Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Type
Type	Unitary authority
Leadership
Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen	Cllr Jim Shorrock , Labour since 17th May 2019
Leader of the Council	Cllr Mohammed Khan OBE, Labour since 19th May 2015
Chief Executive	Denise Park
Structure
Seats	51 councillors
Political groups	Administration      Labour (36) Other Parties      Conservative (13)      Liberal Democrat (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
Website
www.blackburn.gov.uk

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is the local authority of Blackburn with Darwen. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.

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