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Type of constituency. Borough constituency. Created from. Lancashire. Replaced by. Blackburn East. Blackburn West. Blackburn is a constituency [n 1] in Lancashire, England, which has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament [n 2] since 2015 by Kate Hollern of the Labour Party.
e. The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries ( England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland ), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons by the plurality ( first past the post) voting system, ordinarily every five years.
- 650 (as of 2023)
- United Kingdom
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The historic constituency of Blackburn was created for the 1832 general election and sent two Members of Parliament (MPs) to Westminster until it was abolished in 1950 and replaced for one parliamentary term by two new single-member constituencies, Blackburn East and Blackburn West.
- 120,500
- North West
Independent. Blackburn is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Kate Hollern (Labour) since May 2015.
Location. Blackburn is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Kate Hollern (Labour) since May 2015. Representation. Location. Election history. Location of Blackburn. Shows the physical location on a map of Blackburn. The boundaries on this map are an approximation.
