Your Councillors

Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.

They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis.

Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the Council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.

To find your councillor please use the below links:

Councillor
Councillor	Role	Political party	Ward
Councillor Parwaiz Akhtar 3 Percivial Street, Blackburn, BB1 6NH Work: 07951 593929 Work: parwaiz.akhtar@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Bastwell and Daisyfield
Councillor Hussain Akhtar 38 Shear Bank Road, Blackburn, BB1 8AZ Work: 07887 958209 Work: hussain.akhtar@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Shear Brow and Corporation Park
Councillor Saj Ali c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 07890436699 Work: sajid.ali@blackburn.gov.uk		4 BwD	Roe Lee
Councillor Jon Baldwin 20 Coverdale Drive, Feniscowles, Blackburn, BB2 5ED Home mobile: 07500 970572 Home: jon.baldwin@blackburn.gov.uk		Conservative	Ewood
Councillor Stephanie Rose Brookfield 3 Haldane Road, Darwen, BB3 0AE Work: 07795087577 Work: stephanie.brookfield@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Darwen West
Councillor Jim Casey c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 01254 368346 Work: jim.casey@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Ewood
Councillor Kevin Connor 5 Elswick Street, Darwen, BB3 3DX Work: 07502 952479		Conservative	Darwen South
Councillor Mustafa Desai 350 Whalley Old Road, Blackburn, BB1 5SB Work: 07812 488 962 Work: mustafa.desai@blackburn.gov.uk		4 BwD	Little Harwood and Whitebirk
Councillor Samim Desai Home: samim.desai@blackburn.gov.uk		4 BwD	Blackburn Central
Councillor Tasleem Fazal c/o Democratic Services, Floor 2, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 07824 511889 Work: tasleem.fazal@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Billinge and Beardwood
Councillor Katrina Louise Fielding 39 Cyprus Street, Darwen, BB3 2JX Home mobile: 07976070862 Home: katrina.fielding@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Darwen East
Councillor Jackie Floyd 5 Beardwood Brow, Blackburn, BB2 7AX Work: 07505142427 Work: jackie.floyd@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Billinge and Beardwood
Councillor Denise Gee c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 07590 929073 Work: denise.gee@blackburn.gov.uk		Conservative	Blackburn South and Lower Darwen
Councillor Matt Gibson 89 Spring Vale Garden Village, Darwen, BB3 2HS Home mobile: 07816262098 Home: matt.gibson@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Darwen East
Councillor Julie Louise Gunn c/o Democratic Services, Floor 2, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 07930 565339 Work: julie.gunn@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Mill Hill and Moorgate
Councillor Derek James Hardman 12 Wythburn Avenue, Blackburn, BB2 5HQ Work: 01254 207181 Work: derek.hardman@blackburn.gov.uk		Conservative	Livesey with Pleasington
Councillor Dave Harling 109 Selborne Street, Blackburn, BB2 2SW Work: 01254 676822 Work: dave.harling@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Wensley Fold
Councillor Tony Humphrys 1 Durham Close, Blackburn, BB1 1DQ Home: 01254 260256 Home mobile: 07759629361 Home: tony.humphrys@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Blackburn South East
Councillor Mahfooz Hussain c/o Democratic Services, Floor 2, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 07779146411 Work: mahfooz.hussain@blackburn.gov.uk	Digital & Customer Services	Labour	Blackburn Central
Councillor Iftakhar Hussain 84 Whalley Street, Blackburn, BB1 6ER Work: 07968 120175 Work: iftakhar.hussain@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Bastwell and Daisyfield
Councillor Shaukat Hussain c/o Democratic Services, Floor 2, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 07846 459709 Work: shaukat.hussain@blackburn.gov.uk	Neighbourhood and Prevention Services	Labour	Bastwell and Daisyfield
Councillor Sabahat Imtiaz C/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Home: 07977 352362 Work: sabahat.imtiaz@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Wensley Fold
Councillor Mohammed Irfan Home: mohammed.irfan@blackburn.gov.uk		Independent	Billinge and Beardwood
Councillor Matthew Jackson Duke of York House, Johnson New Road, Waterside, Darwen, BB3 3NS Home: 07786 320724		Labour	Darwen South
