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    Blackburn with Darwen: 2026 local elections

    17 wards with results. Council page

    Before (end of 2025) (51 seats, Open Council Data)

    Labour 29 · Other 13 · Conservative 9

    After (end of 2026) (51 seats, Open Council Data)

    Labour 20 · Other 17 · Reform UK 9 · Conservative 5

    Ward results

    Audley and Queen's Park1 seat · turnout 36.2%
    Aadil ChopdatIndependent886 ✓
    Yusuf Jan-VirmaniIndependent489
    Ehsan RajaLabour427
    Catherine RichardsReform UK177
    Michael NicksonGreen173
    Zain GhulamIndependent104
    Tristan MarrowConservative46
    Bastwell and Daisyfield1 seat · turnout 48.8%
    Shakeel ChoudhryIndependent1,332 ✓
    Parwaiz AkhtarLabour1,127
    Matthew Khan-DyerGreen149
    Fajila PatelIndependent133
    Maurice David RobinsonReform UK97
    Reece MacAulayConservative17
    Billinge & Beardwood1 seat · turnout 45.1%
    Tasleem FazalIndependent1,173 ✓
    Shabbir DudharaLabour470
    Imtiaz AliConservative397
    Aimee Louise DewseGreen395
    Danny WilsonReform UK365
    Blackburn Central1 seat · turnout 34.0%
    Zamir KhanLabour865 ✓
    Aliraza TariqIndependent586
    Isaac John CowansReform UK359
    Saul WhittleGreen186
    Simon Pearce HuggillLiberal Democrats55
    Keith MurrayConservative54
    Blackburn South & Lower Darwen1 seat · turnout 41.4%
    Daniel MatchettReform UK1,313 ✓
    Jacqueline SlaterConservative531
    Hazel Marie WalshGreen499
    Blackburn South East1 seat · turnout 29.9%
    Andy MahonReform UK840 ✓
    Jim ShorrockLabour487
    Ahmed AbdelrahmanGreen346
    Henry ArnoldConservative130
    Darwen East1 seat · turnout 32.0%
    Christine DawsonReform UK919 ✓
    Martin McCaughranLabour568
    Yasmin Monique Gabrielle ConnellGreen362
    Ryan SlaterConservative184
    Darwen South1 seat · turnout 42.6%
    Bradley LangfordReform UK1,405 ✓
    Sue SkipperLabour573
    Kevin ConnorConservative471
    Denise Veronica MorganGreen306
    Darwen West1 seat · turnout 43.1%
    Janine CrookReform UK1,136 ✓
    David SmithLabour986
    Eleanor Jean HillGreen233
    Steve DuncanConservative207
    Ian Charles ThomasLiberal Democrats71
    Ewood1 seat · turnout 33.0%
    John Alan ClaytonReform UK1,034 ✓
    Elaine WhittinghamIndependent391
    Willem EvansGreen351
    Les CadeConservative245
    Little Harwood and Whitebirk1 seat · turnout 41.1%
    Haroon KhanIndependent1,203 ✓
    Salim LorgatLabour627
    John BlackReform UK283
    James Paul SchofieldGreen269
    Emma MacaulayConservative98
    Livesey with Pleasington1 seat · turnout 51.3%
    Helen A R VoegtReform UK1,448 ✓
    Rick MooreConservative823
    Derek James HardmanIndependent427
    Oscar MarshallLabour325
    Paul Anthony FlorentineGreen323
    Mill Hill and Moorgate1 seat · turnout 35.4%
    Stephen James HartleyReform UK1,047 ✓
    Donna Marie TalbotLabour465
    Charlotte Audrey BradleyGreen277
    Tillie DelaneyConservative162
    Roe Lee1 seat · turnout 41.3%
    Sajid AliIndependent1,119 ✓
    Tommy TemperleyReform UK676
    Hassan Ul-HaqGreen436
    Sarah MorrisonConservative282
    Mudassir ShaheenWorkers Party of Britain73
    Liyakat SidatIndependent52
    Shear Brow and Corporation Park1 seat · turnout 49.0%
    Hussain AkhtarLabour1,440 ✓
    Suleman KhonatIndependent1,345
    Alex WareingGreen128
    Christopher John PowellReform UK74
    Adrian HooleConservative20
    Wensley Fold1 seat · turnout 44.6%
    Maulana Siddiq PatelIndependent1,100 ✓
    Tahyub NaserLabour962
    Jordan Andrew SandsReform UK262
    Jane WareingGreen228
    Mags MarrowConservative57
    Altaf PatelIndependent39
    Safvan PatelIndependent10
    West Pennine1 seat · turnout 52.9%
    Angela CraneReform UK1,264 ✓
    Jacqueline SlaterConservative939
    Jude David RowleyLabour696
    Sam Elliot CharlesworthGreen331