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	Unitary authority
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
Seats	51 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
Voting system	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 control	Years
Labour	1997–2007
No overall control	2007–2011
Labour	2011–present

References

1. "Iftakhar Hussain speaks of pride as he is unveiled as new Mayor for Blackburn with Darwen".
2. "Blackburn council deputy suspended over 'anti-Semitic post'". January 22, 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
3. "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". opencouncildata.co.uk.
4. "Blackburn With Darwen". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2010.