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Blackburn

Constituency

The north of the North West. About 118,704 people in 40 square kilometres.

MP for Blackburn

Mr Adnan HussainIndependentMP since

They won by 132 votes on a 53.1% turnout.

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 97% of people in Blackburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
0.3%
Joint 9th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
53.1%
Joint 117th lowest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
112,416
108th most populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
97%
UK 44%
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2024 general election result

Candidates in Blackburn at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Adnan HussainElectedIndependent10,51827.0%
Kate HollernLabour10,38626.7%
Craig MurrayWorkers Party of Britain7,10518.3%
Tommy TemperleyReform UK4,84412.5%
Jamie McGowanConservative3,4748.9%
Denise MorganGreen Party1,4163.6%
Adam Waller-SlackLiberal Democrat6891.8%
Tiger PatelIndependent3690.9%
Natasha ShahIndependent860.2%
Electorate
73,263
Turnout
53.1%
Majority
132 (0.3%)
Valid votes
38,887
Rejected ballots
163

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How Blackburn compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

BlackburnMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. Blackburn is 0.3%.
0.3%joint 9th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. Blackburn is 53.1%.
53.1%joint 117th lowest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Blackburn is 112,416.
112,416108th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. Blackburn is 97.0%.
97%joint 63rd most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of Blackburn?

Blackburn had 112,416 usual residents at the census.

Blackburn is the 108th most populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen

Most of Blackburn lies in Blackburn with Darwen. These figures are published for the whole of Blackburn with Darwen, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Blackburn itself. See Blackburn with Darwen

Average house price
£165,131
Up 5.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,076
20th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
Joint 43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
36.9
10th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Blackburn in brief

The winner in Blackburn had a majority of 0.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in Blackburn at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 53.1%.

Blackburn had 112,416 usual residents at the census.

About 97% of people in Blackburn live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.