Burnley

Burnley is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Oliver Ryan (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
3,420
Electorate
74,954
Turnout
53%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Oliver Ryan
Labour
12,598 31.7% -8.5%
Gordon Birtwistle
Liberal Democrat
9,178 23.1% 15.4%
Antony Higginbotham
Conservative
8,058 20.3% -20.2%
Nathan McCollum
Reform UK
7,755 19.5% 12.4%
Jack Launer
Green Party
1,518 3.8% 2.0%
Rayyan Fiass
Independent
292 0.7% 0.7%
Mitchell Cryer
Independent
169 0.4% 0.4%
David Roper
Independent
151 0.4% 0.4%