Burnley - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Burnley 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	Burnley
Region	North West
1st in 2024		Labour
2nd in 2024		Liberal Democrat
Swing To Lose	4.31%
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	Labour
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	Conservative
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Liberal Democrat
	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
	Labour	12,598	31.72%	-8.47%
	Liberal Democrat	9,178	23.11%	+15.43%
	Conservative	8,058	20.29%	-20.17%
	Reform UK	7,755	19.52%	+12.39%
	Green	1,518	3.82%	+2.02%
	Minor	292	0.74%	N/A
	Others	320	0.81%	N/A
Majority		3,420	8.61%
Turnout		39,719	52.99%	-9.45%
Electorate		74,951
Swing from LAB to LD			11.95%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.85%
Swing from CON to LD			17.80%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	19,056	40.46%	+0.13%
	Labour	18,929	40.19%	+3.33%
	Liberal Democrat	3,614	7.67%	-1.31%
	Reform UK	3,362	7.14%	N/A
	Minor	1,162	2.47%	N/A
	Green	847	1.80%	-0.10%
	Others	132	0.28%	N/A
Majority		127	0.27%
Turnout		47,102	62.44%	+1.85%
Electorate		75,436
Swing from CON to LAB			1.60%
Swing from LD to CON			0.72%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.32%
	Conservative hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	15,720	40.32%	+9.35%
	Labour	14,368	36.86%	-9.88%
	Liberal Democrat	3,501	8.98%	-6.03%
	Brexit Party	3,362	8.62%	N/A
	Minor	1,162	2.98%	N/A
	Green	739	1.90%	+0.75%
	Others	132	0.34%	N/A
Majority		1,352	3.47%
Turnout		38,984	60.59%	-1.68%
Electorate		64,345
Swing from LAB to CON			9.62%
Swing from LD to CON			7.69%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.93%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,832	46.74%	+9.12%
	Conservative	12,479	30.97%	+17.45%
	Liberal Democrat	6,046	15.01%	-14.45%
	UKIP	2,472	6.14%	-11.13%
	Green	461	1.14%	-0.99%
Majority		6,353	15.77%
Turnout		40,290	62.26%	+0.62%
Electorate		64,709
Swing from LAB to CON			4.16%
Swing from LD to LAB			11.79%
Swing from LD to CON			15.95%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,951	37.62%	+6.28%
	Liberal Democrat	11,707	29.45%	-6.23%
	UKIP	6,864	17.27%	+15.05%
	Conservative	5,374	13.52%	-3.09%
	Green	850	2.14%	N/A
Majority		3,244	8.16%
Turnout		39,746	61.64%	-1.17%
Electorate		64,477
Swing from LD to LAB			6.25%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			4.39%
Swing from LD to UKIP			10.64%
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrat

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Liberal Democrat	14,932	35.68%	+12.03%
	Labour	13,114	31.34%	-7.14%
	Conservative	6,950	16.61%	+5.82%
	Minor	3,747	8.95%	N/A
	UKIP	929	2.22%	N/A
	Others	2,173	5.19%	N/A
Majority		1,818	4.34%
Turnout		41,845	62.82%	+3.64%
Electorate		66,615
Swing from LAB to LD			9.58%
Swing from CON to LD			3.10%
Swing from LAB to CON			6.48%
	Liberal Democrat gain from Labour

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,000	38.48%	+0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	9,221	23.66%	+0.00%
	Minor	5,786	14.84%	N/A
	Conservative	4,205	10.79%	0.00%
	Others	4,769	12.23%	N/A
Majority		5,779	14.83%
Turnout		38,981	59.18%	-0.37%
Electorate		65,869
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from MIN to LAB			0.00%
Swing from MIN to LD			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,999	38.48%	-10.85%
	Liberal Democrat	9,221	23.65%	+7.45%
	Minor	5,786	14.84%	N/A
	Conservative	4,206	10.79%	-10.08%
	UKIP	376	0.96%	-1.38%
	Others	4,395	11.27%	N/A
Majority		5,778	14.82%
Turnout		38,983	59.55%	+4.00%
Electorate		65,458
Swing from LAB to LD			9.15%
Swing from LAB to MIN			7.22%
Swing from MIN to LD			1.93%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	18,195	49.33%	-8.60%
	Conservative	7,697	20.87%	+0.65%
	Liberal Democrat	5,975	16.20%	-1.21%
	Minor	4,151	11.25%	N/A
	UKIP	866	2.35%	N/A
Majority		10,498	28.46%
Turnout		36,884	55.55%	-11.39%
Electorate		66,393
Swing from LAB to CON			4.62%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.69%
Swing from LD to CON			0.93%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,210	57.93%	+4.93%
	Conservative	9,148	20.22%	-10.38%
	Liberal Democrat	7,877	17.41%	+1.01%
	Minor	2,010	4.44%	N/A
Majority		17,062	37.71%
Turnout		45,245	66.95%	-7.25%
Electorate		67,582
Swing from CON to LAB			7.65%
Swing from LD to LAB			1.96%
Swing from CON to LD			5.69%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	27,184	53.00%	+4.62%
	Conservative	15,693	30.60%	-3.24%
	Liberal Democrat	8,414	16.40%	N/A
Majority		11,491	22.40%
Turnout		51,291	74.20%	-4.59%
Electorate		69,128
Swing from CON to LAB			3.93%
Swing from LAB to LD			5.89%
Swing from CON to LD			9.82%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	25,140	48.38%	+8.63%
	Conservative	17,583	33.84%	-4.36%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	9,241	17.78%	-4.26%
Majority		7,557	14.54%
Turnout		51,964	78.79%	+2.50%
Electorate		65,956
Swing from CON to LAB			6.50%
Swing from ALL to LAB			6.45%
Swing from CON to ALL			0.05%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,178	39.75%	-11.09%
	Conservative	19,391	38.20%	+2.76%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	11,191	22.05%	N/A
Majority		787	1.55%
Turnout		50,760	76.28%	-1.44%
Electorate		66,542
Swing from LAB to CON			6.92%
Swing from LAB to ALL			16.57%
Swing from CON to ALL			9.64%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	20,172	50.84%	-3.91%
	Conservative	14,062	35.44%	+10.73%
	Liberal	5,091	12.83%	-7.71%
	Others	352	0.89%	N/A
Majority		6,110	15.40%
Turnout		39,677	77.72%	+3.03%
Electorate		51,050
Swing from LAB to CON			7.32%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.90%
Swing from LIB to CON			9.22%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,642	54.75%	+4.31%
	Conservative	9,766	24.71%	-2.22%
	Liberal	8,119	20.54%	-2.09%
Majority		11,876	30.05%
Turnout		39,527	74.69%	-5.04%
Electorate		52,918
Swing from CON to LAB			3.27%
Swing from LIB to LAB			3.20%
Swing from CON to LIB			0.06%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,108	50.44%	N/A
	Conservative	11,268	26.93%	N/A
	Liberal	9,471	22.63%	N/A
Majority		9,840	23.51%
Turnout		41,847	79.73%	N/A
Electorate		52,483

	Labour win

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