Blackburn: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Blackburn is Mr Adnan Hussain (Independent), returned on 4 July 2024. Adnan Hussain took the seat as an independent in July 2024 with 10,518 votes (27.0%), ahead of Kate Hollern (Labour) on 10,386. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 53.1% (38,887 of 73,263); the winning margin was 132 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Blackburn apart: the 5th highest economic inactivity rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (35.5%), and the 14th lowest employment rate of the 632 constituencies with this figure (61.2%).
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 61.2% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 4.7 points. The economically inactive share was 35.5%.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £38,585 for jobs in Blackburn and £31,835 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £29,087. The residents' figure ranks 21st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
12,136 children in Blackburn were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 42.1% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 40.1% in 2024/25, from 41.3% in 2021/22.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £160,000 and half for less. That is up 70% on £94,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £170,000, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 32nd lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,050 recorded sales.
About 119,000 people live in Blackburn: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 118,957. Children under 16 numbered 28,814; people aged 65 and over, 15,295.
Census 2021: 40,300 households, 2,839.1 people per square kilometre, 17.9% of workers based at home, 16.2% of adults retired.
4,850 business sites were registered in Blackburn in March 2026 (4,665 a year before), and employed 58,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 6.4% of 16 to 64 year olds in Blackburn were claimants (4,820 people). September 2025 had 4,515.
MP
Mr Adnan Hussain, Independent
- MP for Blackburn since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Mr Adnan Hussain on this site
In Parliament
What Mr Adnan Hussain said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 7 September 2026 to 12 October 2026). Hansard search returns 130 spoken contributions by Mr Adnan Hussain since 4 July 2024.
The Prime Minister is confident that close ties with the EU will deliver growth, but what evidence can he provide to this House that this will translate into tangible improvements for the communities that felt left behind by globalisation and then voted for Brexit?
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The hon. Member has repeatedly mentioned the word “genocide”, yet the Government repeatedly say that only a competent court can formally determine whether genocide has occurred in Gaza.
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When I bumped into the Secretary of State yesterday, I made clear the urgent need for investment in the Royal Blackburn hospital. I have seen shocking and undignified scenes in the corridors throughout the year.
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I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement and the general shift in mood in the House.
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The Chief Secretary has promised good growth in every postcode. Blackburn has the talent, the institutions and the major employers—such as EG On the Move—that are willing to invest in local people, but we need Government investment to match that ambition.
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Read from the Hansard API on 24 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan Hussain | Independent | 10,518 | 27.0% | |
| Kate Hollern | Labour | 10,386 | 26.7% | −39.3 |
| Craig Murray | Workers Party of Britain | 7,105 | 18.3% | |
| Tommy Temperley | Reform UK | 4,844 | 12.5% | +6.5 |
| Jamie McGowan | Conservative | 3,474 | 8.9% | −14.4 |
| Denise Morgan | Green Party | 1,416 | 3.6% | +2.0 |
| Adam Waller-Slack | Liberal Democrat | 689 | 1.8% | −0.7 |
| Tiger Patel | Independent | 369 | 0.9% | |
| Natasha Shah | Independent | 86 | 0.2% |
Result summary as published: Ind gain from Lab. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Independent 27.1% | Labour 26.7% | 132 | 53.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 66.0% | Conservative 23.3% | 18,616 | 61.8% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Blackburn lies within Blackburn with Darwen.
- Blackburn with Darwen E06000008
Who has power over Blackburn
Every body that makes decisions for Blackburn, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Blackburn this page: Mr Adnan Hussain (Independent) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Blackburn?
UK Parliament lists Mr Adnan Hussain, Independent, as the Member of Parliament for Blackburn since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Blackburn?
Adnan Hussain (Independent) won with 10,518 votes, a majority of 132, on a turnout of 53.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Blackburn?
6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 4,820 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Blackburn?
The median price paid was £160,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Blackburn?
Median full-time pay of residents was £31,835 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Blackburn live in low income families?
DWP counts 12,136 (42.1% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Blackburn?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 118,957 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.