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Blackburn with Darwen Council 2026 local election results in full

Audley & Queen’s Park

Aadil Chopdat – Independent

Zain Ghulam – Independent

Yusuf Jan‑Virmani – Independent

Tristan Marrow – Conservative

Michael Nickson – Green

Ehsan Raja – Labour

Catherine Richards – Reform UK

Bastwell & Daisyfield

Parwaiz Akhtar – Labour

Shakeel Choudhry – Independent

Matthew Khan‑Dyer – Green

Reece Macaulay – Conservative

Fajila Patel – Independent

Maurice David Robinson – Reform UK

Imtiaz Ali – Conservative

Aimee Louise Dewse – Green

Shabbir Dudhara – Labour

Tasleem Fazal – Independent

Danny Wilson – Reform UK

Blackburn Central

Isaac John Cowans – Reform UK

Simon Pearce Huggill – Liberal Democrat

Zamir Khan – Labour

Keith Murray – Conservative

Aliraza Tariq – Independent

Saul Whittle – Green

Blackburn South & Lower Darwen

Daniel Matchett – Reform UK

Jacquie Slater – Conservative

Hazel Marie Walsh – Green

Blackburn South East

Ahmed Abdelrahman – Green

Henry Arnold – Conservative

Andy Mahon – Reform UK

Jim Shorrock – Labour

Darwen East

Yasmin Monique Gabrielle Connell – Green

Christine Dawson – Reform UK

Martin McCaughran – Labour

Ryan Slater – Conservative

Darwen South

Kevin Connor – Conservative

Bradley Langford – Reform UK

Denise Veronica Morgan – Green

Sue Skipper – Labour

Darwen West

Janine Crook – Reform UK

Steve Duncan – Conservative

Eleanor Jean Hill – Green

David Smith – Labour and Co‑operative Party

Ian Charles Thomas – Liberal Democrat

Ewood

Les Cade – Conservative

John Alan Clayton – Reform UK

Willem Evans – Green

Elaine Whittingham – Independent

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

John Black – Reform UK

Haroon Khan – Independent

Salim Lorgat – Labour

Emma Macaulay – Conservative

James Paul Schofield – Green

Livesey with Pleasington

Paul Anthony Florentine – Green

Derek James Hardman – Independent

Oscar Marshall – Labour

Rick Moore – Conservative

Helen A R Voegt – Reform UK

Mill Hill & Moorgate

Charlotte Audrey Bradley – Green

Tillie Delaney – Conservative Party

Stephen James Hartley – Reform UK

Donna Marie Talbot – Labour

Roe Lee

Sajid Ali – Independent

Sarah Morrison – Conservative

Mudassir Shaheen – Workers Party

Liyakat Sidat – Independent

Tommy Temperley – Reform UK

Hassan Ul‑Haq – Green

Shear Brow & Corporation Park

Hussain Akhtar – Labour

Adrian Hoole – Conservative

Suleman Khonat – Independent

Christopher John Powell – Reform UK

Alex Wareing – Green

Wensley Fold

Mags Marrow – Conservative

Tahyub Naser – Labour

Altaf Patel – Independent

Maulana Siddiq Patel – Independent

Safvan Patel – Independent

Jordan Andrew Sands – Reform UK

Jane Wareing – Green

West Pennine

Simon Charlesworth – Green

Angela Crane – Reform UK

Jude David Rowley – Labour

Julie Slater – Conservative

08/05/2026

The 7 May 2026 local elections in Blackburn with Darwen were part of wider UK local elections that saw strong challenges to both Labour and Conservatives from smaller parties, especially Reform UK and independents.

Key points from Blackburn

* A total of 17 council seats were contested on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. 
* Labour entered the election as the controlling party under council leader Phil Riley. 
* The election took place against a backdrop of:
* growing support for independents after the 2024 Gaza-related political split,
* Reform UK expanding heavily in northern towns,
* and several Blackburn councillors leaving Labour before the election. 
* Reform UK and the Green Party fielded candidates in every Blackburn ward for the first time, increasing pressure on Labour’s traditional vote base. 

Political trends seen locally

* Blackburn remained one of the Lancashire areas being closely watched because of:
* strong independent groups,
* Muslim voter dissatisfaction over Gaza,
* and Reform UK’s growth in working-class areas. 
* Several wards were viewed as competitive battlegrounds, including:
* Blackburn Central,
* Mill Hill & Moorgate,
* Darwen West,
* and Ewood. 
* Polling projections before voting suggested Labour could lose seats while Reform UK could make major gains. 

Wider UK picture affecting Blackburn

Across England on election night:

* Reform UK made significant gains in former Labour strongholds.
* Labour suffered notable seat losses in many northern councils.
* Independent and Green candidates performed strongly in areas with large Muslim populations. 

Current status

As of now, full officially confirmed Blackburn ward-by-ward final results are still limited online, with live counting and declarations continuing through 8 May.