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Blackburn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It covers the town of Blackburn. The town sends one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 186 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 186 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... British Isles is also an old name for the Great Britain, Great Britain Ireland The Isle of Man The Isle of Wight The Northern Isles, including Orkney, Shetland and Fair Isle The Hebrides, including the Inner Hebrides, Outer Hebrides and Small Isles Rockall The islands of the lower Firth of... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... In some bicameral parliaments of a Westminster System, the House of Commons has historically been the name of the elected lower house. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Location within the British Isles. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The first-past-the-post electoral system is a voting system for single-member districts, variously called first-past-the-post (FPTP or FPP), winner-take-all, plurality voting, or relative majority. ...

Boundaries

The constituency encompasses the town of Blackburn in the North West of England. It borders with four other constituencies, Ribble Valley to the north, Hyndburn to the east, Rossendale and Darwen to the south and Chorley to the west. Location within the British Isles. ... North West England is one of the regions of England. ... Ribble Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Hyndburn is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Rossendale and Darwen is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Chorley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

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Member of Parliament

• 1945 – 1979: Barbara Castle, Labour Party (cabinet minister)
• 1979 – present: Jack Straw , Labour Party (Foreign Secretary)

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1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn (October 6, 1910 - May 3, 2002), British left-wing politician, was born Barbara Anne Betts in Bradford, Yorkshire, and adopted her familys politics, joining the Labour Party. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... Jack Straw The Right Honourable John Whitaker Jack Straw (born August 3, 1946) is a British Labour Party politician. ... The Labour Party is a centre-left or social democratic political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics), and one of the United Kingdoms three main political parties. ... The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs is a member of the British Government responsible for relations with foreign countries. ...

Election results

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Politics and history of the constituency

The seat is being contested in the 2005 general election by Straw's former employee at the Foreign Office, the former British ambassador to Uzbekistan, Craig Murray. The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on 5 May 2005, just over three weeks after the dissolution of Parliament on 11 April by Queen Elizabeth II, at the request of the Prime Minister, Tony Blair. ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. ... Craig Murray (born 17 October 1958) was a British diplomat. ...