West Pennine

West Pennine is a ward within the borough of Blackburn with Darwen, represented by three borough councillors. It was created in May 2018 when areas of the former wards of North Turton with Tockholes, East Rural, and Whitehall were merged as part of a Boundary Commission review.[1] West Pennine encompasses a number of rural villages, including Belmont, Chapeltown, Edgworth, Hoddlesden, and Eccleshill alongside parts of Whitehall in Darwen. Landmarks include Winter Hill and Turton Tower.

This article is about the political unit. For the West Pennines area, see West Pennine Moors.

The ward is represented by three elected Councillors, and the three current incumbents are all members of the Conservative Party.

Election Results

Elections in the 2010s
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election, 2018 [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Julie Helen Slater 1540 22.16%
Conservative Colin Rigby 1411 20.31%
Conservative Jean Rigby 1369 19.70%
Labour Matt Jackson 702 10.1%
Labour Jude Rowley 697 10.0%
Labour David Hollings 648 9.33%
Liberal Democrats John East 581 8.36%
Spoilt Ballots 36 0.52%
Turnout 2721 43.87

References
  1. "Local government boundary review". www.blackburn.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. "Local Election Results".


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