Blackburn - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Blackburn constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Blackburn
Region	North West
1st in 2024		Minor
2nd in 2024		Labour
Swing To Lose	0.17%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	Minor
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2019	Labour
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Minor	10,518	27.05%	N/A
	Labour	10,386	26.71%	-39.27%
	Workers Party	7,105	18.27%	N/A
	Reform UK	4,844	12.46%	+6.52%
	Conservative	3,474	8.93%	-14.40%
	Green	1,416	3.64%	+2.04%
	Liberal Democrat	689	1.77%	-0.65%
	Others	455	1.17%	N/A
Majority		132	0.34%
Turnout		38,887	53.08%	-8.75%
Electorate		73,259
Swing from LAB to MIN			32.80%
Swing from WP to MIN			4.02%
Swing from LAB to WP			28.77%
	Minor gain from Labour

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	28,798	65.98%	+1.07%
	Conservative	10,182	23.33%	-0.67%
	Reform UK	2,590	5.93%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,058	2.42%	-0.10%
	Green	698	1.60%	-0.06%
	Minor	319	0.73%	N/A
Majority		18,616	42.65%
Turnout		43,645	61.83%	-0.97%
Electorate		70,586
Swing from CON to LAB			0.87%
Swing from LAB to REF			2.43%
Swing from CON to REF			3.30%
	Labour hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	29,040	64.91%	-4.85%
	Conservative	10,736	24.00%	-2.90%
	Brexit Party	2,770	6.19%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,130	2.53%	+1.03%
	Green	741	1.66%	N/A
	Minor	319	0.71%	N/A
Majority		18,304	40.92%
Turnout		44,736	62.80%	-4.44%
Electorate		71,234
Swing from LAB to CON			0.98%
Swing from LAB to BREX			5.52%
Swing from CON to BREX			4.55%
	Labour hold

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	33,148	69.77%	+13.49%
	Conservative	12,780	26.90%	-0.38%
	Minor	875	1.84%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	709	1.49%	-0.68%
Majority		20,368	42.87%
Turnout		47,512	67.24%	+7.18%
Electorate		70,664
Swing from CON to LAB			6.93%
Swing from MIN to LAB			5.82%
Swing from CON to MIN			1.11%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,762	56.28%	+8.47%
	Conservative	12,002	27.28%	+1.13%
	UKIP	6,280	14.27%	+12.20%
	Liberal Democrat	955	2.17%	-13.03%
Majority		12,760	29.00%
Turnout		43,999	60.06%	-2.85%
Electorate		73,260
Swing from CON to LAB			3.67%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			1.86%
Swing from CON to UKIP			5.53%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,751	47.81%	+5.52%
	Conservative	11,895	26.14%	+3.59%
	Liberal Democrat	6,918	15.20%	-5.61%
	Minor	2,158	4.74%	N/A
	UKIP	942	2.07%	N/A
	Others	1,835	4.03%	N/A
Majority		9,856	21.66%
Turnout		45,499	62.90%	+6.02%
Electorate		72,331
Swing from CON to LAB			0.96%
Swing from LD to LAB			5.57%
Swing from LD to CON			4.60%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,423	42.28%	+0.27%
	Conservative	9,292	22.55%	-0.30%
	Liberal Democrat	8,578	20.82%	+0.23%
	Others	5,912	14.35%	N/A
Majority		8,131	19.73%
Turnout		41,205	56.88%	-0.62%
Electorate		72,441
Swing from CON to LAB			0.29%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.02%
Swing from CON to LD			0.26%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,562	42.01%	-11.86%
	Conservative	9,553	22.85%	-8.17%
	Liberal Democrat	8,608	20.59%	+12.53%
	Minor	2,263	5.41%	N/A
	UKIP	954	2.28%	-0.65%
	Green	783	1.87%	N/A
	Others	2,082	4.98%	N/A
Majority		8,009	19.16%
Turnout		41,805	57.50%	+1.75%
Electorate		72,707
Swing from LAB to CON			1.84%
Swing from LAB to LD			12.19%
Swing from CON to LD			10.35%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,808	53.87%	-1.17%
	Conservative	12,559	31.02%	+6.41%
	Liberal Democrat	3,264	8.06%	-2.44%
	UKIP	1,185	2.93%	N/A
	Minor	577	1.43%	N/A
	Others	1,091	2.69%	N/A
Majority		9,249	22.85%
Turnout		40,484	55.75%	-9.26%
Electorate		72,621
Swing from LAB to CON			3.79%
Swing from LD to LAB			0.64%
Swing from LD to CON			4.43%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,141	55.04%	+6.60%
	Conservative	11,690	24.61%	-12.87%
	Liberal Democrat	4,990	10.51%	-1.01%
	Minor	1,892	3.98%	N/A
	Green	608	1.28%	-0.32%
	Others	2,174	4.58%	N/A
Majority		14,451	30.43%
Turnout		47,495	65.01%	-9.96%
Electorate		73,058
Swing from CON to LAB			9.73%
Swing from LD to LAB			3.80%
Swing from CON to LD			5.93%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,633	48.44%	-1.46%
	Conservative	20,606	37.48%	-2.62%
	Liberal Democrat	6,332	11.52%	N/A
	Green	878	1.60%	N/A
	Minor	334	0.61%	N/A
	Others	195	0.35%	N/A
Majority		6,027	10.96%
Turnout		54,978	74.97%	+0.05%
Electorate		73,337
Swing from CON to LAB			0.58%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.49%
Swing from CON to LD			7.07%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,965	49.91%	+5.17%
	Conservative	22,468	40.10%	+0.74%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	5,602	10.00%	-4.40%
Majority		5,497	9.81%
Turnout		56,035	74.91%	+0.27%
Electorate		74,801
Swing from CON to LAB			2.21%
Swing from ALL to LAB			4.79%
Swing from ALL to CON			2.57%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,400	44.73%	-5.98%
	Conservative	22,345	39.35%	+2.78%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,174	14.40%	N/A
	Minor	864	1.52%	N/A
Majority		3,055	5.38%
Turnout		56,783	74.64%	+0.69%
Electorate		76,073
Swing from LAB to CON			4.38%
Swing from LAB to ALL			10.19%
Swing from CON to ALL			5.81%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,683	50.71%	-0.74%
	Conservative	14,193	36.57%	+4.47%
	Liberal	4,371	11.26%	-0.73%
	Others	565	1.46%	N/A
Majority		5,490	14.15%
Turnout		38,812	73.96%	+1.01%
Electorate		52,479
Swing from LAB to CON			2.60%
Swing from LAB to LIB			0.01%
Swing from LIB to CON			2.60%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,344	51.46%	+3.09%
	Conservative	12,692	32.10%	-1.29%
	Liberal	4,741	11.99%	-2.02%
	Others	1,758	4.45%	N/A
Majority		7,652	19.36%
Turnout		39,535	72.94%	-5.26%
Electorate		54,200
Swing from CON to LAB			2.19%
Swing from LIB to LAB			2.55%
Swing from LIB to CON			0.37%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,340	48.37%	N/A
	Conservative	14,040	33.39%	N/A
	Liberal	5,891	14.01%	N/A
	Others	1,778	4.23%	N/A
Majority		6,300	14.98%
Turnout		42,049	78.21%	N/A
Electorate		53,767

	Labour win

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