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Blackburn

North West, England

Ind gain from Lab
Current MP

Current representation

Adnan Hussain

Independent

Male

Previous MP: Kate Hollern (Labour) - defeated 2024

Majority132
Turnout53.1%
Electorate73,263
Valid votes38,887
2024 Results

Party breakdown

Other18,078 - 46.5%
Labour10,386 - 26.7%
Reform4,844 - 12.5%
Conservative3,474 - 8.9%
Green1,416 - 3.6%
Lib Dem689 - 1.8%
Demographics

Demographics

Source: ONS Census 2021 (England, Wales, NI) and Scotland's Census 2022, aggregated to 2024 constituency boundaries by the House of Commons Library.

Ethnic composition

2021
White 47.8%White British 44.0%Asian 47.5%Black, African or Caribbean 1.1%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.8%Other 1.8%
England & Wales (2021)
White 83.0%White British 74.4%Asian 8.6%Black, African or Caribbean 3.7%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.7%Other 2.0%
2011
White 58.6%White British 55.8%Asian 38.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.4%Other 1.1%
England & Wales (2011)
White 86.0%White British 80.5%Asian 7.5%Black, African or Caribbean 3.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 2.2%Other 1.0%
2001
White 70.4%White British 68.5%Asian 28.2%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.0%Other 0.1%
England & Wales (2001)
White 91.3%White British 87.5%Asian 4.8%Black, African or Caribbean 2.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.3%Other 0.4%
1991
White 79.8%White British N/AAsian 18.8%Black, African or Caribbean 0.5%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.9%
England & Wales (1991)
White 94.1%White British N/AAsian 3.6%Black, African or Caribbean 1.8%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.6%

Year-over-year comparison uses broad ethnic groups.

2011 values are reaggregated from 2011 Output Areas onto 2024 boundaries.

2001 values are reaggregated from 2001 LSOAs onto 2024 boundaries.

1991 values are reaggregated from 1997 parliamentary constituencies onto 2024 boundaries.

Country of birth

Blackburn (2021)
UK 77.1%Other EU 4.6%Other countries 18.2%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Blackburn (2011)
UK 81.1%Other EU 2.2%Other countries 16.7%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Blackburn (2001)
UK 86.1%Other EU 0.6%Other countries 13.3%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Blackburn (1991)
UK 88.8%Other EU 1.7%Other countries 9.5%
England & Wales (1991)
UK 92.7%Other EU 2.5%Other countries 4.8%

1991 country of birth data uses the 1991 census's Commonwealth-based classification. Ireland and EU countries are not separately broken out. Regional figures are approximations.