Photo: Phil Platt · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Chapeltown is run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, with North Turton parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Its MP is Andy MacNae (Labour), member for Rossendale and Darwen.
£2,481
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Chapeltown’s politics has changed since 2021
No majority on Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Labour, the largest group, holds 23 of its 51 seats as elected, 3 short of the 26 needed (it held 34 before the May 2026 election). Independents hold 14, Reform UK 9 and the Conservatives 5. Who’s in charge ↓
The 2026 vote
Across Chapeltown’s wards, Reform UK took 39.1%, the Conservatives took 29.1% and Labour took 21.5% of votes in May 2026. In 2024, Reform UK had 0%. How Chapeltown has voted ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Chapeltown is £2,481 for 2026–27; Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council keeps 83% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 58% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 26 of Blackburn with Darwen’s 51 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour23−11
- Independent14+6
- Reform UK9+9
- Conservative5−4
Change against the council before the 7 May 2026 election.
Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.
The councils that run Chapeltown
One council runs every main service here.
Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.
100% of Chapeltown’s residents · Band D precept £31
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas.
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.
Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Chapeltown, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierNorth Turton parish council
- 2Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council1 ward · 3 councillorsAngela CraneNeil SlaterJean Valerie Rigby
- 3Police and crime commissionerLancashire Constabulary · elected May 2024Clive Grunshaw
- 4House of CommonsRossendale and Darwen
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.
3 councillors for 1 ward
Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.
- Angela CraneReform UK · May 2026
- Neil SlaterConservative · May 2024
- Jean Valerie RigbyConservative · May 2023
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| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Pennine7% in Chapeltown · 572 residents3 seats · May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Angela CraneNeil SlaterJean Valerie Rigby | May 2026, May 2024, May 2023 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s website lists who sits now.
Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).
The Conservatives led each vote to 2024; Reform UK led in 2026
Share of all votes cast for candidates in Chapeltown’s wards at each scheduled council election since 2021. A gap is a year with no election here.
Seats won at each election
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| Party | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 10.2% |
| Labour | 22.6% | 32.6% | 32.7% | 46.1% | 21.5% |
| Liberal Democrat | 17.4% | 11% | 15.4% | 0% | 0% |
| Conservative | 60% | 56.3% | 51.9% | 53.9% | 29.1% |
| Reform UK | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 39.1% |
In 2026, Reform UK won 1 of the 1 seats up in Chapeltown’s wards.
Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0). Where a ward elects several councillors at once, each voter has that many votes; all of them count here.
Blackburn with Darwen council election, May 2026
Results in the wards that make up Chapeltown, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Blackburn with Darwen elects a third of its councillors at a time, so a third of the seats were up.
No election is scheduled yet for Chapeltown’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,230 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Chapeltown is in Rossendale and Darwen constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Chapeltown).
44,618 votes for candidates · majority 5,628
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 44,618 votes from 74,440 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 5,628 of 44,618 votes (12.6%): the 244th-narrowest of 543 in England.
MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.
Chapeltown’s Band D council tax is £2,481 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council keeps £2,062.96 of a Band D bill (83%); the rest goes to the North Turton parish council, the Lancashire police and crime commissioner and the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Blackburn with Darwen’s Band D bill has risen 58% in ten years, from £1,549.77 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £621.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in North Turton, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Lancashire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included; the 11 nearest of 14. Bars start at £2,200.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
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| Blackburn with Darwen | Chapeltown’s councils | Lancashire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £549 | £533 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £432 | £295 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £33 | £44 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £38 | £24 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £109 | £135 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £55 | £56 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £39 | £16 | £26 |
| Public health | £125 | £92 | £78 |
| Running the council | £43 | £73 | £59 |
| Other | £25 | £13 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,448 | £1,281 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Lancashire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.
Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.
Having a say in how Chapeltown is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
blackburn.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
blackburn.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Chapeltown is run
Which council runs Chapeltown?
Chapeltown is run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
Does Chapeltown have a town council?
Yes: Chapeltown has its own parish-tier council (North Turton parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £31 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Chapeltown?
Andy MacNae (Labour) is the MP for Rossendale and Darwen, which covers Chapeltown.
How many councillors does Chapeltown have?
3 ward councillors represent Chapeltown’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Chapeltown?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Chapeltown’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Chapeltown?
Band D council tax in Chapeltown is £2,481 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Labour 23 · Independent 14 · Reform UK 9 · Conservative 5 of 51 seats; a majority needs 26. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2026 council election in Chapeltown?
In Chapeltown’s wards on 7 May 2026, Reform UK 1 of the 1 seats up. Reform UK had the largest share of votes, 39.1%.
Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.
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