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. From 2020 to 2021, the Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen was Iftakhar Hussain of the Labour Party. On 15 February 2021, he resigned after breaching COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | |
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| Leadership | |
Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen | |
Leader of the Council | |
Deputy Leaders | Phil Riley, Labour |
| display:inline-block; line-height:1.2em; padding:0.1em 0; | Quesir Mahmood, Labour |
Leader of the Opposition | John Slater, Conservative |
Chief Executive | Denise Park |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 councillors[1] |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2021 |
Next election | 2022 |
| Motto | |
| Arte et Labore | |
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| Blackburn Town Hall | |
| Website | |
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Labour's Mohammed Khan, who has been Leader of the Council since May 2015, is expected to retire at the 2022 United Kingdom local elections after serving for 30 years as a borough councillor. A new leader will be appointed after the elections.
Political control
Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]
| Party in control | Years |
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| Labour | 1997–2007 |
| No overall control | 2007–2011 |
| Labour | 2011–present |
References
- "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". opencouncildata.co.uk.
- "Blackburn With Darwen". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
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