Blackburn Labour Party
Thank you to everyone who voted in the General Election and particularly those who supported Labour. Kate Hollern was re-elected with a healthy majority and the result is below:-
Candidate: | Party: | Votes: | % Share: | % Change |
Hollern, Kate | Labour | 29,040 | 64.8% | -5.0 |
Gill, Claire | Conservative | 10,736 | 23.9% | -2.9 |
Moore, Rick | Brexit | 2,770 | 6.2% | +6.2 |
Waller-Slack, Beth | Lib Dem | 878 | 2.5% | +0.9 |
Hossain, Shah | Green | 741 | 1.7% | +1.7 |
Shah, Rizwan | Independent | 319 | 0.7% | +0.7 |
Electorate: 71,239; Turnout: 62.95%; Majority: 18,304 (41.0%)
Speaking after the count Kate said “thank you to all those who came out to support Labour in Blackburn today; and to my Party workers for your amazing efforts in terrible weather conditions. I am humbled to have been re-elected. Whilst the national polls look to see a Conservative Government elected I will continue to fight for all of my constituents”
