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Burnley

Every general election in Burnley since 1918. Latest: Oliver Ryan, Labour, majority 3,420.

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Member of Parliament

Oliver Ryan

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 3,420

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Oliver Ryan ElectedLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		12,59831.7%
Gordon BirtwistleLiberal Democrats9,17823.1%
Antony Higginbotham sitting MPConservative8,05820.3%
Nathan McCollumReform UK7,75519.5%
Jack LaunerGreen1,5183.8%
Rayyan FiassIndependent2920.7%
Mitchell CryerIndependent1690.4%
David RoperIndependent1510.4%
Valid votes39,719
Majority3,4208.6%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 53.0% of 74,954 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 41.9%Labour, 1922: 39.1%Labour, 1923: 37.8%Labour, 1924: 45.4%Labour, 1929: 46.3%Labour, 1931: 43.0%Labour, 1935: 53.6%Labour, 1945: 63.5%Labour, 1950: 55.7%Labour, 1951: 56.5%Labour, 1955: 55.6%Labour, 1959: 57.0%Labour, 1964: 56.8%Labour, 1966: 60.4%Labour, 1970: 57.0%Labour, February 1974: 50.4%Labour, October 1974: 54.8%Labour, 1979: 50.8%Labour, 1983: 39.7%Labour, 1987: 48.4%Labour, 1992: 53.0%Labour, 1997: 57.9%Labour, 2001: 49.3%Labour, 2005: 38.5%Labour, 2010: 31.3%Labour, 2015: 37.6%Labour, 2017: 46.7%Labour, 2019: 36.9%Labour, 2024: 31.7%Conservative, 1918: 33.8%Conservative, 1922: 33.1%Conservative, 1923: 31.8%Conservative, 1924: 35.6%Conservative, 1929: 33.2%Conservative, 1950: 42.9%Conservative, 1951: 43.5%Conservative, 1955: 44.4%Conservative, 1959: 43.0%Conservative, 1964: 27.8%Conservative, 1966: 27.7%Conservative, 1970: 34.9%Conservative, February 1974: 26.9%Conservative, October 1974: 24.7%Conservative, 1979: 35.4%Conservative, 1983: 38.2%Conservative, 1987: 33.8%Conservative, 1992: 30.6%Conservative, 1997: 20.2%Conservative, 2001: 20.9%Conservative, 2005: 10.8%Conservative, 2010: 16.6%Conservative, 2015: 13.5%Conservative, 2017: 31.0%Conservative, 2019: 40.3%Conservative, 2024: 20.3%Liberal, 1918: 24.3%Liberal, 1922: 27.8%Liberal, 1923: 30.4%Liberal, 1924: 19.0%Liberal, 1929: 20.6%Liberal, 1964: 15.4%Liberal, 1966: 11.9%Liberal, 1970: 8.1%Liberal, February 1974: 22.6%Liberal, October 1974: 20.5%Liberal, 1979: 12.8%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 16.4%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 17.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 16.2%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 23.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 35.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 29.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 15.0%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 9.0%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 23.1%National Liberal, 1935: 46.4%National Liberal, 1945: 36.5%National, 1931: 56.2%Others, 1950: 0.5%Others, 1979: 0.9%Others, 1997: 4.4%Others, 2001: 13.6%Others, 2005: 27.1%
Vote share in Burnley at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Nat Lib Nat Oth

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Burnley lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Oliver RyanLD3,4208.653.0%Lab gain from Con
2019Con Antony HigginbothamLab1,3523.560.6%Con gain from Lab
2017Lab Julie CooperCon6,35315.862.3%Lab hold
2015Lab Julie CooperLD3,2448.261.6%Lab gain from LD
2010LD Gordon BirtwistleLab1,8184.362.8%LD gain from Lab
2005LabOth4,44211.459.0%
2001LabCon10,49828.555.7%Lab hold
1997LabCon17,06237.766.9%
1992LabCon11,49122.474.4%Lab hold
1987LabCon7,55714.578.8%Lab hold
1983LabCon7701.575.4%
1979LabCon6,11015.477.7%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon11,87630.174.7%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon9,84023.579.7%
1970LabCon9,35422.075.8%Lab hold
1966LabCon13,87332.880.0%Lab hold
1964LabCon12,87929.081.7%Lab hold
1959LabCon6,77313.983.8%Lab hold
1955LabCon5,63611.383.5%
1951LabCon7,22713.188.7%Lab hold
1950LabCon7,05912.889.5%
1945LabNat Lib13,69127.180.4%
1935LabNat Lib4,1957.287.6%Lab gain from Nat
1931NatLab8,20913.191.8%Nat gain from Lab
1929LabCon7,95413.189.6%Lab hold
1924LabCon4,4659.988.4%Lab hold
1923LabCon2,6516.087.3%Lab hold
1922LabCon2,6546.088.7%Lab hold
1918LabCon2,9288.171.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Burnley?

Oliver Ryan (Labour) won Burnley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,420.

Which parties have won Burnley?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 26, Conservative 1, Liberal Democrats 1, National 1.

Which region is Burnley in?

Burnley is in North West.

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