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Blackburn with Darwen 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

17 ward races

18 seats

3 elected below the proportional quota

16.7% 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 18 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	20,109	60.3%	14	77.8%	12	66.7%	+2
Conservative and Unionist Party	10,792	32.4%	4	22.2%	6	33.3%	-2
Independent	1,351	4.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Liberal Democrats	1,084	3.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	33,336	100.0%	18	100.0%	18	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.

Audley & Queen's Park · 1 seat · won at 39.5% · +10.5 pts below quota
Darwen South · 1 seat · won at 46.1% · +3.9 pts below quota
Roe Lee · 2 seats · won at 31.4% · +1.9 pts below quota
Darwen East · 1 seat · won at 54.5% · above quota
West Pennine · 1 seat · won at 56.3% · above quota
Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · 1 seat · won at 60.0% · above quota
Ewood · 1 seat · won at 60.4% · above quota
Mill Hill & Moorgate · 1 seat · won at 62.5% · above quota
Billinge & Beardwood · 1 seat · won at 64.7% · above quota
Darwen West · 1 seat · won at 65.7% · above quota
Livesey with Pleasington · 1 seat · won at 66.0% · above quota
Blackburn Central · 1 seat · won at 67.5% · above quota
Little Harwood & Whitebirk · 1 seat · won at 71.2% · above quota
Blackburn South East · 1 seat · won at 73.1% · above quota
Bastwell & Daisyfield · 1 seat · won at 76.4% · above quota
Wensley Fold · 1 seat · won at 89.0% · above quota
Shear Brow & Corporation Park · 1 seat · won at 90.9% · above quota

Race results

Audley & Queen's Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 39.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +10.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,055

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Raja E.	Labour Party	811	39.5%	Elected
2	Jan-Virmani Y.	Independent	642	31.2%
3	Patel M.	Independent	340	16.5%
4	Lorgat H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	262	12.7%

Electorate 6,299 · Ballots cast 2,055 · EC ward code E05011508 · Back to ward index

Darwen South · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,910

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Connor K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	880	46.1%	Elected
2	Jackson M.	Labour Party	731	38.3%
3	East J.	Liberal Democrats	299	15.7%

Electorate 6,323 · Ballots cast 1,910 · EC ward code E05011515 · Back to ward index

Roe Lee · 2-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 31.4% Proportional quota 33.3% Difference +1.9 pts below quota Valid ballots 3,872

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ali S.	Labour Party	1,312	33.9%	Elected
2	Riley P.	Labour Party	1,217	31.4%	Elected
3	Arnold H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	680	17.6%
4	Voegt H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	663	17.1%

Electorate 6,366 · Ballots cast 3,872 · EC ward code E05011521 · Back to ward index

Darwen East · single-seat

Marginal winner 54.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −4.5 pts Valid ballots 1,655

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	McCaughran M.	Labour Party	902	54.5%	Elected
2	Davies M.	Liberal Democrats	446	26.9%
3	Slater R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	307	18.5%

Electorate 6,512 · Ballots cast 1,655 · EC ward code E05011514 · Back to ward index

West Pennine · single-seat

Marginal winner 56.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −6.3 pts Valid ballots 2,372

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Slater J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,336	56.3%	Elected
2	Rowley J.	Labour Party	774	32.6%
3	Johnson B.	Liberal Democrats	262	11.0%

Electorate 6,155 · Ballots cast 2,372 · EC ward code E05011524 · Back to ward index

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.0 pts Valid ballots 1,464

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Slater J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	878	60.0%	Elected
2	Johnson L.	Labour Party	586	40.0%

Electorate 5,751 · Ballots cast 1,464 · EC ward code E05011512 · Back to ward index

Ewood · single-seat

Marginal winner 60.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −10.4 pts Valid ballots 1,424

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whittingham E.	Labour Party	860	60.4%	Elected
2	Cade L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	564	39.6%

Electorate 6,188 · Ballots cast 1,424 · EC ward code E05011517 · Back to ward index

Mill Hill & Moorgate · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.5 pts Valid ballots 1,282

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith J.	Labour Party	801	62.5%	Elected
2	Moore R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	481	37.5%

Electorate 5,610 · Ballots cast 1,282 · EC ward code E05011520 · Back to ward index

Billinge & Beardwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.7 pts Valid ballots 2,241

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fazal T.	Labour Party	1,451	64.7%	Elected
2	Shah R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	620	27.7%
3	Mahmood T.	Independent	170	7.6%

Electorate 6,087 · Ballots cast 2,241 · EC ward code E05011510 · Back to ward index

Darwen West · single-seat

Marginal winner 65.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −15.7 pts Valid ballots 2,148

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Smith D.	Labour Party	1,411	65.7%	Elected
2	Crook J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	660	30.7%
3	Plumley C.	Liberal Democrats	77	3.6%

Electorate 6,259 · Ballots cast 2,148 · EC ward code E05011516 · Back to ward index

Livesey with Pleasington · single-seat

Marginal winner 66.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −16.0 pts Valid ballots 2,053

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hardman D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,355	66.0%	Elected
2	Jackson M.	Labour Party	698	34.0%

Electorate 6,388 · Ballots cast 2,053 · EC ward code E05011519 · Back to ward index

Blackburn Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 67.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −17.5 pts Valid ballots 1,620

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan Z.	Labour Party	1,093	67.5%	Elected
2	Sabir G.	Conservative and Unionist Party	328	20.2%
3	Patel I.	Independent	115	7.1%
4	Bhatti S.	Independent	84	5.2%

Electorate 6,256 · Ballots cast 1,620 · EC ward code E05011511 · Back to ward index

Little Harwood & Whitebirk · single-seat

Marginal winner 71.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −21.2 pts Valid ballots 1,906

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan S.	Labour Party	1,357	71.2%	Elected
2	Kapadia M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	549	28.8%

Electorate 6,031 · Ballots cast 1,906 · EC ward code E05011518 · Back to ward index

Blackburn South East · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.1% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.1 pts Valid ballots 1,122

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Shorrock J.	Labour Party	820	73.1%	Elected
2	Murray K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	302	26.9%

Electorate 6,077 · Ballots cast 1,122 · EC ward code E05011513 · Back to ward index

Bastwell & Daisyfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 76.4% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −26.4 pts Valid ballots 2,242

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Akhtar P.	Labour Party	1,713	76.4%	Elected
2	Patel F.	Conservative and Unionist Party	529	23.6%

Electorate 5,940 · Ballots cast 2,242 · EC ward code E05011509 · Back to ward index

Wensley Fold · single-seat

Marginal winner 89.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −39.0 pts Valid ballots 1,907

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Imtiaz S.	Labour Party	1,697	89.0%	Elected
2	Alli A.	Conservative and Unionist Party	210	11.0%

Electorate 6,009 · Ballots cast 1,907 · EC ward code E05011523 · Back to ward index

Shear Brow & Corporation Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 90.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −40.9 pts Valid ballots 2,063

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khonat S.	Labour Party	1,875	90.9%	Elected
2	Marrow C.	Conservative and Unionist Party	188	9.1%

Electorate 6,169 · Ballots cast 2,063 · EC ward code E05011522 · Back to ward index