The seat was created in 1868. From World War II until 2010 it was won by Labour candidates, generally on safe, large majorities; Ann Widdecombe failed to take the seat from the Labour Party in 1979. The closest second place was to a Conservative Party candidate, Ian Bruce, who came 787 votes (1.6%) short of taking the seat in 1983.[3]
Burnley saw strong opposition support for the Liberal Democrats in 2005 who moved into second place; meanwhile a local independent pushed Yousuf Miah, a Conservative into fourth position. Following controversy regarding outgoing Labour MP Kitty Ussher's personal expenses, Gordon Birtwistle, who first contested the seat in 1992, gained the seat in 2010 with a heavy swing of 9.6%.
However, Birtwistle was one of the many casualties faced by the Liberal Democrats in the 2015 election, losing the seat to Julie Cooper, who had also stood as Labour's candidate in 2010, although the 6.2% swing away from Birtwistle was less than half the 15.2% national swing against his party. As in 2005, the Conservatives came fourth, behind UKIP, as well as Labour and the Lib Dems this time.
At the 2017 election, Labour held the seat with an increased majority. Birtwistle stood again, but saw his share of the vote halved; this was widely seen to be due to his party's stance on Brexit. This election saw one of the biggest increases in the share of the vote for the Conservatives in the whole country, who more than doubled their share of the vote. UKIP lost two-thirds of their vote from 2015, but did retain their deposit. This meant that Burnley was one of the few constituencies in England where four parties retained their deposits.
At the 2019 election, Antony Higginbotham won the seat for the Conservatives, thus becoming the first Conservative to represent Burnley in parliament for over 100 years.[4] The Conservative vote share increased by over 9% compared with the previous election, while the Labour vote share declined by about 10%.[5]
The review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire by the Boundary Commission for England in the 2000s proposed no change to the boundaries of the Burnley seat. The seat remains coterminous with the boundaries of the borough of Burnley (as it has been since 1983; before then, it was coterminous with the county borough of the same name).[6]
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
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burnley, parliament, constituency, coordinates, burnley, constituency, centred, town, burnley, lancashire, which, been, represented, since, 2019, antony, higginbotham, conservative, burnleyborough, constituencyfor, house, commonsboundary, burnley, lancashirelo. Coordinates 53 47 13 N 2 14 42 W 53 787 N 2 245 W 53 787 2 245 Burnley is a constituency n 1 centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire which has been represented since 2019 by Antony Higginbotham a Conservative n 2 BurnleyBorough constituencyfor the House of CommonsBoundary of Burnley in LancashireLocation of Lancashire within EnglandCountyLancashirePopulation87 059 2011 census 1 Electorate64 338 December 2018 2 Major settlementsBurnleyCurrent constituencyCreated1868Member of ParliamentAntony Higginbotham Conservative SeatsOneCreated fromNorth Lancashire Contents 1 History 2 Boundaries 3 Members of Parliament 4 Elections 4 1 Elections in the 2010s 4 2 Elections in the 2000s 4 3 Elections in the 1990s 4 4 Elections in the 1980s 4 5 Elections in the 1970s 4 6 Elections in the 1960s 4 7 Elections in the 1950s 4 8 Election in the 1940s 4 9 Elections in the 1930s 4 10 Elections in the 1920s 4 11 Elections in the 1910s 4 12 Elections in the 1900s 4 13 Elections in the 1890s 4 14 Elections in the 1880s 4 15 Elections in the 1870s 4 16 Elections in the 1860s 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe seat was created in 1868 From World War II until 2010 it was won by Labour candidates generally on safe large majorities Ann Widdecombe failed to take the seat from the Labour Party in 1979 The closest second place was to a Conservative Party candidate Ian Bruce who came 787 votes 1 6 short of taking