Blackburn (UK Parliament constituency)

Blackburn
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Blackburn in Lancashire.
Location of Lancashire within England.
County	Lancashire
Population	107,246 (2011 census)
Electorate	72,112 (December 2010)
Major settlements	Blackburn
Current constituency
Created	1955
Member of parliament	Kate Hollern (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Blackburn East and Blackburn West
1832–1950
Number of members	Two
Type of constituency	Borough constituency
Replaced by	Blackburn East Blackburn West
Created from	Lancashire
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Blackburn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Kate Hollern of the Labour Party.

It has elected Labour MPs since its re-creation in 1955.

The constituency encompasses the town of Blackburn in the North West of England. It borders four other constituencies: Ribble Valley to the north, Hyndburn to the east, Rossendale and Darwen to the south and Chorley to the west.

Following the review of parliamentary representation in Lancashire, including the unitary authority of Blackburn with Darwen in the run up to the United Kingdom general election, 2010 the Boundary Commission for England made minor boundary changes to the existing constituency.

The electoral wards in the Blackburn seat fought at the UK general election in 2010 were entirely within the district of Blackburn with Darwen.

For more details, see the Politics section of the Blackburn article.

Blackburn was first enfranchised by the Reform Act 1832, as a two member constituency, and was first used at the 1832 General Election. It was abolished for the 1950 General Election, when it was then replaced by two new single member constituencies, Blackburn East and Blackburn West.