Blackburn
UK parliamentary constituency
EnglandElectorate 73,263E14001102
Election history
2024 General Election →
Turnout 38,887| Independent | 10,518 | 27.1% |
| Labour | 10,386 | 26.7% |
| Workers Party of Britain | 7,105 | 18.3% |
| Reform UK | 4,844 | 12.5% |
| Conservative | 3,474 | 8.9% |
| Green Party | 1,416 | 3.6% |
| Liberal Democrat | 689 | 1.8% |
Most-signed petitions in Blackburn
Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.
- Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,138 local · 2,984,191 total
- Call a General Election3,194 local · 3,084,713 total
- Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners1,500 local · 114,026 total
- Call an immediate general election1,353 local · 1,059,229 total
- Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants857 local · 720,772 total
- Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders788 local · 244,450 total
- Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza603 local · 198,966 total
- Repeal the Online Safety Act570 local · 550,136 total
- Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers499 local · 427,447 total
- Immediately stop all arms exports to Israel & seek ceasefire in Gaza449 local · 67,305 total
- Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 435 local · 281,794 total
- Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders349 local · 188,125 total
- Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.324 local · 181,597 total
- Require online platforms to remove misinformation targeting bereaved families316 local · 18,804 total
- Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data310 local · 260,974 total
- Reduce the school week to four days a week308 local · 126,014 total
- Call a public inquiry into pro-Israel influence on politics & democracy299 local · 118,874 total
- Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there278 local · 257,442 total
- Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge270 local · 203,824 total
- Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!265 local · 229,772 total
About Blackburn
Blackburn is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 73,263 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.
Sources: UK Parliament Members API, ONS Open Geography Portal, petition.parliament.uk. Parliament ID: 3917.
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