Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Burnley Borough constituency |
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| Burnley shown within Lancashire, and Lancashire shown within England | |
| Created: | 1868 |
| MP: | Kitty Ussher |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Lancashire |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Burnley is a constituency based on the town of Burnley represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
A Labour seat for decades,they did come close to losing in 1983,holding on by just under 800 votes,and a preponderance of other political parties and protest action groups here in 2005 led to a large dip in the Labour vote,and a useful swing to the Lib-Dems.
[edit] Boundary review
Following its review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, the Boundary Commission for England decided to alter the existing boundaries of the Burnley seat to create a seat which lies entirely within, and co-terminous to, the boundaries of the Burnley district. All the current electoral wards of Burnley council are within the parliamentary constituency.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1868 – 1876: Richard Shaw
- 1876 – 1887: Peter Rylands
- 1887 – 1889: John Slagg
- 1889 – 1893: Jabez Spencer Balfour, Liberal
- 1893 – 1900: Philip Stanhope, Liberal
- 1900 – 1906: William Mitchell
- 1906 – 1910: Frederick Maddison
- 1910 – 1910: Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot, Conservative
- 1910 – 1918: Philip Morrell
- 1918 – 1924: David Irving
- 1924 – 1931: Arthur Henderson, Labour
- 1931 – 1935: Gordon Campbell, VC, National
- 1935 – 1959: Wilfred Burke, Labour
- 1959 – 1983: Dan Jones (politician), Labour
- 1983 – 2005: Peter Pike, Labour
- 2005 – present: Kitty Ussher, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Burnley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Kitty Ussher | 14,999 | 38.5 | -10.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gordon Birtwistle | 9,221 | 23.7 | +7.5 | |
| Burnley First Independent | Harry Brooks | 5,786 | 14.8 | +14.8 | |
| Conservative | Yousuf Miah | 4,206 | 10.8 | -10.1 | |
| British National | Len Starr | 4,003 | 10.3 | -1.0 | |
| Independent (politician) | Jeff Slater | 392 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| UK Independence | Robert McDowell | 376 | 1.0 | -1.3 | |
| Majority | 5,778 | 14.8 | |||
| Turnout | 38,983 | 59.2 | +3.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -9.1 | |||
| General Election 2001: Burnley | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Peter Pike | 18,195 | 49.3 | -8.6 | |
| Conservative | Robert Frost | 7,697 | 20.9 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Wright | 5,975 | 16.2 | -1.2 | |
| British National | Steve Smith | 4,151 | 11.3 | N/A | |
| UK Independence | Richard Buttrey | 866 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,498 | 28.4 | |||
| Turnout | 36,884 | 55.7 | -11.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
