| Blackburn | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:North_West_England_-_Blackburn_constituency.svg) Boundary of Blackburn in North West England | |
| 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 |
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.
- ^ "Blackburn: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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