Liberal Democrats candidate · stood 2010
Paul English.
Stood for Liberal Democrats in Blackburn at the 2010 General Election. Not elected — so there is no parliamentary record to show, but here is the contest in full and where the seat stands now.
Finished 3rd of 8 with 6,918 votes (15.2%).
The result in full · 2010 General Election
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straw, Jack✓ elected | Lab | 21,751 | 47.8% |
| Law-Riding, Michael | Con | 11,895 | 26.1% |
| English, Paul | LD | 6,918 | 15.2% |
| Evans, Robin | — | 2,158 | 4.7% |
| Irfan, Bushra | — | 1,424 | 3.1% |
| Anwar, Bobby | — | 942 | 2.1% |
| Astley, Grace | Ind | 238 | 0.5% |
| Sharp, Janis | Ind | 173 | 0.4% |
Majority 9,856 · 45,499 votes cast.
The seat now
Jack Straw (Lab) won the 2010 contest. Blackburn is now represented by Adnan Hussain (Ind).
See Adnan’s full voting record, speeches & finances → · Explore Blackburn →
Liberal Democrats in 2010
Paul English was one of 631 Liberal Democrats candidates at the 2010 General Election — 57 won their seats, 574 did not. See the Liberal Democrats →