2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

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17 of 51 seats to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout27.4%
  First party Second party
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Leader Phil Riley John Slater
Party Labour Conservative
Last election 36 seats, 60.3% 13 seats, 32.4%
Seats before 37 13
Seats won 14 3
Seats after 39 12
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 1
Popular vote 17,949 8,633
Percentage 63.0% 30.3%
Swing Increase 2.7% Decrease 2.1%

Winner of each seat at 2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

Leader before election

Phil Riley
Labour

Leader after election

Phil Riley
Labour

The 2023 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.[1] It took place on the same day as other local elections. Seventeen members of the council were elected, one from each of the wards. This set of seats were last up for election in 2019.[2]

Labour retained its majority on the council, making two gains in Darwen.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Notice of Election" (PDF). Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ Jagger, David (12 April 2023). "Local Elections 2023: Every candidate standing in Lancashire". Lancashire Telegraph.
  3. ^ Khan, Shuiab (5 May 2023). "Double Darwen 'joy' for Labour as party makes two gains". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Local elections 2023: Labour narrowly fails to take control of Burnley". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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