2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

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17 out of 51 seats to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Phil Riley John Slater Party Labour Independent Conservative Seats before 31 9 11 Seats won 7 8 2 Seats after 29 13 9 Seat change 2 4 2 Popular vote 12,749 10,964 7,094 Percentage 40.4% 34.7% 22.5% Swing 22.6% 34.2% 7.8%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Leader before election Phil Riley Labour Leader after election Phil Riley Labour

The 2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect one-third of the 51 members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in Lancashire.

Labour retained control of the council.^[1] Both Labour and the Conservatives lost seats to independent candidates, many of whom were allied to the '4 BwD' group of independents which had formed on the council in autumn 2023. After the election there were 12 councillors in the 4BwD group, overtaking the Conservatives who were left with 9 seats. The 4 BwD group therefore became the council's official opposition.^[2]