Local Election Results 2015
Blackburn with Darwen
One-third of council up for election. No elections this year in East Rural or Whitehall.
Other results for Blackburn with Darwen:
2002
2004
2006
2007
2008
2010
2011
2012
2014
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 |
32288 |
53.9% |
15 |
| Conservative |
20587 |
34.4% |
6 |
| UK Independence Party |
5555 |
9.3% |
0 |
| Liberal Democrat |
1434 |
2.4% |
0 |
| Yusuf Jan-Virmani |
Lab |
2598 |
73.2% |
| Saleem Kapadi |
C |
949 |
26.8% |
| Iftakhar Hussain |
Lab |
2920 |
86.0% |
| Abid Hussain |
C |
474 |
14.0% |
| Michael Lee |
C |
2064 |
63.9% |
| Mahfooz Hussain |
Lab |
1164 |
36.1% |
| Arshid Mahmood |
Lab |
2373 |
80.1% |
| Naseer Sajid |
C |
591 |
19.9% |
| Trevor Maxfield |
Lab |
777 |
43.9% |
| Lynn Perkins |
C |
548 |
31.0% |
| Steve Potter |
UKIP |
324 |
18.3% |
| John East |
LD |
121 |
6.8% |
| Maureen Bateson |
Lab |
1521 |
64.4% |
| Maureen McGarvey |
C |
840 |
35.6% |
| Jacquie Slater |
C |
1469 |
50.3% |
| Annette Murphy |
Lab |
890 |
30.5% |
| Sean Clark |
UKIP |
559 |
19.2% |
| Michael Johnson |
Lab |
1283 |
46.2% |
| Gary Burrows |
UKIP |
927 |
33.3% |
| Michael Brooks |
C |
570 |
20.5% |
| Naushad Surve |
Lab |
1928 |
62.9% |
| Salim Lorgat |
C |
676 |
22.1% |
| Robert Windle |
UKIP |
459 |
15.0% |
| Derek Hardman |
C |
2629 |
68.2% |
| Charlotte McKenna |
Lab |
1224 |
31.8% |
| Kevin Connor |
C |
1208 |
40.1% |
| Frank Connor |
Lab |
1071 |
35.6% |
| Paul Gavagan |
UKIP |
511 |
17.0% |
| Mark Westall |
LD |
219 |
7.3% |
| Konrad Tapp |
C |
1329 |
50.8% |
| Carl Nuttall |
Lab |
1287 |
49.2% |
| Damian Talbot |
Lab |
1084 |
49.8% |
| Michael Longbottom |
UKIP |
618 |
28.4% |
| Anne Tolley |
C |
375 |
17.2% |
| Alan Dean |
LD |
100 |
4.6% |
| Jean Rigby |
C |
1769 |
65.0% |
| Diane Waddington |
Lab |
952 |
35.0% |
| Mustafa Desai |
Lab |
1725 |
75.9% |
| Khatheja Asif |
C |
547 |
24.1% |
| Phil Riley |
Lab |
1409 |
46.6% |
| Paul Marrow |
C |
1008 |
33.3% |
| Arlene Noone |
UKIP |
609 |
20.1% |
| Jim Shorrock |
Lab |
1535 |
59.8% |
| Michael Madigan |
UKIP |
709 |
27.6% |
| Mohammed Afzal |
C |
324 |
12.6% |
| Shiraj Vali |
Lab |
2232 |
64.4% |
| Mohmed Balapatel |
C |
1234 |
35.6% |
| Jane Oates |
Lab |
935 |
35.6% |
| Roy Davies |
LD |
829 |
31.6% |
| Sharon Aspden |
C |
436 |
16.6% |
| Martin McCaughran |
UKIP |
426 |
16.2% |
| Brian Taylor |
Lab |
1480 |
48.8% |
| Andrew Walker |
C |
972 |
32.1% |
| Ian Grimshaw |
UKIP |
413 |
13.6% |
| Sean Bonner |
LD |
165 |
5.4% |
| Quesir Mahmood |
Lab |
1900 |
76.8% |
| Ghulam Sabir |
C |
575 |
23.2% |
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