Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is the local authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen
Cllr Iftakhar Hussain[1], Labour
since 5th June 2020
Leader of the Council
Cllr Mohammed Khan OBE, Labour
since 19th May 2015
Deputy Leader
Cllr Andy Kay, Independent[2]
Leader of the Opposition
Cllr John Slater, Conservative
Chief Executive
Denise Park
Structure
Seats51 councillors[3]
Political groups
Administration (33)
  Labour (33)
Other Parties (16)
  Conservative (12)
  Liberal Democrat (2)
  Independent (2)
Vacant
  Vacant (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
5 May 2016
Next election
3 May 2018
Motto
Arte et Labore
Meeting place
Blackburn Town Hall
Website
www.blackburn.gov.uk

Political control

Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[4]

Party in controlYears
Labour1997–2007
No overall control2007–2011
Labour2011–present

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Hammersmith and Fulham
LGC Council of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
Southend-on-Sea
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