← Blackburn with Darwen (all cycles) · 7 May 2026 cohort
Blackburn with Darwen 2026
Local elections held 7 May 2026.
Each race compares the marginal winner's share of valid ballots to the proportional quota — the share they'd need under any common proportional method. How the numbers are derived →
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 shared out in proportion to votes received (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; negative are parties it under-represented.
| Party | Votes | Vote % | Seats won | % of seats | Proportional seats | Proportional % | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | 12,699 | 29.6% | 9 | 52.9% | 5 | 29.4% | +4 |
| Independent | 10,389 | 24.2% | 6 | 35.3% | 4 | 23.5% | +2 |
| Labour Party | 10,018 | 23.3% | 2 | 11.8% | 4 | 23.5% | -2 |
| Green Party | 4,992 | 11.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 11.8% | -2 |
| Conservative Party | 4,663 | 10.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 11.8% | -2 |
| Liberal Democrats | 126 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Workers Party of Britain | 73 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 |
| Total | 42,960 | 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.
Council composition: what this election replaced
Two opencouncildata snapshots: the council immediately after the 2026 election (current) and immediately before it (2025). Only ~⅓ of seats were contested in 2026 — most of the bench is unchanged, and the cycle's effect on the overall composition is what shifts.
Wards in this council
Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.
- Audley and Queen's Park · 1 seat · won at 38.5% · −11.5 pts below quota
- West Pennine · 1 seat · won at 39.1% · −10.9 pts below quota
- Blackburn Central · 1 seat · won at 41.1% · −8.9 pts below quota
- Wensley Fold · 1 seat · won at 41.4% · −8.6 pts below quota
- Billinge and Beardwood · 1 seat · won at 41.9% · −8.1 pts below quota
- Roe Lee · 1 seat · won at 42.4% · −7.6 pts below quota
- Darwen West · 1 seat · won at 43.1% · −6.9 pts below quota
- Livesey with Pleasington · 1 seat · won at 43.3% · −6.7 pts below quota
- Darwen East · 1 seat · won at 45.2% · −4.8 pts below quota
- Blackburn South East · 1 seat · won at 46.6% · −3.4 pts below quota
- Bastwell and Daisyfield · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · −3.3 pts below quota
- Shear Brow and Corporation Park · 1 seat · won at 47.9% · −2.1 pts below quota
- Little Harwood and Whitebirk · 1 seat · won at 48.5% · −1.5 pts below quota
- Darwen South · 1 seat · won at 51.0% · above quota
- Ewood · 1 seat · won at 51.2% · above quota
- Mill Hill and Moorgate · 1 seat · won at 53.7% · above quota
- Blackburn South and Lower Darwen · 1 seat · won at 56.0% · above quota
Race results
Audley and Queen's Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 38.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −11.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,302
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aadil Chopdat | Independent | 886 | 38.5% | −11.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Yusuf Jan-Virmani | Independent | 489 | 21.2% | — | |
| 3 | Ehsan Raja | Labour Party | 427 | 18.5% | — | |
| 4 | Catherine Richards | Reform UK | 177 | 7.7% | — | |
| 5 | Michael Nickson | Green Party | 173 | 7.5% | — | |
| 6 | Zain Ghulam | Independent | 104 | 4.5% | — | |
| 7 | Tristan Marrow | Conservative Party | 46 | 2.0% | — |
West Pennine · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 39.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −10.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,230
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela Crane | Reform UK | 1,264 | 39.1% | −10.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Julie Slater | Conservative Party | 939 | 29.1% | — | |
| 3 | Jude David Rowley | Labour Party | 696 | 21.5% | — | |
| 4 | Simon Charlesworth | Green Party | 331 | 10.2% | — |
Blackburn Central · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,105
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamir Khan | Labour Party | 865 | 41.1% | −8.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Aliraza Tariq | Independent | 586 | 27.8% | — | |
| 3 | Isaac John Cowans | Reform UK | 359 | 17.1% | — | |
| 4 | Saul Whittle | Green Party | 186 | 8.8% | — | |
| 5 | Simon Pearce Huggill | Liberal Democrats | 55 | 2.6% | — | |
| 6 | Keith Murray | Conservative Party | 54 | 2.6% | — |
Wensley Fold · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,658
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maulana Siddiq Patel | Independent | 1,100 | 41.4% | −8.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tahyub Naser | Labour Party | 962 | 36.2% | — | |
| 3 | Jordan Andrew Sands | Reform UK | 262 | 9.9% | — | |
| 4 | Jane Wareing | Green Party | 228 | 8.6% | — | |
| 5 | Mags Marrow | Conservative Party | 57 | 2.1% | — | |
| 6 | Altaf Patel | Independent | 39 | 1.5% | — | |
| 7 | Safvan Patel | Independent | 10 | 0.4% | — |
Billinge and Beardwood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 41.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −8.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,800
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tasleem Fazal | Independent | 1,173 | 41.9% | −8.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Shabbir Dudhara | Labour Party | 470 | 16.8% | — | |
| 3 | Imtiaz Ali | Conservative Party | 397 | 14.2% | — | |
| 4 | Aimee Louise Dewse | Green Party | 395 | 14.1% | — | |
| 5 | Danny Wilson | Reform UK | 365 | 13.0% | — |
Roe Lee · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 42.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −7.6 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,638
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sajid Ali | Independent | 1,119 | 42.4% | −7.6 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Tommy Temperley | Reform UK | 676 | 25.6% | — | |
| 3 | Hassan Ul-Haq | Green Party | 436 | 16.5% | — | |
| 4 | Sarah Morrison | Conservative Party | 282 | 10.7% | — | |
| 5 | Mudassir Shaheen | Workers Party of Britain | 73 | 2.8% | — | |
