Labour's Oliver Ryan elected as the new Burnley, Padiham and Brierfield MP

Labour's Oliver Ryan has been elected as the new Burnley, Padiham and Brierfield MP.

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00:30Thank you very much. First of all, I'd like to say a very, very big thank you to all our

00:48staff who have participated in this not general election process, but a very big constituency.

00:54I don't like singling anybody out, but in particular Alison and Jen have done a fantastic

00:58job, and actually their holidays have been cancelled, and that is sure to be a determination

01:02for our democratic process. So I'm just going to declare the result of the Member of Parliament

01:20for the Burnley constituency. On Thursday, the 4th of, sorry it's Friday now, but the

01:26election took place on Thursday, the 4th of July, 2024. I, Luqman Patel, being the

01:34acting returning officer at the above election, do hereby give notice that the number of votes

01:40recorded for each candidate at the said election is as follows. Gordon Bergvissel, Liberal

01:48Democrat, 9,178. Mitchell James Pryor, Independent, 169. Rayan Piyas, Independent, 292. Anthony

02:06Higginbotham, Conservative and Unionist Party, 8,058. Jack Simon Lorner, the Green Party,

02:171,518. Nathan Thomas McCullum, Reform UK, 7,755. David Roper, Independent, 151. Oliver

02:33David Ryan, Labour and Co-operative Party, 12,598. The number of ballot papers rejected

02:43was as follows. For want of an official mark, 1. Voting for more candidates than the voter

02:52was entitled to, 36. Writing a mark by which the voter could be identified, 1. Being unmarked

03:02for voting for uncertainty, 92. Rejected in part were 0. The total ballot papers issued

03:12were 39,849, with a turnout of 53.2%. And I do hereby declare that Oliver David Ryan

03:23is duly elected. So I'm just going to invite the candidates up on stage if they want to

03:37make a speech. Thank you. So let's start with the winning candidate. Thank you. Let me start

03:50by thanking the returning officer, all of the excellent staff, Birmingham Council, Handel

03:55Council and the police for ensuring this has been a free and fair election. Thank you.

04:06Labour is home. Country over party, stability over chaos, public service, future over past.

04:16To those people who have put their trust in me and this changed Labour Party, maybe for the first time,

04:21from the bottom of my heart, thank you. I will not let you down. Through this campaign, Labour

04:29have listened. I have listened. We need better public services, an NHS we can rely on, economic

04:36stability, decent housing and growth for everyone in Burnley, Paddyham and Brightfield. Whether

04:44you voted for Labour or not, I will work for you, for every person on every street.

04:50I will be a strong voice for our families, for our children, for our pensioners, our

04:55businesses and for prosperity and peace around the world, including in the Middle East and

05:02in Gaza. I want particularly to thank my election agent, Sue Graham, my organiser Hannah, our

05:10amazing team across Burnley, Paddyham and Brightfield, my family, especially my parents

05:15and grandparents. I want to thank Anzac for his service as Member of Parliament over the

05:21last few years and my greatest thanks go to the people of Burnley, Paddyham and Brightfield.

05:28The hard work starts now. I will not let you down. Thank you.