2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

The 2016 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in England. This was the same day as other local elections.

The elections saw a gain of two seats by the Conservative Party from the Labour Party.

The resulting balance on the council after the elections was:

Labour 44

Conservative 16

Liberal Democrat 3

Independent 1

Election Result
After the election, the composition of the council was as follows:

!colspan=2|Parties !Seats !Previous !Net Gain/Loss !colspan=2|Total!!64!!64
 * 44||46||-2
 * 16||14||+2
 * 3||3||0
 * align=left|Independent
 * 1||1||0
 * 16||14||+2
 * 3||3||0
 * align=left|Independent
 * 1||1||0
 * align=left|Independent
 * 1||1||0
 * align=left|Independent
 * 1||1||0
 * }

Council Composition
Prior to the election the composition of the council was:

After the election, the composition of the council was:

I - Independent