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Blackburn & Darwen, Higher Croft Council by election result 15th December 2016

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Blackburn & Darwen, Higher Croft - Labour hold

Party   2016 B votes     2016 B share     since 2016     since 2015   since 2014 "top"since 2014 "average"   since 2012   
Labour
435
58.2%
-15.6%
+12.1%
-11.8%
-11.4%
-20.8%
UKIP
187
25.0%
 from nowhere 
-8.3%
 from nowhere 
from nowhere
 from nowhere
Conservative 
125
16.7%
-9.4%
-3.8%
-13.3%
-13.6%
-4.2%
Total votes
747

63%
27%
58%
58%
57%

Swing not meaningful apart from possibly ~ 10% UKIP to Labour since 2015

Council now 44 Labour, 16 Conservative, 3 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent
Blackburn with Darwen UA
Higher Croft

Death of councillor (“He was a quiet, thoughtful councillor who will be much missed”)

http://i.imgur.com/YDUtSz7.png

Ian GRIMSHAW (UK Independence Party (UKIP))
Amy JOHNSON (Labour Party)
Maureen McGARVEY (Conservative Party Candidate)

2016: Lab 874, Con 309
2015: Lab (dec) 1,283, UKIP 927, Con 570
2014: Lab 908/877, Con 389
2012: Lab 1,037, Con 275
2011: Lab (dec) 980, Con 417, BNP 179
2010: Lab 1,361, Con 885, BNP 551