2004 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election

2004 UK local government election November 2013 June 2023 thumb|Results of the 2004 Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council election Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council in June 2004 heralded a shock result as Labour council leader Sir Bill Taylor lost his seat to Liberal Democrat Zamir Khan. "This morning as I was shaving I thought I could get beat and that is what happened", commented Taylor after the result. "I canvassed more for this election than for any other. I spoke to more than a thousand people on their doorsteps and was not given any suggestion there were any difficulties." Liberal Democrat leader Paul Browne blamed the defeat on dissatisfaction with British foreign policy, particularly in areas with high numbers of Muslim voters: "Sir Bill has gone because of what has happened in Iraq. Simple." Only 63 of the 64 seats on the council were filled as the Earcroft ward by-election took place a month after due to the death of Mayor Mike Barratt.Sir Bill gets the boot in election shock, 12 June 2004, Lancashire Evening Telegraph Yusuf Sidat was elected as an independent in Queen's Park Ward. Election result Summary of the 10 June 2004 local election results for Blackburn with Darwen Council |- !colspan=2|Parties !Seats !Previous !NetGain/Loss |- | Labour Party (UK) |33||35||-2 |- | Conservative Party (UK) |17||15||+2 |- | Liberal Democrats (UK) |12||8||+4 |- | |align=left|Independent |1||2||-1 |- !colspan=2|Total!!63!!60 |} Source: Wards Corporation Park Elected Arshid Mahmood (Lab) 790 Paul James McGurty (Con) 734 Abdul Rehman (LD) 884 Electorate 4617 Ballot Papers 2781 % Poll 60.23 References Category:2004 English local elections 2004 Category:2000s in Lancashire