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Burnley

Shows the general election results for Burnley, which is a constituency in Lancashire. In 2019 it had a total electorate of 64,345 and a turnout of 60.6%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

CON
Conservative Gain
Majority
1,352
Electorate
64,345
Turnout
60.6%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 40.3%
Lab 36.9%
LD 9.0%
BXT 8.6%
Burnley and Padiham independent Party 3.0%
Green 1.9%
Ind 0.3%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Candidate Party Votes Vote (%) Change (%)
Antony Higginbotham  Con 15,720 40.3 9.4
Julie Cooper  Lab 14,368 36.9 -9.9
Gordon Birtwistle  LD 3,501 9.0 -6.0
Stewart Ian Scott  BXT 3,362 8.6 8.6
Charlie Briggs * Burnley and Padiham independent Party 1,162 3.0 3.0
Laura Fisk * Green 739 1.9 0.8
Karen Helsby Entwistle * Ind 132 0.3 0.3
* Candidate lost their deposit

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con Lab LD BXT Burnley and Padiham independent Party Green Ind UKIP BNP Oth
2005 10.8% 38.5% 23.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0% 0.0% 26.1%
2010 16.6% 31.3% 35.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 4.5% 2.2% 9.0% 0.0%
2015 13.5% 37.6% 29.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2.1% 0.0% 17.3% 0.0% 0.0%
2017 31.0% 46.7% 15.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.1% 0.0% 6.1% 0.0% 0.0%
2019 40.3% 36.9% 9.0% 8.6% 3.0% 1.9% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 25.4%
1 Liverpool, Walton 74.8%
603 Burnley 3.5%
650 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 0.1%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 54.7%
1 Liverpool, Walton 84.7%
622 Burnley 40.3%
650 South Down 32.4%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 67.3%
1 East Dunbartonshire 80.3%
554 Burnley 60.6%
650 Kingston upon Hull East 49.3%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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