Local Election Results 2002
Blackburn with Darwen
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in North Turton with Tockholes or Whitehall.
Note:— These elections were to renew the councillors elected to a three-year term in 1999. The 2003 election in Blackburn with Darwen was postponed to 2004.
Other results for Blackburn with Darwen:
2004
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2014
2015
2016
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
By-elections for Blackburn with Darwen (may be incomplete): 21st November 2002 (Mill Hill)
— 15th July 2004 (Earcroft)
— 28th September 2006 (East Rural)
— 4th February 2010 (Queen's Park)
— 28th July 2011 (Beardwood with Lammack)
— 23rd July 2015 (Mill Hill)
— 15th December 2016 (Higher Croft)
— 23rd March 2017 (Higher Croft)
— 4th May 2017 (Marsh House)
— 8th June 2017 (Higher Croft)
— 17th November 2022 (Darwen S.)
Map of the results —Export spreadsheet
| Party |
Votes |
Percent |
Seats |
| Labour |
16824 |
47.7% |
12 |
| Conservative |
11947 |
33.9% |
5 |
| Liberal Democrat |
5271 |
14.9% |
3 |
| Independent |
486 |
1.4% |
0 |
| Liberal Party |
401 |
1.1% |
0 |
| Green Party |
348 |
1.0% |
0 |
| Yusuf Jan-Virmani |
Lab |
1384 |
71.1% |
| Christopher Tattersall |
C |
307 |
15.8% |
| David Dawson D'Arcy |
LD |
256 |
13.1% |
| Mohammed Hussain |
Lab |
1728 |
62.4% |
| Hamid Khan |
C |
1043 |
37.6% |
| James Hirst |
C |
1585 |
81.7% |
| Mehboob Osman |
Lab |
356 |
18.3% |
| Paul McGurty |
C |
676 |
33.9% |
| Bill Pickup |
Lab |
661 |
33.2% |
| Ismail Patel |
Ind |
486 |
24.4% |
| Kennerth McIver |
Grn |
169 |
8.5% |
| Mary Leaver |
Lab |
939 |
45.1% |
| Jacqueline Slater |
C |
743 |
35.7% |
| Brian Morris |
Lib |
401 |
19.3% |
| Fred Slater |
C |
415 |
61.3% |
| Anthony Nuttall |
Lab |
144 |
21.3% |
| John Morgan |
LD |
118 |
17.4% |
| John Milburn |
Lab |
836 |
58.7% |
| Joseph Smith |
C |
589 |
41.3% |
| Ashley Whalley |
Lab |
674 |
53.7% |
| Frederick Gollop |
LD |
580 |
46.3% |
| Patricia McFall |
Lab |
1089 |
54.5% |
| Gordon Eccles |
C |
911 |
45.6% |
| John Williams |
C |
1486 |
63.9% |
| Andrew Thompson |
Lab |
530 |
22.8% |
| Jessie Hickmott |
LD |
308 |
13.3% |
| Christopher Thayne |
LD |
693 |
39.9% |
| Warren Lishman |
Lab |
596 |
34.3% |
| John Slater |
C |
450 |
25.9% |
| Ronald O'Keeffe |
Lab |
824 |
50.2% |
| Alan Jones |
C |
819 |
49.8% |
| Alan Dean |
LD |
707 |
52.5% |
| Gail Barton |
Lab |
639 |
47.5% |
| Faryad Hussain |
Lab |
899 |
60.6% |
| Karl Turner |
C |
585 |
39.4% |
| Michael Law-Riding |
C |
1017 |
56.7% |
| Martin Talbot |
Lab |
519 |
28.9% |
| Moira Dean |
LD |
259 |
14.4% |
| Anthony Humphrys |
Lab |
744 |
62.9% |
| Donald Jepson |
LD |
225 |
19.0% |
| Margaret Carus |
C |
214 |
18.1% |
| Imtiaz Patel |
LD |
1212 |
51.0% |
| Solly Khonat |
Lab |
1164 |
49.0% |
| Derek Brindle |
Lab |
689 |
47.8% |
| John Warren |
LD |
564 |
39.1% |
| Roger Salton |
C |
188 |
13.0% |
| David Hollings |
Lab |
1174 |
60.4% |
| Thomas Threlfall |
C |
420 |
21.6% |
| Stephen Simpson |
LD |
349 |
18.0% |
| Mohammed Khan |
Lab |
1235 |
64.6% |
| Peter Clegg |
C |
499 |
26.1% |
| Graham Carter |
Grn |
179 |
9.4% |
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