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For Darwen is a small political party with three seats on Blackburn with Darwen Council. The party has fielded candidates in wards in the small town of Darwen, which lies to the south of Blackburn, winning two seats with a platform that the views of Darweners are not properly represented in the town hall. Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Blackburn with Darwen (Dwrgwyn) is a borough in Lancashire, North West England. ... Arms of the former Darwen Borough Council Darwen is a small market town in Lancashire, which extends onto the West Pennine Moors. ... This article is about Blackburn in Lancashire, England. ... City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. ...


Founder Tony Melia, who stood against Jack Straw in the 2005 general election, said he quit the Liberal Democrats to form Darwen First because he was tired of what the Labour-controlled council was doing. Candidate Trevor maxfield was the local British National Party (BNP) organiser until he left the party in 2003 when he was made organiser. John Whitaker Straw (born August 3, 1946) is a British Labour Party politician. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom. ...


With Labour losing overall control of the council, For Darwen is expected to be courted by both Labour and the Tories and Liberal Democrats, who will compete to form a working coalition.


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Darwen (726 words)
Darwen formerly known as Over Darwen, now includes part of the former area known as Lower Darwen, Pickup and Yate Bank and Eccleshill.
The earliest industries at Darwen were farming, quarrying and later coal mining; but the population of those days was coparitively small, being only a few hundred people.
It is recorded at the begining of the 18th centuary that many of these were 'coal-getters', this improved form of fuel and industrial power being either cut from the near-surface seams or dug from pits.
Darwen District Scout Association (135 words)
Welcome to the Darwen District Scout Association Web Site.
Further development of the site and associated links are in progress by members of the Darwen District.
Darwen District is in the County of East Lancashire and has a population of approximately 25,000.
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