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Blackburn With Darwen 2021

Local elections held 6 May 2021.

17 ward races

17 seats

1 elected below the proportional quota

5.9% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share that would be needed to be guaranteed that seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the gap as points under par — the editorial indictment. Above-par results are just majority mandates and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 17 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 17 seats had been allocated to those vote totals in proportion (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented in this council, negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Labour Party	18,326	55.4%	11	64.7%	10	58.8%	+1
Conservative and Unionist Party	12,854	38.8%	6	35.3%	7	41.2%	-1
Liberal Democrats	1,654	5.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Independent	260	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	33,094	100.0%	17	100.0%	17	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Darwen East · 1 seat · won at 38.2% · +11.8 pts below quota
Ewood · 1 seat · won at 51.1% · above quota
Audley & Queen's Park · 1 seat · won at 52.5% · above quota
Darwen South · 1 seat · won at 54.0% · above quota
Billinge & Beardwood · 1 seat · won at 54.1% · above quota
Mill Hill & Moorgate · 1 seat · won at 54.2% · above quota
Darwen West · 1 seat · won at 57.0% · above quota
Roe Lee · 1 seat · won at 59.0% · above quota
Blackburn South East · 1 seat · won at 59.0% · above quota
West Pennine · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · 1 seat · won at 70.1% · above quota
Little Harwood & Whitebirk · 1 seat · won at 72.8% · above quota
Livesey With Pleasington · 1 seat · won at 73.4% · above quota
Blackburn Central · 1 seat · won at 75.1% · above quota
Bastwell & Daisyfield · 1 seat · won at 84.9% · above quota
Wensley Fold · 1 seat · won at 87.8% · above quota
Shear Brow & Corporation Park · 1 seat · won at 91.1% · above quota

Race results

Darwen East · single-seat

Marginal winner 38.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +11.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,777

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fielding K.L.	Labour Party	678	38.2%	Elected
2	Davies R.P.	Liberal Democrats	634	35.7%
3	Slater R.J.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	329	18.5%
4	Prynn S.	Independent	136	7.7%

Electorate 6,635 · Ballots cast 1,777 · EC ward code E05011514 · Back to ward index

Ewood · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.1 pts Valid ballots 1,449

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Baldwin J.P.	Conservative and Unionist Party	740	51.1%	Elected
2	Whalley A.R.	Labour Party	709	48.9%

Electorate 6,295 · Ballots cast 1,449 · EC ward code E05011517 · Back to ward index

Audley & Queen's Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.5 pts Valid ballots 2,305

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Patel T.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,209	52.5%	Elected
2	Batan M.	Labour Party	1,096	47.5%

Electorate 6,357 · Ballots cast 2,305 · EC ward code E05011508 · Back to ward index

Darwen South · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.0 pts Valid ballots 1,920

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Walker A.S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,037	54.0%	Elected
2	Rose S.L.	Labour Party	509	26.5%
3	Huggill S.P.	Liberal Democrats	374	19.5%

Electorate 6,301 · Ballots cast 1,920 · EC ward code E05011515 · Back to ward index

Billinge & Beardwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.1 pts Valid ballots 2,196

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Irfan M.	Labour Party	1,188	54.1%	Elected
2	Shah R.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	884	40.3%
3	Patel I.I.B.	Independent	124	5.6%

Electorate 6,069 · Ballots cast 2,196 · EC ward code E05011510 · Back to ward index

Mill Hill & Moorgate · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.2 pts Valid ballots 1,336

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gunn J.L.	Labour Party	724	54.2%	Elected
2	Moore R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	612	45.8%

Electorate 5,629 · Ballots cast 1,336 · EC ward code E05011520 · Back to ward index

Darwen West · single-seat

Marginal winner 57.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −7.0 pts Valid ballots 2,204

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Taylor B.	Labour Party	1,257	57.0%	Elected
2	Crook J.E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	846	38.4%
3	McVee D.	Liberal Democrats	101	4.6%

Electorate 6,416 · Ballots cast 2,204 · EC ward code E05011516 · Back to ward index

Roe Lee · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 1,975

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Liddle S.	Labour Party	1,165	59.0%	Elected
2	Kerry M.F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	810	41.0%

Electorate 6,416 · Ballots cast 1,975 · EC ward code E05011521 · Back to ward index

Blackburn South East · single-seat

Marginal winner 59.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −9.0 pts Valid ballots 1,220

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Humphrys T.	Labour Party	720	59.0%	Elected
2	Tolley A.M.H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	392	32.1%
3	Plumley C.M.	Liberal Democrats	108	8.9%

Electorate 6,141 · Ballots cast 1,220 · EC ward code E05011513 · Back to ward index

West Pennine · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.0 pts Valid ballots 2,513

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Slater N.A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,507	60.0%	Elected
2	Jackson M.A.	Labour Party	569	22.6%
3	East J.	Liberal Democrats	437	17.4%

Electorate 6,240 · Ballots cast 2,513 · EC ward code E05011524 · Back to ward index

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.1 pts Valid ballots 1,627

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gee D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,140	70.1%	Elected
2	Johnson L.	Labour Party	487	29.9%

Electorate 5,866 · Ballots cast 1,627 · EC ward code E05011512 · Back to ward index

Little Harwood & Whitebirk · single-seat

Marginal winner 72.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −22.8 pts Valid ballots 1,956

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Patel A.S.	Labour Party	1,423	72.8%	Elected
2	Sykes I.D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	533	27.2%

Electorate 6,070 · Ballots cast 1,956 · EC ward code E05011518 · Back to ward index

Livesey With Pleasington · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.4 pts Valid ballots 2,201

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Russell M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,616	73.4%	Elected
2	Jackson M.J.	Labour Party	585	26.6%

Electorate 6,396 · Ballots cast 2,201 · EC ward code E05011519 · Back to ward index

Blackburn Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 75.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −25.1 pts Valid ballots 1,541

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Desai S.	Labour Party	1,158	75.1%	Elected
2	Marrow C.M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	383	24.9%

Electorate 6,132 · Ballots cast 1,541 · EC ward code E05011511 · Back to ward index

Bastwell & Daisyfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 84.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −34.9 pts Valid ballots 2,276

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain I.	Labour Party	1,932	84.9%	Elected
2	Cade L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	344	15.1%

Electorate 5,938 · Ballots cast 2,276 · EC ward code E05011509 · Back to ward index

Wensley Fold · single-seat

Marginal winner 87.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −37.8 pts Valid ballots 1,933

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Harling D.	Labour Party	1,698	87.8%	Elected
2	Voegt H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	235	12.2%

Electorate 6,108 · Ballots cast 1,933 · EC ward code E05011523 · Back to ward index

Shear Brow & Corporation Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 91.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −41.1 pts Valid ballots 2,665

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Akhtar H.	Labour Party	2,428	91.1%	Elected
2	Alli A.I.	Conservative and Unionist Party	237	8.9%

Electorate 6,257 · Ballots cast 2,665 · EC ward code E05011522 · Back to ward index