Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1955 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Blackburn is a constituency[n 1] in Lancashire, England, which is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2] by independent politician Adnan Hussain. From 2015 to 2024 it was represented by Kate Hollern of the Labour Party and, from 1979 to 2015, 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.
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Blackburn | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Lancashire |
Population | 107,246 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 70,586 (2023)[2] |
Major settlements | Blackburn |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1955 |
Member of Parliament | Adnan Hussain (Independent) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Blackburn East and Blackburn West |
1832–1950 | |
Seats | Two |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | Lancashire |
Replaced by | Blackburn East Blackburn West |
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