the seat in 1983 3 Burnley saw strong opposition support for the Liberal Democrats in 2005 who moved into second place meanwhile a local independent pushed Yousuf Miah a Conservative into fourth position Following controversy regarding outgoing Labour MP Kitty Ussher s personal expenses Gordon Birtwistle who first contested the seat in 1992 gained the seat in 2010 with a heavy swing of 9 6 However Birtwistle was one of the many casualties faced by the Liberal Democrats in the 2015 election losing the seat to Julie Cooper who had also stood as Labour s candidate in 2010 although the 6 2 swing away from Birtwistle was less than half the 15 2 national swing against his party As in 2005 the Conservatives came fourth behind UKIP as well as Labour and the Lib Dems this time At the 2017 election Labour held the seat with an increased majority Birtwistle stood again but saw his share of the vote halved this was widely seen to be due to his party s stance on Brexit This election saw one of the biggest increases in the share of the vote for the Conservatives in the whole country who more than doubled their share of the vote UKIP lost two thirds of their vote from 2015 but did retain their deposit This meant that Burnley was one of the few constituencies in England where four parties retained their deposits At the 2019 election Antony Higginbotham won the seat for the Conservatives thus becoming the first Conservative to represent Burnley in parliament for over 100 years 4 The Conservative vote share increased by over 9 compared with the previous election while the Labour vote share declined by about 10 5 The review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire by the Boundary Commission for England in the 2000s proposed no change to the boundaries of the Burnley seat The seat remains coterminous with the boundaries of the borough of Burnley as it has been since 1983 before then it was coterminous with the county borough of the same name 6 Boundaries Edit Map of present boundaries 1868 1885 The townships of Burnley and Habergham Eaves 7 1918 1983 The County Borough of Burnley 1983 1997 The Borough of Burnley 1997 present As 1983 but with redrawn boundaries due to local government boundary changes in the mid 1980s Members of Parliament EditElection Member 8 9 Party1868 Richard Shaw Liberal1876 by election Peter Rylands Liberal1886 Liberal Unionist1887 by election John Slagg Liberal1889 by election Jabez Balfour Liberal1893 by election Hon Philip Stanhope Liberal1900 William Mitchell Conservative1906 Frederick Maddison Lib LabJan 1910 Gerald Arbuthnot ConservativeDec 1910 Philip Morrell Liberal1918 Dan Irving Labour1924 by election Arthur Henderson Labour1931 Gordon Campbell VC National Liberal1935 Wilfrid Burke Labour1959 Dan Jones Labour1983 Peter Pike Labour2005 Kitty Ussher Labour2010 Gordon Birtwistle Liberal Democrats2015 Julie Cooper Labour2019 Antony Higginbotham ConservativeElections Edit Burnley election results Elections in the 2010s Edit Antony Higginbotham General election 2019 Burnley 10 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Antony Higginbotham 15 720 40 3 9 3Labour Julie Cooper 14 368 36 9 9 8Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 3 501 9 0 6 0Brexit Party Stewart Scott 3 362 8 6 NewBAPIP Charlie Briggs 1 162 3 0 NewGreen Laura Fisk 739 1 9 0 8Independent Karen Entwistle 132 0 3 NewMajority 1 352 3 5 N ATurnout 38 984 60 6 1 6Conservative gain from Labour Swing 9 7General election 2017 Burnley 11 Party Candidate Votes Labour Julie Cooper 18 832 46 7 9 1Conservative Paul White 12 479 31 0 17 5Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 6 046 15 0 14 5UKIP Tom Commis 2 472 6 1 11 2Green Laura Fisk 461 1 1 1 0Majority 6 353 15 7 7 6Turnout 40 290 62 2 0 6Labour hold Swing 4 2See also Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies 2010 15 Burnley Julie Cooper General election 2015 Burnley 12 13 Party Candidate Votes Labour Julie Cooper 14 951 37 6 6 3Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 11 707 29 5 6 2UKIP Tom Commis 6 864 17 3 15 1Conservative Sarah Cockburn Price 5 374 13 5 3 1Green Mike Hargreaves 