2006 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election
2006 UK local government election
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Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held in 2006 on 4 May – the same day as other local elections in the UK.
Election result
| Parties | Seats | Previous | Net Gain/Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 33 | 34 | -2 | |
| Conservative | 15 | 17 | -2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
| England First | 2 | ? | ? | |
| Independent | 1 | ? | ? | |
| Total | 64 | 64 | ||
Ward results
Audley
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | S. Lorgat | 1,271 | |||
| Labour | T. Mahmood | 1,090 | |||
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Bastwell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | S. Ali | 1,530 | |||
| Labour | I. Hussain | 1,031 | |||
| Conservative | B. Law-Riding | 206 | |||
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Beardwood with Lammack
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | J. Hirst | 1,504 | |||
| Labour | A. Whalley | 432 | |||
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Corporation Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Wright | 803 | |||
| Conservative | J. Kenyon | 635 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Irfanullah | 615 | |||
| Respect | I. Patel | 272 | |||
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East Rural
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | F. Slater | 699 | |||
| Labour | O. Ozkaracan | 47 | |||
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Ewood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | J. Milburn | 601 | |||
| BNP | N. Holt | 491 | |||
| Conservative | J. Smith | 445 | |||
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Fernhurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England First | 598 | ||||
| Conservative | 553 | ||||
| Labour | 304 | ||||
| Green | 156 | ||||
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Higher Croft
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | 659 | ||||
| BNP | 527 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 369 | ||||
| Conservative | 228 | ||||
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Little Harwood
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | 811 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 459 | ||||
| Conservative | 428 | ||||
| BNP | 367 | ||||
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Livesey with Pleasington
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | 1,384 | ||||
| BNP | 527 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 400 | ||||
| Labour | 351 | ||||
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Marsh House
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | 799 | ||||
| Conservative | 563 | ||||
| Labour | 445 | ||||
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Meadowhead
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| England First | 858 | ||||
| Labour | 584 | ||||
| Conservative | 527 | ||||
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Mill Hill
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 727 | ||||
| BNP | 437 | ||||
| Conservative | 268 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 266 | ||||
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Queen's Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | 902 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 320 | ||||
| Conservative | 303 | ||||
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Roe Lee
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Conservative | 1,324 | ||||
| Labour | 568 | ||||
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Shadsworth with Whitebirk
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | 758 | ||||
| BNP | 589 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 343 | ||||
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Shear Brow
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | 1,520 | ||||
| Labour | 978 | ||||
| Independent | 199 | ||||
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Sudell
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | 854 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 842 | ||||
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Sunnyhurst
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | 865 | ||||
| Conservative | 514 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 435 | ||||
| BNP | 296 | ||||
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Wensley Fold
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | 1,221 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | 509 | ||||
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Whitehall
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | 902 | ||||
| Conservative | 329 | ||||
| Labour | 127 | ||||
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Wards
Corporation Park
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Irfanullah | 615 | 26.5% | ||
| Conservative | James Kenyon | 635 | 27.3% | ||
| Respect | Ismail Ibrahim Bapu Patel | 272 | 11.7% | ||
| Labour | John Francis Wright | 803 | 34.5% | ||
| Majority | 165 | 7.1% | |||
| Turnout | 2325 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||