| 6 | Liyakat Sidat | Independent | 52 | 2.0% | — |
Darwen West · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.9 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,633
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janine Crook | Reform UK | 1,136 | 43.1% | −6.9 pts | Elected |
| 2 | David Smith | Labour Party | 986 | 37.4% | — | |
| 3 | Eleanor Jean Hill | Green Party | 233 | 8.8% | — | |
| 4 | Steve Duncan | Conservative Party | 207 | 7.9% | — | |
| 5 | Ian Charles Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 71 | 2.7% | — |
Livesey with Pleasington · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 43.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −6.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,346
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen A R Voegt | Reform UK | 1,448 | 43.3% | −6.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Rick Moore | Conservative Party | 823 | 24.6% | — | |
| 3 | Derek James Hardman | Independent | 427 | 12.8% | — | |
| 4 | Oscar Marshall | Labour Party | 325 | 9.7% | — | |
| 5 | Paul Anthony Florentine | Green Party | 323 | 9.7% | — |
Darwen East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 45.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −4.8 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,033
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Dawson | Reform UK | 919 | 45.2% | −4.8 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Martin McCaughran | Labour Party | 568 | 27.9% | — | |
| 3 | Yasmin Monique Gabrielle Connell | Green Party | 362 | 17.8% | — | |
| 4 | Ryan Slater | Conservative Party | 184 | 9.1% | — |
Blackburn South East · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.4 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,803
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andy Mahon | Reform UK | 840 | 46.6% | −3.4 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jim Shorrock | Labour Party | 487 | 27.0% | — | |
| 3 | Ahmed Abdelrahman | Green Party | 346 | 19.2% | — | |
| 4 | Henry Arnold | Conservative Party | 130 | 7.2% | — |
Bastwell and Daisyfield · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −3.3 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,855
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakeel Choudhry | Independent | 1,332 | 46.7% | −3.3 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Parwaiz Akhtar | Labour Party | 1,127 | 39.5% | — | |
| 3 | Matthew Khan-Dyer | Green Party | 149 | 5.2% | — | |
| 4 | Fajila Patel | Independent | 133 | 4.7% | — | |
| 5 | Maurice David Robinson | Reform UK | 97 | 3.4% | — | |
| 6 | Reece MacAulay | Conservative Party | 17 | 0.6% | — |
Shear Brow and Corporation Park · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 47.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −2.1 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 3,007
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hussain Akhtar | Labour Party | 1,440 | 47.9% | −2.1 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Suleman Khonat | Independent | 1,345 | 44.7% | — | |
| 3 | Alex Wareing | Green Party | 128 | 4.3% | — | |
| 4 | Christopher John Powell | Reform UK | 74 | 2.5% | — | |
| 5 | Adrian Hoole | Conservative Party | 20 | 0.7% | — |
Little Harwood and Whitebirk · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 48.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. −1.5 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,480
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haroon Khan | Independent | 1,203 | 48.5% | −1.5 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Salim Lorgat | Labour Party | 627 | 25.3% | — | |
| 3 | John Black | Reform UK | 283 | 11.4% | — | |
| 4 | James Paul Schofield | Green Party | 269 | 10.8% | — | |
| 5 | Emma Macaulay | Conservative Party | 98 | 4.0% | — |
Darwen South · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,755
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Langford | Reform UK | 1,405 | 51.0% | +1.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Sue Skipper | Labour Party | 573 | 20.8% | — | |
| 3 | Kevin Connor | Conservative Party | 471 | 17.1% | — | |
| 4 | Denise Veronica Morgan | Green Party | 306 | 11.1% | — |
Ewood · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +1.2 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,021
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Alan Clayton | Reform UK | 1,034 | 51.2% | +1.2 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Elaine Whittingham | Independent | 391 | 19.3% | — | |
| 3 | Willem Evans | Green Party | 351 | 17.4% | — | |
| 4 | Les Cade | Conservative Party | 245 | 12.1% | — |
Mill Hill and Moorgate · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 53.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +3.7 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 1,951
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen James Hartley | Reform UK | 1,047 | 53.7% | +3.7 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Donna Marie Talbot | Labour Party | 465 | 23.8% | — | |
| 3 | Charlotte Audrey Bradley | Green Party | 277 | 14.2% | — | |
| 4 | Tillie Delaney | Conservative Party | 162 | 8.3% | — |
Blackburn South and Lower Darwen · single-seat
Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid ballots. 56.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Marginal winner's share minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = below; positive = above. +6.0 pts Valid ballots (est.) Estimated voters: total votes ÷ 1 seats. Source data does not publish a ballot count for this cycle. 2,343
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share of votes Candidate votes ÷ total votes cast in this ward. Matches the share the council publishes. | Below quota Each elected candidate's share of valid ballots minus the proportional quota for this race. Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it. | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Matchett | Reform UK | 1,313 | 56.0% | +6.0 pts | Elected |
| 2 | Jacquie Slater | Conservative Party | 531 | 22.7% | — | |
| 3 | Hazel Marie Walsh | Green Party | 499 | 21.3% | — |