Link to >>> Council Election Results May 2016 - April 2017
Blackburn & Darwen, Higher Croft - Labour hold
Swing not meaningful apart from possibly ~ 10% UKIP to Labour since 2015
Council now 44 Labour, 16 Conservative, 3 Liberal Democrat, 1 Independent
| 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”)
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
Higher Croft
Death of councillor (“He was a quiet, thoughtful councillor who will be much missed”)
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
