Burnley is not merely Labour’s top target in the North West; it is also the party’s top target in the whole of mainland Britain, due to the tiny 0.2-percentage point swing needed to take the seat from the Tories
Lancashire and the North West are home to some of the tiniest parliamentary majorities in the country and is a region where even a small shift of opinion by voters could have big consequences on polling day.
. A total of 10 seats would change hands on a swing from the Conservatives to Labour of just 4.4 percentage points, including both Bury South and Bury North, Bolton North East, Lancaster & Wyre, Hyndburn and Blackpool South. This is a seat that was once represented by former chancellor George Osborne and whose most recent Tory MP was the Government minister Esther McVey. Ms McVey is a candidate at this election and is defending a majority of 19,281, with Labour needing a huge swing of 17.4 percentage points to defeat her.
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