850 2 1 NewMajority 3 244 8 1 N ATurnout 39 746 61 6 1 2Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing 6 3 Gordon Birtwistle General election 2010 Burnley 14 15 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 14 932 35 7 12 0Labour Julie Cooper 13 114 31 3 7 2Conservative Richard Ali 6 950 16 6 5 8BNP Sharon Wilkinson 3 747 9 0 1 3Independent Andrew Brown 1 876 4 5 NewUKIP John Wignall 929 2 2 1 2Independent Andrew Hennessey 287 0 7 NewMajority 1 818 4 3 N ATurnout 41 845 62 8 3 6Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing 9 6Elections in the 2000s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top Kitty Ussher General election 2005 Burnley 16 Party Candidate Votes Labour Kitty Ussher 14 999 38 5 10 8Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 9 221 23 7 7 5Burnley First Independent Harry Brooks 5 786 14 8 NewConservative Yousuf Miah 4 206 10 8 10 1BNP Len Starr 4 003 10 3 1 0Independent Jeff Slater 392 1 0 NewUKIP Robert McDowell 376 1 0 1 3Majority 5 778 14 8 13 6Turnout 38 983 59 2 3 5Labour hold Swing 9 2 n 3 General election 2001 Burnley 17 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Pike 18 195 49 3 8 6Conservative Robert Frost 7 697 20 9 0 7Liberal Democrats Paul Wright 5 975 16 2 1 2BNP Steve Smith 4 151 11 3 NewUKIP Richard Buttrey 866 2 3 NewMajority 10 498 28 4 9 3Turnout 36 884 55 7 11 2Labour hold Swing 4 6Elections in the 1990s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top General election 1997 Burnley 18 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Pike 26 210 57 9 4 9Conservative Bill Wiggin 9 148 20 2 10 4Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 7 877 17 4 1 0Referendum Richard Oakley 2 010 4 4 NewMajority 17 062 37 7 15 3Turnout 45 245 66 9 7 3Labour hold Swing 7 65General election 1992 Burnley 19 20 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Pike 27 184 53 0 4 6Conservative Brenda Binge 15 693 30 6 3 2Liberal Democrats Gordon Birtwistle 8 414 16 4 1 4Majority 11 491 22 4 7 8Turnout 51 291 74 2 4 6Labour hold Swing 3 9Elections in the 1980s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top General election 1987 Burnley 21 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Pike 25 140 48 4 8 6Conservative Harold Elletson 17 583 33 8 4 4SDP Ronals Baker 9 241 17 8 2 2Majority 7 557 14 6 13 0Turnout 51 964 78 8 2 5Labour hold Swing 6 5General election 1983 Burnley 22 Party Candidate Votes Labour Peter Pike 20 178 39 8 11 0Conservative Ian Bruce 19 391 38 2 2 8Liberal Michael Steed 11 191 20 0 7 2Majority 787 1 6 13 8Turnout 50 760 76 3Labour hold Swing 6 9Elections in the 1970s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top General election 1979 Burnley Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Jones 20 172 50 8 4 0Conservative Ann Widdecombe 14 062 35 4 10 7Liberal Michael Steed 5 091 12 8 7 7Independent Democrat F Tyrrall 352 0 9 NewMajority 6 110 15 4 14 7Turnout 39 677Labour hold SwingGeneral election October 1974 Burnley Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Jones 21 642 54 8 4 4Conservative A Pickup 9 766 24 7 2 3Liberal SP Mews 8 119 20 5 2 1Majority 11 876 30 1 6 7Turnout 39 527 79 7 0 0Labour hold Swing 3 3General election February 1974 Burnley Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Jones 21 108 50 4 6 6Conservative A Pickup 11 268 27 0 7 9Liberal S Mews 9 471 22 6 14 5Majority 9 840 23 4 1 3Turnout 41 847 79 7 4 0Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1970 Burnley 23 Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Jones 24 200 57 0 3 4Conservative John Birch 14 846 34 9 7 1Liberal George Brownbill 3 446 8 11 3 8Majority 9 354 22 1 10 7Turnout 39 046 75 7 4 3Labour hold SwingElections in the 1960s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top General election 1966 Burnley 24 Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Jones 25 583 60 43Conservative Albert S Royse 11 710 27 66Liberal Mary R Mason 5 045 11 92Majority 13 873 32 77Turnout 42 338 79 96Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1964 Burnley 25 Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Jones 