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Blackburn

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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 132 votes (0.3%) in 2024. Centred on Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen). Population 112,808, notably young (median age 34 vs 41 nationally), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 44% above the national average. Median income £24K (below average).

Elected as an independent in 2024, defeating Labour's incumbent in Blackburn, Hussain has recently been active and occasionally unpredictable on the Crime and Policing Bill's parliamentary ping-pong. In April 2026 he backed the government on several Lords amendments -- supporting its approach to youth diversion orders, non-crime hate incidents, and Lords Amendment 333 -- while simultaneously opposing it on Lords Amendments 2, 11, and the related procedural motions. On the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, he broke with the majority of fellow independents on four votes in a single day, backing the government's rejection of Lords Amendments 4, 13, 26, and 36. Away from Westminster, he travelled to Morocco in February to intervene personally on behalf of the family of a seven-year-old swept out to sea, and has been publicly pressing BT and the Business Secretary to pause plans to relocate 700 Blackburn and Accrington workers to Warrington.

His participation rate of 56% sits below the Commons average, though as an independent without party whipping obligations the comparison has limits. His voting profile leans toward workers' rights, climate action, welfare, public ownership, and civil liberties, while sitting well below fellow independents on fiscal responsibility and pro-business measures. He is 100% aligned with the anti-employer-NI-increase position. His 107 parliamentary contributions span defence, the economy, social care, health, and crime -- a broad spread suggesting a constituency-driven rather than single-issue focus.

277
Commons votes
This parliament
£24k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
73.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

Ind took this seat from Lab after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Adnan Hussain

Adnan Hussain

Independent

Mr Adnan Hussain is the Independent MP for Blackburn, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

MPs voted on whether to reject a change made by the House of Lords to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. Without debate excerpts, the specific content of Lords Amendment 4 is unknown, but the government sought to overturn it, meaning the Lords' modification to this devolution legislation will not stand if the Aye side prevails.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

The government rejected a Lords amendment that would have required specific evidence to be presented to a court when applying for a youth diversion order (used in terrorism and serious harm cases), arguing it would create unhelpful rigidity. Instead, the government proposed its own alternative amendment requiring statutory guidance to set out what evidence courts should consider.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Parliament voted on an opposition-proposed motion about oil and gas policy. Opposition Day motions are brought by parties not in government, and this vote signals a political divide over the future of North Sea oil and gas extraction under the Labour government.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A marginal seat — won by just 132 votes (0.3%) in 2024. Centred on Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen). Population 112,808, notably young (median age 34 vs 41 nationally), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 44% above the national average. Median income £24K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Hussain’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.282 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Hussain has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
69
Economy
57
Employment
32
Welfare and Benefits
27
Crime & Policing
27
Education
24
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 421 Apr 2026 · free vote
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 34214 Apr 2026 · free vote
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas24 Mar 2026 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.12 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Audley Queens ParkAmin Kapadia1,068Independ
Bastwell DaisyfieldRana Khan1,273Independ
Billinge BeardwoodWaqar Hussain1,512Independ
Blackburn CentralTerri Mahmood799Independ
Blackburn South EastTony Humphrys628Labour P
EwoodAshley Richard Whalley657Labour P
Little Harwood WhitebirkTiger Patel809Independ
Livesey With PleasingtonMark Russell1,441Conserva
Mill Hill MoorgateJulie Gunn697Labour P
Roe LeeImran Ahmed999Independ
Shear Brow Corporation ParkMuntazir Patel1,957Independ
Wensley FoldIqbal Masters948Independ
Population (2021 Census)
112,808
Electorate 73,263 · 2024 register
Median income
£24,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
19.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
65
39 primary · 9 secondary
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