2018 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election explained

Election Name:Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Election, 2018
Country:United Kingdom
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:Labour Party (UK)
Previous Election:2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2019 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
Next Year:2019
Seats For Election:All 51 council seats
Election Date:3 May 2018
Turnout:%
Leader1:Mohammed Khan
Leader Since1:2015
Party1:Labour Party (UK)
Last Election1:58.2%
Seats1:37
Seat Change1:Boundary Changes
Popular Vote1:59,068
Percentage1:59.52%
Swing1:%
Leader2:John Slater
Leader Since2:2016
Party2:Conservative Party (UK)
Last Election2:29.5%
Seats2:13
Seat Change2:Boundary Changes
Popular Vote2:33.962
Percentage2:34.22%
Swing2:%
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Last Election3:5.3%
Seats3:1
Seat Change3:Boundary Changes
Popular Vote3:3,223
Percentage3:3.25%
Swing3:%
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Labour Party (UK)
After Election:Labour Party (UK)

The 2018 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 3 May 2018 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections.

Election Result

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Council Composition

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

441631
LabourConservativeLDI
LD - Liberal DemocratI - Independent

After the election, the composition of the council was:

37131
LabourConservativeLD
LD - Liberal Democrat

Ward results

All results are listed below:[2]

West Pennine

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local elections: Your guide to the vote in England . 4 May 2018 . BBC News.
  2. Web site: Local elections 2018 results. Blackburn with Darwen Council. 4 May 2018. 7 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507183848/http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/Pages/Local-elections-2018-results.aspx. dead.