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Burnley
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Your member of parliament
Oliver Ryan
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Burnley at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,420 votes, or 8.6 points. A swing of 4.3 points to Liberal Democrat would take it. That makes it safer than 184 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 466.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 8.6 points, which is larger than 184 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Liberal Democrat by 3,420 votes.
Majority
3,420
8.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
53.0%
-6.7 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
39,719 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver RyanElected | Labour | 12,598 | 31.7% | -2.0 |
| Gordon Birtwistle | Liberal Democrat | 9,178 | 23.1% | +10.9 |
| Antony Higginbotham | Conservative | 8,058 | 20.3% | -3.4 |
| Nathan McCollum | Reform UK | 7,755 | 19.5% | +5.2 |
| Jack Launer | Green Party | 1,518 | 3.8% | -2.6 |
| Rayyan Fiass | Independent | 292 | 0.7% | -1.3 |
| Mitchell Cryer | Independent | 169 | 0.4% | -1.6 |
| David Roper | Independent | 151 | 0.4% | -1.7 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. 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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