2008_Blackburn_with_Darwen_Council_election
2008 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
2008 UK local government election
Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held in 2008 on 1 May along with all other local elections in the UK.
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The party tallies before the 2008 poll were different from the results from the 2007 election. Arif Waghat was sacked from the Liberal Democrats in August 2007 and Michael Johnson quit For Darwen in March 2008. Both are continuing as independents.
In this first summary, "seats" represent the number of wards each party are defending.
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Conservative | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| For Darwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
This summary shows the picture for the whole council.
| Parties | Seats | Previous | Net Gain/Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 31 | |||
| Conservative | 17 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | 11 | |||
| For Darwen | 3 | |||
| Independent | 2 | |||
| Total | 64 | 64 | ||
Audley
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Saadat Ali | 100 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Ash Hussain | 1102 | |||
| Labour | Zamir Khan | 1214 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 109 | ||||
Bastwell
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Parwaiz Akhtar | 1351 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Rizwan | 1582 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 131 | ||||
Beardwood with Lammack
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Donna Bowlay-Williams | 353 | |||
| Conservative | Sheila June Williams | 1586 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 30 | ||||
Corporation Park
Previously won by Labour in 2007 with a majority of 305.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Shaukat Hussain | 1082 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Rehman | 1196 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 108 | ||||
Earcroft
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Moira Barrett | 390 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Dunning | 65 | |||
| Conservative | Vince Hitchen | 233 | |||
| For Darwen | Anthony Meleady | 493 | |||
| England First | Mark Waring | 130 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 37 | ||||
Ewood
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Florence Oldfield | 635 | |||
| Conservative | Joseph Anthony Smith | 638 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | – | ||||
Fernhurst
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Barbara Arkley | 256 | |||
| Green | David Carter | 112 | |||
| For Darwen | Glenn Evans | 143 | |||
| Conservative | John Slater | 981 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 11 | ||||
Higher Croft
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Darren Jeal | 396 | |||
| Conservative | Jim Kenyon | 487 | |||
| Labour | Dorothy Walsh | 723 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 37 | ||||
Little Harwood
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Imran Khan | 949 | |||
| Labour | Abdul Samad Patel | 976 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 63 | ||||
Livesey with Pleasington
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Cottam | 2060 | |||
| Labour | Elaine Whittingham | 413 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 36 | ||||
Marsh House
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Connor | 506 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Connor | 491 | |||
| Conservative | Denise Gee | 502 | |||
| For Darwen | Phil Jones | 650 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 2 | ||||
Meadowhead
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Gerard Gordon | 996 | |||
| Labour | Carl Nuttall | 642 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 26 | ||||
Mill Hill
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Dean | 608 | |||
| Labour | Malcom Terence Doherty | 676 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 48 | ||||
North Turton with Tockholes
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England First | Nicholas Holt | 173 | |||
| Labour | Bernard Mathews | 220 | |||
| Green | Kenneth Graham McIver | 346 | |||
| For Darwen | Steve Potter | 74 | |||
| Conservative | Colin Rigby | 854 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 16 | ||||
Queen's Park
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Faryad Hussain | 756 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Salim Ismail Makda | 722 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 80 | ||||
Roe Lee
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Trevor Holden | 177 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Joseph Law-Riding | 1134 | |||
| Labour | Phil Riley | 434 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 22 | ||||
Shadsworth with Whitebirk
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ron O'Keeffe | 804 | |||
| Conservative | Simon Wilkinson | 526 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 39 | ||||
Shear Brow
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Iiyas Akubat | 1218 | |||
| Independent | Francis Kwasi Beeby Apaloo | 144 | |||
| Labour | Solly Khonat | 1449 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 136 | ||||
Sudell
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Darwen | Heather Ashurst | 636 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Browne | 686 | |||
| Labour | Nigel Anthony Nuttall | 282 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 28 | ||||
Sunnyhurst
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Darwen | Andrew Graham | 875 | |||
| Conservative | David James Grogan | 366 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Pietro Sciambarella | 124 | |||
| Labour | David Smith | 808 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 23 | ||||
Wensley Fold
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dave Harling | 1088 | |||
| Conservative | Mark Slater | 424 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 55 | ||||
Whitehall
Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For Darwen | Margaret Binns | 357 | |||
| Labour | Frank Davis | 88 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Karimeh Foster | 778 | |||
| Conservative | Angela Lee | 191 | |||
| Spoilt Ballots | 46 | ||||
- "Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Elections Results 1997-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- "Local Election Results 2008 - Blackburn with Darwen". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 14 February 2024.