An election to the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom for the constituency area of Burnley, held as part of the general election on 7 May 2015.
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats by Julie Cooper with a majority of 3,244 - 8.2% - on a turnout of 61.6%.
Candidates
| Name | Party | Vote | Vote share | Vote change |
| COOPER, Julie | Lab | 14,951 | 37.6% | 6.3% |
| BIRTWISTLE, Gordon | LD | 11,707 | 29.5% | -6.2% |
| COMMIS, Tom | UKIP | 6,864 | 17.3% | 15.0% |
| COCKBURN-PRICE, Sarah | Con | 5,374 | 13.5% | -3.1% |
| HARGREAVES, Mike | Green | 850 | 2.1% | - |
Under section 13(b) of the Representation of the People Act 1985, a candidate gaining 5% or less of the vote share will forfeit their deposit.
An electorate of 64,477, having a valid vote count of 39,746 and an invalid vote count of 150.
Result declared at 02:54 on 8 May 2015.