25 244 56 80Conservative Tom Mitchell 12 365 27 82Liberal Mary R Mason 6 833 15 38 NewMajority 12 879 28 98Turnout 44 442 81 68Labour hold SwingElections in the 1950s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top General election 1959 Burnley 26 Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Jones 27 675 56 97Conservative Edward Brooks 20 902 43 03Majority 6 773 13 94Turnout 48 577 83 77Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1955 Burnley 27 Party Candidate Votes Labour Wilfrid Burke 27 865 55 63Conservative Edward Brooks 22 229 44 37Majority 5 636 11 26Turnout 50 094 83 46Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1951 Burnley 28 Party Candidate Votes Labour Wilfrid Burke 31 261 56 53Conservative Donald P Dunkley 24 034 43 37Majority 7 227 13 16Turnout 55 295 88 86Labour hold SwingGeneral election 1950 Burnley Party Candidate Votes Labour Wilfrid Burke 30 685 55 65Conservative F H Wilson 23 636 42 86Communist Bill Whittaker 29 526 0 95 NewInd Labour Party Dan Carradice 295 0 53 NewMajority 7 049 12 79Turnout 55 142 89 56Labour hold SwingElection in the 1940s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top General election 1945 Burnley Party Candidate Votes Labour Wilfrid Burke 32 122 63 54National Liberal Herbert Monckton Milnes 18 431 36 46Majority 13 691 27 08Turnout 50 553 80 44Labour hold SwingElections in the 1930s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top General election 1935 Burnley Party Candidate Votes Labour Wilfrid Burke 31 160 53 61National Liberal Gordon Campbell 26 965 46 39 NewMajority 4 195 7 22 N ATurnout 58 125 87 36Labour gain from National Liberal Swing Gordon Campbell VC General election 1931 Burnley 30 Party Candidate Votes National Gordon Campbell 35 126 56 15 NewLabour Arthur Henderson 26 917 43 03Communist J Rushton 512 0 82 NewMajority 8 209 13 12 N ATurnout 62 555 91 85National gain from Labour SwingElections in the 1920s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top General election 1929 Burnley 31 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Henderson 28 091 46 2 0 8Unionist Ian Fairbairn 20 137 33 2 2 4Liberal Aneurin Edwards 12 502 20 6 1 6Majority 7 954 13 0 3 2Turnout 60 730 89 6 1 2Registered electors 67 781Labour hold Swing 1 6General election 1924 Burnley 31 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Henderson 20 549 45 4 7 6Unionist Ian Fairbairn 16 804 35 6 3 8Liberal James Whitehead 8 601 19 0 11 4Majority 4 465 9 8 3 8Turnout 45 954 88 4 1 1Registered electors 51 162Labour hold Swing 1 9 Arthur Henderson 1924 Burnley by election 32 Party Candidate Votes Labour Arthur Henderson 24 571 58 4 20 6Conservative Harold Edward Joscelyn Camps 17 534 41 6 9 8Majority 7 037 16 8 10 8Turnout 42 105 82 4 4 9Registered electors 51 086Labour hold Swing 5 4General election 1923 Burnley 31 Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Irving 16 848 37 8 1 3Unionist Harold Edward Joscelyn Camps 14 197 31 8 1 3Liberal James Whitehead 13 543 30 4 2 6Majority 2 651 6 0 0 0Turnout 44 588 87 3 1 4Registered electors 51 086Labour hold Swing 0 0General election 1922 Burnley 31 Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Irving 17 385 39 1 2 8Unionist Harold Edward Joscelyn Camps 14 731 33 1 0 7Liberal Walter Layton 12 339 27 8 3 5Majority 2 654 6 0 2 1Turnout 44 455 88 7 17 3Registered electors 50 111Labour hold Swing 1 1Elections in the 1910s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top Dan Irving General election December 1918 Burnley Party Candidate Votes Labour Dan Irving 15 217 41 9 NewC Unionist Henry Mulholland 12 289 33 8 3 7Liberal John Howarth Grey 8 825 24 3 14 3Majority 2 928 8 1 N ATurnout 21 114 71 4 22 7Labour gain from Liberal Swing 16 2C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915 By the summer of 1914 the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election Due to the outbreak of war the election never took place British Socialist Party Dan Irving 33 Philip Morrell General election December 1910 Burnley 34 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Philip Morrell 6 177 38 7 4 1Conservative