2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

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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)

The2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members ofBlackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England.^[1] This was the same day as otherlocal 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

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council local election result 2016^[2]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	14	0	2	2	63.64	58.2	20,649	+**.**%
	Conservative	6	2	0	2	27.27	29.5	10,481	-*.*%
	Liberal Democrats	2	0	0		9.09	5.3	1,892	-*.*%
	UKIP	0	0	0		0	4.8	1,692	+*.*%
	Independent	0	0	0		0	2.2	783	+*.*%

After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

After the election, the composition of the council was:

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