Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackburn is a constituency[n 1] in Lancashire, England, which is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2] by independent politician Adnan Hussain.[5] 1955–1974: The county borough of Blackburn wards of Park, St. John's, St. Jude's, St. Luke's, St. Matthew's, St. Michael's, St. Paul's, St. Silas's, St. Stephen's, St. Thomas's and Trinity.In 2024 Blackburn was won by Adnan Hussain, an independent candidate who campaigned largely on the issue of the genocide of Palestinians during the Israel-Hamas war.Straw held on comfortably, albeit with a reduced majority; his winning vote share of 42% was the smallest since the seat became a single-member constituency until the 2024 result.[11] In March 2014, Kate Hollern was selected, via an all women shortlist, as the candidate for Labour for the 2015 general election, and held the seat.
Blackburn election results 1955–2019
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Borough constituencyHouse of CommonsCountyLancashireElectorateBlackburnMember of ParliamentAdnan HussainIndependentBlackburn EastBlackburn WestconstituencyUK Parliamentindependent politicianKate HollernLabour PartyJack StrawNeil KinnockJohn SmithTony BlairGordon BrownBeardwoodLittle HarwoodLiveseyPleasingtonWhitebirk2010 United Kingdom general electionBlackburn with DarwenBoundary Commission for England2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies2024 general electionNorth West of EnglandRibble ValleyHyndburnRossendale and DarwenChorleyReform Act 18321832 general election1950 general election1955 general electiongenocide of PalestiniansIsrael-Hamas warMuslimBarbara CastleFirst Secretary of StateMember of the European ParliamentHome SecretaryForeign SecretaryBlair governmentConservative1997 general electionGujaratiLiberal Democrat2021 London Mayoral election2005 general electionConservative PartyUzbekistanCraig Murraypostal voteLiberal DemocratsConservativesall women shortlist2015 general electionWilliam FeildenWilliam TurnerJohn HornbyJames PilkingtonWilliam EcclesRadicalMontague Joseph FeildenWilliam Henry HornbyLiberalJoseph Feilden1869 by-electionHenry FeildenEdward HornbyWilliam Edward Briggs1875 by-electionDaniel ThwaitesSir William CoddingtonSir Robert PeelWilliam HornbyPhilip SnowdenLabourSir Thomas BarclaySir Henry NormanPercy DeanCoalition ConservativeCoalition LiberalSir Sidney HennNational LiberalJohn DuckworthThomas GillMary HamiltonSir George EllistonSir WD SmilesJohn EdwardsGeneral election 2024Workers PartyReform UKTurnoutGeneral election 2019Brexit PartyGeneral election 2017General election 2015Gordon LishmanGeneral election 2010General election 2005General election 2001Socialist LabourGeneral election 1997ReferendumNational DemocratsGeneral election 1992Natural LawGeneral election 1987General election 1983Graham MatherNational FrontGeneral election 1979General election October 1974John Kingsley ReadGeneral election February 1974General election 1970Trixie GardnerGeneral election 1966General election 1964General election 1959General election 1955General election 1945Douglas GloverRobert ShackletonW. D. SmilesGeorge EllistonWilliam John ToutGeneral election 1935James BellGeorge WalkerGeneral election 1931General election 1929UnionistSydney HennGerald IsaacsGeneral election 1924General election 1923John DaviesEdward PorterGeneral election 1922Henry NormanThomas MeechGeneral election 1918candidate endorsed by the coalition governmentGeneral election December 1910Registered electorsGeneral election January 1910Robert CecilGeneral election 1906Harry HornbyLabour Repr. Cmte.Geoffrey DrageGeneral election 1900William CoddingtonGeneral election 1895General election 1892General election 1886General election 1885Robert PeelGeneral election 1880George MolesworthBy-election, 2 Oct 1875J. T. 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