Elections to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council were held in 2008 on 1 May along with all other local elections in the UK.

Election result The party tallies before the 2008 poll were different from the results from the 2007 election. Arif Waghat was sacked from the Liberal Democrats in August 2007 and Michael Johnson quit For Darwen in March 2008. Both are continuing as independents.

In this first summary, "seats" represent the number of wards each party are defending.

This summary shows the picture for the whole council.

!colspan=2|Parties !Seats !Previous !NetGain/Loss

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Ward results Audley Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Bastwell Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Beardwood with Lammack Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Corporation Park Previously won by Labour in 2007 with a majority of 305.

Earcroft Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Ewood Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Fernhurst Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Higher Croft Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Little Harwood Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Livesey with Pleasington Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Marsh House Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Meadowhead Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Mill Hill Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

North Turton with Tockholes Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Queen's Park Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Roe Lee Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Shadsworth with Whitebirk Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Shear Brow Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Sudell Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Sunnyhurst Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Wensley Fold Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

Whitehall Previously won by ? in 200? with a majority of ?

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