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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is the local authority of Blackburn with Darwen in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, England.Since 1998 it has been a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council; it is independent from Lancashire County Council.
Blackburn with Darwen is a unitary authority area with borough status in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, North West England. The borough includes the towns of Blackburn and Darwen plus a wider rural area which includes the villages of Lower Darwen , Feniscowles , Brownhill and Hoddlesden .
Although the city of Preston, the administrative centre for Lancashire, is located about 9 mi (14 km) west, Blackburn is the largest municipality in East Lancashire. The town is bounded on other sides by the towns of Accrington to the east and Darwen to the south.
The Lancashire Combined County Authority (LCCA) is a non-mayoral combined county authority comprising the three upper tier councils in Lancashire, namely Blackpool Council, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, and Lancashire County Council. [3] [4] [5]
The ceremonial county of Lancashire, which includes the unitary authorities of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool, is divided into sixteen parliamentary constituencies - four borough constituencies and twelve county constituencies. Two seats cross the county boundary - one is shared with Cumbria and one with Merseyside.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council elections are held three years out of every four, with a third of the council being elected each time. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council is the local authority for the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in Lancashire , England .
The 2024 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day, to elect one-third of the 51 members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in Lancashire. Labour retained control of the council. [1]
This is a list of electoral divisions and wards in the ceremonial county of Lancashire in North West England.All changes since the re-organisation of local government following the passing of the Local Government Act 1972 are shown.