Who is the MP for Burnley?

Oliver Ryan (Labour (Co-op)) is the MP for Burnley. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Burnley at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Burnley was won by Labour with 31.7% of the vote, ahead of Liberal Democrats on 23.1%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Burnley?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 33.9% and Liberal Democrats on 23.3% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Burnley in?

Burnley crosses multiple council boundaries: Burnley (87%), Pendle (13%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Burnley?

Burnley is in North West. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 66.6% in 2016). Around 24.6% of residents have a degree, a median age of 39, and 61.2% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Burnley?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Burnley, Labour won with 31.7% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Burnley in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Burnley: 2010 Liberal Democrats, 2015 Labour, 2017 Labour, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Burnley

North West · County constituency

Sitting MP

Oliver Ryan

Labour (Co-op)

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

North West

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

LDLLCL

Labour 3/5, Liberal Democrats 1/5, Conservative 1/5

EU referendum 2016

66.6% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +14.7pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +10.6pp

Vulnerability score 9/10 (Labour projected to lose)

NorthernStrong Leave areaWorking-class profile

Who lives in Burnley? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

66.6%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

24.6%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

24.8%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

61.2%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

38.5%

UK average ~36%

Median age

39.0

UK median ~40

Age 65+

22.1%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

31.1%

UK average ~28%

How did Burnley vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 3,420 votes (8.6pp) · turnout 53.0%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Burnley

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Burnley within Burnley and Pendle

Burnley crosses multiple council boundaries: Burnley (87%), Pendle (13%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat	Projection
Burnley 60 LSOAs	87%	View projection ›
Pendle 9 LSOAs	13%	View projection ›

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Burnley at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Burnley at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010	LD gain from Lab	Gordon Birtwistle	31.3%	16.6%	35.7%	2.2% UKIP	-	14.1%	1,818	62.8%
2015	Lab gain from LD	Julie Cooper	37.6%	13.5%	29.5%	17.3% UKIP	2.1%	-	3,244	61.6%
2017	Lab hold	Julie Cooper	46.7%	31.0%	15.0%	6.1% UKIP	1.1%	-	6,353	62.3%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Antony Higginbotham 2019 MP, pre-review boundary	40.2%	40.5%	7.7%	-	1.8%	9.8%	127	62.4%
2024	Lab gain from Con	Oliver Ryan	31.7%	20.3%	23.1%	19.5% Ref	3.8%	1.5%	3,420	53.0%

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like Burnley

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Burnley. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

Move the sliders to set national vote shares. The per-seat projection updates live. Reset returns to the current 7-poll average.

Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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