Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Mohammed Khan Blackburn with Darwen Council leader Mohammed Khan features on a national ‘Power List’. The Colour of Power List has been unveiled by Operation Black Vote (OBV) and also features Rishi Sunak, Sadiq Khan and Priti Patel. The list is made up governmental figures, CEO’s and Education leaders and aims to highlight ‘the stark visualisation of what power looked like both in racial and in gender terms’. Councillor Khan was first elected as a Member in 1992, where he represented the Bank Top Ward, now known as Wensley Fold Ward. From 2010, he served as Deputy Leader and Executive Member for Health and Adult Social Care until he was elected leader in 2015.