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Blackburn with Darwen 2024

Local elections held 2 May 2024.

17 ward races

17 seats

5 elected below the proportional quota

29.4% 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 17 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	12,749	40.4%	7	41.2%	7	41.2%	0
Independent	10,893	34.5%	8	47.1%	6	35.3%	+2
Conservative and Unionist Party	7,094	22.5%	2	11.8%	4	23.5%	-2
Green Party	762	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
ND	71	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	31,569	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.

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.

Little Harwood and Whitebirk · 1 seat · won at 36.5% · +13.5 pts below quota
Wensley Fold · 1 seat · won at 46.7% · +3.3 pts below quota
Roe Lee · 1 seat · won at 46.9% · +3.1 pts below quota
Darwen South · 1 seat · won at 49.0% · +1.0 pts below quota
Audley and Queen's Park · 1 seat · won at 49.2% · +0.8 pts below quota
Blackburn Central · 1 seat · won at 51.2% · above quota
Bastwell and Daisyfield · 1 seat · won at 52.6% · above quota
Ewood · 1 seat · won at 52.8% · above quota
Blackburn South and Lower Darwen · 1 seat · won at 53.8% · above quota
West Pennine · 1 seat · won at 53.9% · above quota
Blackburn South East · 1 seat · won at 58.3% · above quota
Darwen East · 1 seat · won at 58.6% · above quota
Billinge and Beardwood · 1 seat · won at 62.7% · above quota
Mill Hill and Moorgate · 1 seat · won at 64.0% · above quota
Shear Brow and Corporation Park · 1 seat · won at 70.9% · above quota
Darwen West · 1 seat · won at 73.8% · above quota
Livesey with Pleasington · 1 seat · won at 74.7% · above quota

Race results

Little Harwood and Whitebirk · single-seat

Marginal winner 36.5% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +13.5 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,214

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Patel, T.	Independent	809	36.5%	Elected
2	Esat, I.	Independent	755	34.1%
3	Surve, N.	Labour Party	480	21.7%
4	Cade, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	170	7.7%

Electorate 6,118 · Ballots cast 2,214 · EC ward code E05011518 · Back to ward index

Wensley Fold · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.3 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,032

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Masters, I.	Independent	948	46.7%	Elected
2	Harling, D.	Labour Party	881	43.4%
3	Field, R.	Green Party	117	5.8%
4	Marrow, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	86	4.2%

Electorate 6,083 · Ballots cast 2,032 · EC ward code E05011523 · Back to ward index

Roe Lee · single-seat

Marginal winner 46.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +3.1 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,128

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Ahmed, I.	Independent	999	46.9%	Elected
2	Liddle, S.	Labour Party	723	34.0%
3	Voegt, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	406	19.1%

Electorate 6,497 · Ballots cast 2,128 · EC ward code E05011521 · Back to ward index

Darwen South · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +1.0 pts below quota Valid ballots 1,843

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Jackson, M.	Labour Party	903	49.0%	Elected
2	Duncan, S.	Conservative and Unionist Party	734	39.8%
3	Morgan, D.	Green Party	206	11.2%

Electorate 6,563 · Ballots cast 1,843 · EC ward code E05011515 · Back to ward index

Audley and Queen's Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 49.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference +0.8 pts below quota Valid ballots 2,172

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Kapadia, A.	Independent	1,068	49.2%	Elected
2	Hussain, F.	Labour Party	664	30.6%
3	Chopdat, A.	Green Party	311	14.3%
4	Ainscow, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	129	5.9%

Electorate 6,439 · Ballots cast 2,172 · EC ward code E05011508 · Back to ward index

Blackburn Central · single-seat

Marginal winner 51.2% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −1.2 pts Valid ballots 1,561

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Mahmood, T.	Independent	799	51.2%	Elected
2	Patel, L.	Labour Party	596	38.2%
3	Murray, K.	Conservative and Unionist Party	166	10.6%

Electorate 6,316 · Ballots cast 1,561 · EC ward code E05011511 · Back to ward index

Bastwell and Daisyfield · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.6 pts Valid ballots 2,419

