Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Interim Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen	Cllr Derek Hardman, Labour since 15th February 2021
Leader of the Council	Cllr Mohammed Khan OBE, Labour since 19th May 2015
Deputy Leader	Cllr Andy Kay, Independent
Leader of the Opposition	Cllr John Slater, Conservative
Chief Executive	Denise Park
Structure
Seats	51 councillors
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

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

Further information: Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections

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

Party in control	Years
Labour	1997–2007
No overall control	2007–2011
Labour	2011–present

References

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