Councillor Jacqueline Slater 11 Minster Crescent, Darwen, BB3 3PY Work: 01254 702207 Work: jacqueline.slater@blackburn.gov.uk		Conservative	Blackburn South and Lower Darwen
Councillor Sonia Khan c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Home: 07929070508 Work: sonia.khan@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Little Harwood and Whitebirk
Councillor Zamir Khan MBE 13-15 Copperfield Street, Blackburn, BB1 1RB Work: 07974 688569 Work: Zamir.Khan@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Blackburn Central
Councillor Suleman Khonat 176 Buncer Lane, Blackburn, BB2 6TE Work: 07831 566909 Work: suleman.khonat@blackburn.gov.uk		4 BwD	Shear Brow and Corporation Park
Councillor Sylvia Liddle c/o Democratic Services, Floor 2, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 01254 801594 Work: sylvia.liddle@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Roe Lee
Councillor Quesir Mahmood c/o Democratic Services, Floor 2, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 07810852585 Work: quesir.mahmood@blackburn.gov.uk	Growth & Development	Labour	Wensley Fold
Councillor Paul David Marrow Brownlands Farm, Pleasington, Blackburn, BB2 5JE Work: 07817 673454 Work: paul.marrow@blackburn.gov.uk		Conservative	Livesey with Pleasington
Councillor Martin McCaughran 43 Dove Lane, Darwen, BB3 1EE Home: 07929 070445 Work: martin.mccaughran@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Darwen East
Councillor Vicky Ellen McGurk c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall,, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 07830 444762 Work: vicky.mcgurk@blackburn.gov.uk	Finance and Governance	Labour	Blackburn South East
Councillor Altaf Ibrahim Patel Home: 07398089671 Home: altaf.patel@blackburn.gov.uk		Independent	Audley & Queens Park
Councillor Abdul Samad Patel 6 Brooklands Terrace, Blackburn, BB1 5NT Work: 01254 677344 Work: abdul.patel@blackburn.gov.uk		4 BwD	Little Harwood and Whitebirk
Councillor Salma Patel 10 Preston Old Road, Blackburn, BB2 2SS Home: 07738963586 Home: salma.patel@blackburn.gov.uk		4 BwD	Shear Brow and Corporation Park
Councillor Ehsan Raja c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Home: 07977352384 Work: ehsan.raja@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Audley & Queens Park
Councillor Jean Rigby 227 Bolton Road, Edgworth, Bolton, BL7 0HY Work: 07970098944 Work: JeanCllr.Rigby@blackburn.gov.uk		Conservative	West Pennine
Councillor Phil Riley 46 Pleckgate road, Blackburn, BB1 8NZ Work: 01254 260468 Work: phil.riley@blackburn.gov.uk	Leader	Labour	Roe Lee
Councillor Mark Russell c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Home mobile: 07890 031354 Home: mark.russell@blackburn.gov.uk		Conservative	Livesey with Pleasington
Councillor Anthony Shaw 22 Northcote Street, Darwen, BB3 2QT Home mobile: 07855963697		Labour	Darwen South
Councillor Jim Shorrock 107 Oban Drive, Blackburn, BB1 2JE Work: 07968120194 Work: james.shorrock@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Blackburn South East
Councillor Salim Sidat MBE C/O Democratic Services, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Work: 07973 657542 Work: salim.sidat@blackburn.gov.uk		4 BwD	Audley & Queens Park
Councillor Neil Andrew Slater 11 Minster Crescent, Darwen, BB3 3PY Work: neil.slater@blackburn.gov.uk		Conservative	West Pennine
Councillor Julie Slater 11 Minster Crescent, Darwen, Lancashire, BB3 3PY Work: slater.julie@blackburn.gov.uk		Conservative	West Pennine
Councillor John Slater 34 Rudyard Drive, Darwen, BB3 3LE Work: 01254 775743 Work: john.slater@blackburn.gov.uk	Leader of the Conservative Group	Conservative	Blackburn South and Lower Darwen
Councillor David Smith 18B Woodbank Avenue, Darwen, BB3 1JJ Work: 01254 773470 Work: David.Smith@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Darwen West
Councillor Jim Smith 57 Brookway, Blackburn, BB2 4RB Work: 07966 341456 Work: james.smith@blackburn.gov.uk	Environment	Labour	Mill Hill and Moorgate
Councillor Damian Talbot Moorgate Bungalow, Pickup Bank, Darwen, BB3 3QQ Work: 07890 707101 Work: damian.talbot@blackburn.gov.uk	Leisure and Culture	Labour	Mill Hill and Moorgate
Councillor Brian Taylor 22 Sunnyhurst Lane, Darwen, BB3 1JN Work: 01254 702204 Work: brian.taylor@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Darwen West
Councillor Elaine Whittingham c/o Democratic Services, Town Hall, Blackburn, BB1 7DY Home: 07977352359 Work: elaine.whittingham@blackburn.gov.uk		Labour	Ewood