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Candidates in Blackburn — Local Elections 2026

These are the people standing in the upcoming local elections on 7 May 2026. Click a candidate to learn more about them.

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Audley & Queen's Park

7 candidates
AC

Aadil Chopdat

Independent
CR

Catherine Richards

Reform UK
ER

Ehsan Raja

Labour
MN

Michael Nickson

Green Party
TM

Tristan Marrow

Conservative
YJ

Yusuf Jan-Virmani

Independent
ZG

Zain Ghulam

Independent

Bastwell & Daisyfield

6 candidates
FP

Fajila Patel

Independent
MK

Matthew Khan-Dyer

Green Party
MD

Maurice David Robinson

Reform UK
PA

Parwaiz Akhtar

Labour
RM

Reece MacAulay

Conservative
SC

Shakeel Choudhry

Independent

Billinge & Beardwood

5 candidates
IA

Imtiaz Ali

Conservative

Active on State

AL

Aimee Louise Dewse

Green Party
DW

Danny Wilson

Reform UK
SD

Shabbir Dudhara

Labour
TF

Tasleem Fazal

Independent

Blackburn Central

6 candidates
AT

Aliraza Tariq

Independent
IJ

Isaac John Cowans

Reform UK
KM

Keith Murray

Conservative
SW

Saul Whittle

Green Party
SP

Simon Pearce Huggill

Liberal Democrats
Zamir Khan

Zamir Khan

Labour

Blackburn South East

4 candidates
HA

Henry Arnold

Conservative

Active on State

AA

Ahmed Abdelrahman

Green Party
AM

Andy Mahon

Reform UK
JS

Jim Shorrock

Labour

Ewood

4 candidates
LC

Les Cade

Conservative

Active on State

EW

Elaine Whittingham

Independent
JA

John Alan Clayton

Reform UK
WE

Willem Evans

Green Party

Little Harwood & Whitebirk

5 candidates
EM

Emma MacAulay

Conservative
HK

Haroon Khan

Independent
JP

James Paul Schofield

Green Party
JB

John Black

Reform UK
SL

Salim Lorgat

Labour

Livesey with Pleasington

5 candidates
Rick Moore

Rick Moore

Conservative

Active on State

Derek James Hardman

Derek James Hardman

Independent
HV

Helen Voegt Ar

Reform UK
Oscar Marshall

Oscar Marshall

Labour
PA

Paul Anthony Florentine

Green Party

Mill Hill & Moorgate

4 candidates
TD

Tillie Delaney

Conservative

Active on State

CA

Charlotte Audrey Bradley

Green Party
DM

Donna Marie Talbot

Labour
SJ

Stephen James Hartley

Reform UK

Roe Lee

6 candidates
HU

Hassan Ul-Haq

Green Party
LS

Liyakat Sidat

Independent
MS

Mudassir Shaheen

Workers Party of Britain
SA

Sajid Ali

Independent
SM

Sarah Morrison

Conservative
Tommy Temperley

Tommy Temperley

Reform UK

Shear Brow & Corporation Park

5 candidates
AH

Adrian Hoole

Conservative
AW

Alex Wareing

Green Party
CJ

Christopher John Powell

Reform UK
HA

Hussain Akhtar

Labour
SK

Suleman Khonat

Independent

Wensley Fold

7 candidates
AP

Altaf Patel

Independent
JW

Jane Wareing

Green Party
JA

Jordan Andrew Sands

Reform UK
MM

Mags Marrow

Conservative
MS

Maulana Siddiq Patel

Independent
SP

Safvan Patel

Independent
TN

Tahyub Naser

Labour