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Your member of parliament
Mr Adnan Hussain
IndependentIndependent won Blackburn at the 2024 general election with a majority of 132 votes, or 0.3 points. A swing of 0.1 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 8 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 642.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 0.3 points, which is larger than 8 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Independent finished ahead of Labour by 132 votes.
Majority
132
0.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
53.1%
-6.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
38,887 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan HussainElected | Independent | 10,518 | 27.0% | +25.0 |
| Kate Hollern | Labour | 10,386 | 26.7% | -7.0 |
| Craig Murray | Workers Party of Britain | 7,105 | 18.3% | +17.5 |
| Tommy Temperley | Reform UK | 4,844 | 12.5% | -1.8 |
| Jamie McGowan | Conservative | 3,474 | 8.9% | -14.8 |
| Denise Morgan | Green Party | 1,416 | 3.6% | -2.8 |
| Adam Waller-Slack | Liberal Democrat | 689 | 1.8% | -10.4 |
| Tiger Patel | Independent | 369 | 0.9% | -1.1 |
| Natasha Shah | Independent | 86 | 0.2% | -1.8 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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