Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackburn
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Blackburn in North West England
CountyLancashire
Population107,246 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate69,954 (December 2018)[2]
Major settlementsBlackburn
Current constituency
Created1955
Member of ParliamentKate Hollern (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBlackburn East and Blackburn West
18321950
SeatsTwo
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromLancashire
Replaced byBlackburn East
Blackburn West

Blackburn is a constituency[n 1] in Lancashire, England, which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2] since 2015 by Kate Hollern of the Labour Party. From 1979 to 2015, it was represented by Jack Straw who served under the Labour leaders of Neil Kinnock and John Smith and the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

  1. ^ "Blackburn: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  2. ^ England Parliamentary electorates Boundary Commission for England]


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