Local Election Results 2007
Blackburn with Darwen
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in East Rural or Whitehall.
Darwen = For Darwen
EFP = England First Party
Other results for Blackburn with Darwen:
2002
2004
2006
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 |
14205 |
34.5% |
9 |
| Conservative |
11942 |
29.0% |
7 |
| Liberal Democrat |
9589 |
23.3% |
4 |
| For Darwen |
2491 |
6.1% |
2 |
| British National Party |
1841 |
4.5% |
0 |
| England First Party |
623 |
1.5% |
0 |
| Green Party |
374 |
0.9% |
0 |
| Independent |
89 |
0.2% |
0 |
| Yusuf Jan-Virmani |
Lab |
1240 |
49.1% |
| Salim Makda |
LD |
921 |
36.5% |
| David Smith |
C |
363 |
14.4% |
| Iftakhar Hussain |
Lab |
1316 |
46.6% |
| Musa Haldarvi |
LD |
1308 |
46.3% |
| Christopher Tattersall |
C |
202 |
7.1% |
| Michael Lee |
C |
1531 |
72.6% |
| Gill Askew |
LD |
318 |
15.1% |
| Carl Nuttall |
Lab |
259 |
12.3% |
| Arshid Mahmood |
Lab |
1009 |
43.5% |
| Ajaib Hussain |
LD |
704 |
30.3% |
| Jim Kenyon |
C |
609 |
26.2% |
| Trevor Maxfield |
Darwen |
629 |
48.8% |
| Frank Davis |
Lab |
337 |
26.1% |
| Katrina Kay |
C |
241 |
18.7% |
| Stephen Simpson |
LD |
83 |
6.4% |
| Maureen Bateson |
Lab |
640 |
41.9% |
| Joseph Smith |
C |
477 |
31.2% |
| John Raleigh |
BNP |
321 |
21.0% |
| Adrian Page |
Ind |
89 |
5.8% |
| Jacqueline Slater |
C |
852 |
56.2% |
| Annette Murphy |
Lab |
436 |
28.8% |
| David Carter |
Grn |
129 |
8.5% |
| Brian Morris |
LD |
99 |
6.5% |
| Mike Johnson |
Lab |
696 |
39.4% |
| Fred Gollop |
LD |
535 |
30.3% |
| Ian Lofthouse |
EFP |
269 |
15.2% |
| Peter Robinson |
C |
266 |
15.1% |
| Naushad Surve |
Lab |
750 |
36.8% |
| Imtiaz Patel |
LD |
693 |
34.0% |
| Bernard Miller |
C |
593 |
29.1% |
| Derek Hardman |
C |
1770 |
65.4% |
| John Murphy |
BNP |
351 |
13.0% |
| Ray Ashworth |
Lab |
324 |
12.0% |
| Jessie Hickmott |
LD |
262 |
9.7% |
| Simon Huggill |
LD |
537 |
27.5% |
| Phil Jones |
Darwen |
496 |
25.4% |
| Frank Connor |
Lab |
492 |
25.2% |
| Amy Fenton |
C |
430 |
22.0% |
| Alan Barry |
C |
761 |
36.1% |
| Konrad Tapp |
C |
661 |
|
| Ron O'Keeffe |
Lab |
642 |
30.5% |
| Elaine Whittingham |
Lab |
590 |
|
| Nicholas Holt |
BNP |
457 |
21.7% |
| Ray Askew |
LD |
247 |
11.7% |
| Damian Talbot |
Lab |
668 |
40.2% |
| Kevin Shaw |
EFP |
302 |
18.2% |
| Alan Dean |
LD |
281 |
16.9% |
| Florence Hindle |
BNP |
216 |
13.0% |
| Mark Slater |
C |
195 |
11.7% |
| Jean Rigby |
C |
916 |
60.5% |
| Graeme McIver |
Grn |
245 |
16.2% |
| Bernard Mathews |
Lab |
214 |
14.1% |
| Anthony Holt |
LD |
139 |
9.2% |
| Yusuf Sidat |
LD |
645 |
41.7% |
| Ashley Whalley |
Lab |
640 |
41.4% |
| Margaret Carus |
C |
261 |
16.9% |
| Maureen McGarvey |
C |
1225 |
69.6% |
| Phil Riley |
Lab |
535 |
30.4% |
| Jim Shorrock |
Lab |
801 |
48.4% |
| Sue Grimshaw |
BNP |
496 |
30.0% |
| Denise Fisher |
LD |
357 |
21.6% |
| Muntazir Patel |
LD |
1288 |
49.6% |
| Solly Khonat |
Lab |
979 |
37.7% |
| Michael Bamber |
C |
328 |
12.6% |
| Roy Davies |
LD |
658 |
37.4% |
| Anthony Meleady |
Darwen |
481 |
27.3% |
| Bill Corran |
Lab |
450 |
25.6% |
| Bob Eccles |
C |
170 |
9.7% |
| Tony Melia |
Darwen |
885 |
41.1% |
| Nigel Nuttall |
Lab |
659 |
30.6% |
| David Fenton |
C |
430 |
20.0% |
| Kevin Saint |
LD |
128 |
5.9% |
| Mark Waring |
EFP |
52 |
2.4% |
| Kate Hollern |
Lab |
1118 |
61.2% |
| Tariq Mahmood |
LD |
386 |
21.1% |
| Margaret Miller |
C |
322 |
17.6% |
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