Current MP
Current representation
Oliver Ryan
Labour
Male
Previous MP: Antony Higginbotham (Conservative) - defeated 2024
Constituency view
Burnley
North West, England
Lab gain from Con
2024 Results
Party breakdown
Labour12,598 - 31.7%
Lib Dem9,178 - 23.1%
Conservative8,058 - 20.3%
Reform7,755 - 19.5%
Green1,518 - 3.8%
Other612 - 1.5%
Benefits bill · 2025/26
£350,941,289
Estimated yearly spend on the six main working-age and disability benefits paid to residents of this constituency.
£3,056 total benefits bill per resident · 35% above average
- Burnley
- £3,056
- England and Wales average
- £2,259
Ranked 81 of 575 constituencies (1 = highest)
| Total benefits bill | £350,941,289 | 83/575 |
| Change over 2 years | +22.0% | |
| Median local wage (2025) | £31,213 | +3.4% |
- Universal Credit£200,857,589
£1,749 per resident · 17,862 households claiming
Assessed LCWRA: 6,526 · 1 in 11 working-age adults
- Personal Independence Payment£79,543,350
£693 per resident · 10,815 claimants (+20.8% since Jul 2024)
Psychiatric conditions: 4,188 · 39% of claimants
Enhanced mobility (Motability-eligible): 5,327
- Housing Benefit£23,424,328
£204 per resident · 2,909 claimants
- Disability Living Allowance£21,725,621
£189 per resident · 3,622 claimants
- Carer's Allowance£13,881,022
£121 per resident · 3,203 claimants
- Employment Support Allowance£11,509,378
£100 per resident · 1,809 claimants
Ranks are out of England and Wales constituencies, highest first. Source: TaxPayers' Alliance, benefitsdata.uk (estimated from DWP Stat-Xplore claimant counts). England and Wales only. See this seat on benefitsdata.uk ↗
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 77.6%White British 73.2%Asian 19.7%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.6%Other 0.8%
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 84.4%White British 82.5%Asian 14.0%Black, African or Caribbean 0.3%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 1.1%Other 0.3%
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 89.5%White British 87.9%Asian 9.5%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.7%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 94.5%White British N/AAsian 5.1%Black, African or Caribbean 0.2%Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups 0.0%Other 0.2%
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
Burnley (2021)
UK 85.7%Other EU 5.1%Other countries 9.2%
England & Wales (2021)
UK 84.0%Other EU 6.0%Other countries 10.1%
Burnley (2011)
UK 91.2%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.4%
England & Wales (2011)
UK 86.6%Other EU 3.6%Other countries 9.8%
Burnley (2001)
UK 93.4%Other EU 0.7%Other countries 6.0%
England & Wales (2001)
UK 91.1%Other EU 1.4%Other countries 7.5%
Burnley (1991)
UK 95.3%Other EU 1.6%Other countries 3.1%
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.
Nearby seats
Constituencies around Burnley
Neighbouring constituencies on 2024 boundaries, ordered by the length of the shared border.
Source: ONS Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies (July 2024) Boundaries UK BSC. Seats with a short coastline or none, such as islands, are completed with the closest constituencies by distance.