The area’s Parliamentary candidates for Labour, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and the Greens are all launching their bids this week to be named the Burnley , Padiham and Brierfield MP at the General Election on Thursday, July 4th. Conservative politician Antony Higginbotham will fight to keep hold of his seat after making history in 2019 by becoming the first Conservative MP in Burnley since 1910 . Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Burnley Express, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
Representing Labour is Oliver Ryan, who would be one of Burnley’s youngest MPs if he wins the seat , cutting his teeth as a local councillor in Thameside at 19-years-old. Gordon Birtwistle will stand for the Lib Dems after serving five years in a coalition government as Burnley’s MP in 2010. The Green Party , which is part of the coalition running Burnley Borough Council, will choose its candidate in the next few days.
Here is what each party has said about hitting the campaign trail: Advertisement Advertisement Antony Higginbotham said: “I will be fighting for every vote as I seek another four years as your MP. “Over the course of the past four years, I’ve put my heart and soul into bringing something different to Burnley and Padiham. Making sure that for the first time in a long time our views are not ignored in Parliament.
And that investment pours into levelling up parts of our borough, which had been .