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Khan, R.	Independent	1,273	52.6%	Elected
2	Hussain, I.	Labour Party	936	38.7%
3	Hardman, E.	Conservative and Unionist Party	139	5.7%
4	Shahzad, K.	ND	71	2.9%

Electorate 5,922 · Ballots cast 2,419 · EC ward code E05011509 · Back to ward index

Ewood · single-seat

Marginal winner 52.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −2.8 pts Valid ballots 1,245

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Whalley, A.	Labour Party	657	52.8%	Elected
2	Moore, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	397	31.9%
3	Milburn, J.	Green Party	128	10.3%
4	Mohammed, S.	Independent	63	5.1%

Electorate 6,200 · Ballots cast 1,245 · EC ward code E05011517 · Back to ward index

Blackburn South and Lower Darwen · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.8 pts Valid ballots 1,505

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Johnson, L.	Labour Party	809	53.8%	Elected
2	Gee, D.	Conservative and Unionist Party	696	46.2%

Electorate 5,728 · Ballots cast 1,505 · EC ward code E05011512 · Back to ward index

West Pennine · single-seat

Marginal winner 53.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −3.9 pts Valid ballots 2,112

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Slater, N.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,139	53.9%	Elected
2	Charlesworth, S.	Labour Party	973	46.1%

Electorate 6,150 · Ballots cast 2,112 · EC ward code E05011524 · Back to ward index

Blackburn South East · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.3% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.3 pts Valid ballots 1,078

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Humphrys, T.	Labour Party	628	58.3%	Elected
2	Haworth, R.	Independent	259	24.0%
3	Arnold, H.	Conservative and Unionist Party	191	17.7%

Electorate 6,126 · Ballots cast 1,078 · EC ward code E05011513 · Back to ward index

Darwen East · single-seat

Marginal winner 58.6% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −8.6 pts Valid ballots 1,318

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Fielding, K.	Labour Party	773	58.6%	Elected
2	Browne, P.	Independent	331	25.1%
3	Slater, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	214	16.2%

Electorate 6,459 · Ballots cast 1,318 · EC ward code E05011514 · Back to ward index

Billinge and Beardwood · single-seat

Marginal winner 62.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −12.7 pts Valid ballots 2,410

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Hussain, W.	Independent	1,512	62.7%	Elected
2	Patel, A.	Labour Party	509	21.1%
3	Macaulay, R.	Conservative and Unionist Party	389	16.1%

Electorate 6,333 · Ballots cast 2,410 · EC ward code E05011510 · Back to ward index

Mill Hill and Moorgate · single-seat

Marginal winner 64.0% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −14.0 pts Valid ballots 1,089

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Gunn, J.	Labour Party	697	64.0%	Elected
2	Murphy, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	272	25.0%
3	Shah, N.	Independent	120	11.0%

Electorate 5,605 · Ballots cast 1,089 · EC ward code E05011520 · Back to ward index

Shear Brow and Corporation Park · single-seat

Marginal winner 70.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −20.9 pts Valid ballots 2,762

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Patel, M.	Independent	1,957	70.9%	Elected
2	Akhtar, H.	Labour Party	740	26.8%
3	Pearson, J.	Conservative and Unionist Party	65	2.4%

Electorate 6,194 · Ballots cast 2,762 · EC ward code E05011522 · Back to ward index

Darwen West · single-seat

Marginal winner 73.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −23.8 pts Valid ballots 1,753

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Taylor, B.	Labour Party	1,293	73.8%	Elected
2	Salton, L.	Conservative and Unionist Party	460	26.2%

Electorate 6,176 · Ballots cast 1,753 · EC ward code E05011516 · Back to ward index

Livesey with Pleasington · single-seat

Marginal winner 74.7% Proportional quota 50.0% Difference −24.7 pts Valid ballots 1,928

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Elected
1	Russell, M.	Conservative and Unionist Party	1,441	74.7%	Elected
2	Sajid, I.	Labour Party	487	25.3%

Electorate 6,616 · Ballots cast 1,928 · EC ward code E05011519 · Back to ward index