Gerald Arbuthnot 6 004 37 5 2 3Social Democratic Federation Henry Hyndman 3 810 23 8 6 4Majority 173 1 2 N ATurnout 15 991 94 1 2 4Registered electors 16 992Liberal gain from Conservative Swing 0 9 Gerald Arbuthnot General election January 1910 Burnley 35 34 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Gerald Arbuthnot 5 776 35 2 2 5Lib Lab Fred Maddison 5 681 34 6 0 2Social Democratic Federation Henry Hyndman 4 948 30 2 2 3Majority 95 0 6 N ATurnout 16 405 96 5 1 5Registered electors 16 992Conservative gain from Lib Lab Swing 1 4Elections in the 1900s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top Fred Maddison General election 1906 Burnley 35 34 Party Candidate Votes Lib Lab Fred Maddison 5 288 34 8 12 9Conservative Gerald Arbuthnot 4 964 32 7 19 6Social Democratic Federation Henry Hyndman 4 932 32 5 NewMajority 324 2 1 N ATurnout 15 184 95 0 5 1Registered electors 15 983Lib Lab gain from Conservative Swing 3 4General election 1900 Burnley 35 34 Party Candidate Votes Conservative William Mitchell 6 678 52 3 9 8Liberal Philip Stanhope 6 173 47 7 2 6Majority 600 4 6 N ATurnout 12 946 89 9 0 6Registered electors 14 393Conservative gain from Liberal Swing 3 6Elections in the 1890s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top General election 1895 Burnley 35 34 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Philip Stanhope 5 454 45 1 11 1Conservative William Alexander Lindsay 36 5 133 42 5 1 3Social Democratic Federation Henry Hyndman 1 498 12 4 NewMajority 321 2 6 9 8Turnout 12 085 90 5 0 5Registered electors 13 360Liberal hold Swing 4 9 Philip Stanhope 1893 Burnley by election 35 34 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Philip Stanhope 6 199 53 0 3 2Conservative William Alexander Lindsay 36 5 506 47 0 3 2Majority 693 6 0 6 4Turnout 11 705 91 3 0 3Registered electors 12 826Liberal hold Swing 3 2General election 1892 Burnley 35 34 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jabez Balfour 6 450 56 2 6 5Liberal Unionist Edwin Lawrence 5 035 43 8 6 5Majority 1 415 12 4 N ATurnout 11 485 91 0 4 1Registered electors 12 619Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing 6 5Elections in the 1880s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top By election 27 Feb 1889 Burnley 34 35 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Jabez Balfour UnopposedLiberal gain from Liberal UnionistCaused by Stagg s death By election 19 Feb 1887 Burnley 35 34 Party Candidate Votes Liberal John Slagg 5 026 52 9 3 2Conservative John Thursby 37 4 481 47 1 3 2Majority 545 5 8 N ATurnout 9 507 94 9 8 0Registered electors 10 020Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist Swing 3 2Caused by Ryland s death General election 1886 Burnley 35 34 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Unionist Peter Rylands 4 209 50 3 4 0Liberal James Greenwood 38 4 166 49 7 4 0Majority 43 0 6 N ATurnout 8 375 86 9 7 2Registered electors 9 638Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal Swing 4 0General election 1885 Burnley 35 39 34 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Peter Rylands 4 866 53 7 1 4Conservative Henry Herbert Wainwright 4 199 46 3 1 4Majority 667 7 4 2 8Turnout 9 065 94 1 0 1Registered electors 9 638Liberal hold Swing 1 4General election 1880 Burnley 40 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Peter Rylands 3 943 55 1 0 1Conservative Edmund Talbot 3 217 44 9 0 1Majority 726 10 2 0 2Turnout 7 160 94 0 9 9Registered electors 7 614Liberal hold Swing 0 1Elections in the 1870s Edit 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s 1920s 1910s 1900s 1890s 1880s 1870s 1860s Back to Top By election 14 Feb 1876 Burnley 41 40 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Peter Rylands 3 520 53 4 1 8Conservative William Alexander Lindsay 42 3 077 46 6 1 8Majority 433 6 8 3 6Turnout 6 597 92 6 8 5Registered electors 7 127Liberal hold Swing 1 8Caused by Shaw s death General election 1874 Burnley 40 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Richard Shaw 3 065 55 2 1 3Conservative William Alexander Lindsay 42 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