Burnley (UK Parliament Constituency)

Burnley (UK Parliament Constituency)

Coordinates: 53°47′13″N 2°14′42″W / 53.787°N 2.245°W / 53.787; -2.245

Burnley
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Burnley in Lancashire.

Location of Lancashire within England.
County Lancashire
Electorate 67,003 (December 2010)
Major settlements Burnley
Current constituency
Created 1868 (1868)
Member of Parliament Gordon Birtwistle (Liberal Democrat)
Number of members One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency North West England

Burnley is a borough constituency centred on the town of Burnley in Lancashire, which is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Read more about Burnley (UK Parliament Constituency):  History, Members of Parliament

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