Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | |
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Type | |
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Leadership | |
Interim Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen | Cllr Derek Hardman, Labour since 15th February 2021 |
Leader of the Council | |
Deputy Leader | Cllr Andy Kay, Independent[1] |
Leader of the Opposition | Cllr John Slater, Conservative |
Chief Executive | Denise Park |
Structure | |
Seats | 51 councillors[2] |
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Political groups |
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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 | |
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Blackburn Town Hall | |
Website | |
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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 Cllr Iftakhar Hussain of the Labour Party. On February 15 2021, he resigned after breaching COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.
Political control[edit]
Since 1997 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[3]
Party in control | Years |
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Labour | 1997–2007 |
No overall control | 2007–2011 |
Labour | 2011–present |
References[edit]
- ^ "Blackburn council deputy suspended over 'anti-Semitic post'". January 22, 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "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.
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Hammersmith and Fulham |
LGC Council of the Year 2011 |
Succeeded by Southend-on-Sea |