
    Mo HussainLabour1,657
    F AkbarConservative969
    W KhanConservative839
    A NiazConservative775
    A KnottLiberal Democrats418
    Beardwood With Lammack3 seats
    S. WilliamsConservative2,322 ✓
    M. LeeConservative2,138 ✓
    J HirstConservative2,122 ✓
    P MasonLabour757
    J RobertsonLabour742
    S. WilliamsLabour694
    M. KirkhamLiberal Democrats648
    Corporation Park3 seats
    G. TaylorConservative1,490 ✓
    D. WalshLabour1,294 ✓
    A. WhalleyLabour1,250 ✓
    P AwanConservative1,175
    R ChaudhryConservative1,099
    N HussainLabour945
    A DeanLiberal Democrats813
    East Rural1 seat
    F SlaterConservative630 ✓
    G EvansLabour341
    B. DunningLiberal Democrats289
    Little Harwood With Whitebirk3 seats
    F. GortonLabour1,867 ✓
    D. GreenwoodLabour1,721 ✓
    Y VirmaniLabour1,386 ✓
    R GreavesConservative1,284
    H. HamerConservative1,097
    M HardingConservative968
    A. KnottLiberal Democrats589
    Livesey With Pleasington3 seats
    E. ArnoldConservative2,226 ✓
    A CottamConservative2,145 ✓
    Williams J.Conservative1,949 ✓
    I. BirminghamLabour1,366
    A ThompsonLabour1,363
    H. WhiteLabour1,105
    R. MarrinerLiberal Democrats624
    Meadowhead3 seats · turnout 57.8%
    M. RishtonLabour1,488 ✓
    Janette ParkerLabour1,341 ✓
    W PickupLabour1,309 ✓
    A JonesConservative1,143
    S HughesConservative1,127
    T McDermottConservative1,011
    B. HeedsLiberal Democrats715
    North Turton With Tockholes2 seats
    C. RigbyConservative1,623 ✓
    J PeetLabour1,021 ✓
    C. WillisLiberal Democrats758
    J. ShawLabour660
    Roe Lee3 seats
    Maureen McGarveyConservative1,814 ✓
    D PearsonConservative1,709 ✓
    Doreen TaylorConservative1,678 ✓
    B ToddLabour1,165
    C. Keen-ThirynLabour944
    A. DonnellyLiberal Democrats855
    M AkbarLabour651
    Shear Brow3 seats
    Hussain AkhtarLabour1,836 ✓
    Johnson M.Labour1,795 ✓
    A. PatelLabour1,600 ✓
    A BikhaConservative929
    R HamerConservative863
    H. KhanConservative732
    K ConnorLiberal Democrats493
    I PatelInd Lab413
    Wensley Fold3 seats
    D. RishtonLabour1,642 ✓
    C. HollernLabour1,641 ✓
    M KhanLabour1,558 ✓
    R FieldGreen557
    M SulemanConservative522
    L. VernonLiberal Democrats489
    P AkhterConservative478
    M ZabierConservative454
    C. BallGreen395
    M. WalkerGreen369