2010 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held on 6 May 2010. They coincided with the 2010 United Kingdom general election and the other 2010 United Kingdom local elections. One third of the council was up for election.^[1][2]

Wards

Audley

Audley^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Salim Sidat	1,901	53.2
	Liberal Democrats	Salim Lorgat	1473	41.2
	Independent	Saadat Ali	200	5.6
Majority			428
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Bastwell

Bastwell^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Parwaiz Akhtar	1,967	50.6
	Liberal Democrats	Saj Ali	1923	49.4
Majority			44
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Beardwood with Lammack

Beardwood with Lammack^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Hurst	1,973	61.7
	Labour	Ashleigh Whalley	1227	38.3
Majority			746
	Conservative hold		Swing

Corporation Park

Corporation Park^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Wright	1,992	59.9
	Liberal Democrats	Ansar Rafiq	1122	33.7
	Independent	Ismail Patel	212	6.4
Majority			870
	Labour hold		Swing

East Rural

East Rural^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julie Slater	756	62.3
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Dunning	188	15.5
	Labour	Frank Davis	184	15.2
	For Darwen	Nella Melia	86	7.1
Majority			568
	Conservative hold		Swing

Ewood

Ewood^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Florence Oldfield	1,390	58.3
	Conservative	Lee Black	995	41.7
Majority			395
	Labour hold		Swing

Fernhurst

Fernhurst^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Denise Gee	1,411	47.6
	Labour	Annette Murphy	899	30.3
	Liberal Democrats	Daniel Wilson	501	16.9
	For Darwen	Wilf Helliwell	156	5.3
Majority			512
	Conservative gain from England First		Swing

Higher Croft

Higher Croft^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Darren Jeal	1,361	48.7
	Conservative	Paul Marrow	885	31.6
	BNP	Darren Jeal	551	19.7
Majority			476
	Labour hold		Swing

Little Harwood

Little Harwood^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pat McFall	1,360	47.6
	Liberal Democrats	Abu Lorgat	852	29.8
	Conservative	Ashgar Ali	647	22.6
Majority			508
	Labour hold		Swing

Livesey with Pleasington

Livesey with Pleasington^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Pearson	2,660	68.3
	Labour	Katie Howarth	1236	31.7
Majority			1324
	Conservative hold		Swing

Marsh House

Marsh House^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Thayne	915	30.3
	Conservative	Neil Slater	851	28.2
	Labour	Frank Connor	835	27.6
	For Darwen	Stephen Potter	419	13.9
Majority			64
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Meadowhead

Meadowhead^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Konrad Tapp	1,395	52.1
	Labour	Carl Nuttall	1285	47.9
Majority			110
	Conservative gain from England First		Swing

Mill Hill

Mill Hill^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Smith	1,055	43.8
	Liberal Democrats	Alan Dean	583	24.2
	Conservative	James Kenyon	436	18.1
	BNP	Robin Evans	332	13.8
Majority			472
	Labour hold		Swing

Queen's Park

Queen's Park^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Salim Mulla	1,511	64.5
	Liberal Democrats	Faraz Ali	833	35.5
Majority			678
	Labour hold		Swing

Roe Lee

Roe Lee^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	David Pearson	1,721	56.0
	Labour	Phil Riley	1354	44.0
Majority			367
	Conservative hold		Swing

Shadsworth with Whitebirk

Shadsworth with Whitebirk^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tony Humphreys	1,548	59.0
	Conservative	Lorraine Chesterton	593	22.6
	BNP	Glenn Evans	484	18.4
Majority			955
	Labour hold		Swing

Shear Brow

Shear Brow^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Shahabuddin Solkar	1,559	45.1
	Independent	Arif Waghat	794	23.0
	Conservative	Zah Hussein	576	16.7
	Liberal Democrats	Hanif Patel	524	15.2
Majority			765
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Sudell

Sudell^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Eileen Entwistle	813	32.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Davies	793	31.6
	Conservative	Angela Lee	454	18.1
	For Darwen	Heather Ashurst	448	17.9
Majority			20
	Labour hold		Swing

Sunnyhurst

Sunnyhurst^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dave Smith	1,296	43.3
	Conservative	David Collier	680	22.8
	Liberal Democrats	John East	523
	For Darwen	Martin McCaughran	486	16.3
Majority			616
	Labour hold		Swing

Wensley Fold

Wensley Fold^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Mohammed Khan	1,926	74.7
	Conservative	Nasser Sajid	653	25.3
Majority			1273
	Labour hold		Swing

Whitehall

Whitehall^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	David Foster	1,142	53.2
	Conservative	Andrew Baker	503	23.4
	Labour	Brian Taylor	284	13.2
	For Darwen	Joan Helliwell	216	10.1
Majority			639
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

1. Moseley, Tom (5 May 2010). "Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election battle". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
2. "BBC Blackburn with Darwen Results". BBC. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
3. "Local Election Results 2010 - Blackburn with Darwen". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 1 May 2024.