2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election information
2016 UK local government election
2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
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5 May 2016
2018 →
22 council seats
Turnout
.**%
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Mohammed Khan
Mike Lee
Party
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Leader since
2015
2009
Last election
53.9%
34.4%
*.*%
Seats won
14
6
2
Seat change
2
2
Popular vote
20,649
10,481
1,892
Percentage
58.2%
29.5%
5.3%
Swing
**.**%
**.**%
%
Council control before election
Labour Party (UK)
Council control after election
Labour Party (UK)
The 2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England.[1] This was the same day as other local elections.
The elections saw a gain of two seats by the Conservative Party from the Labour Party.
The resulting balance on the council after the elections was:
Labour 44
Conservative 16
Liberal Democrat 3
Independent 1
^"Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
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