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Oliver Ryan

Oliver Ryan

Labour MP for Burnley

Oliver Ryan is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Burnley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Seat status

Relatively safe

Percentage of votes

8.61%

Recent swing

-8.5% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (£7,276)

Anthony George Watson (£4,600)

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Immigration and Policing

Borders and Asylum

“The shadow Home Secretary, the former Immigration Minister, has some brass neck, do we not think? He opened so many hotels that at one stage I thought he might take over from Lenny Henry in fronting Premier Inn. My constituents are so fed up with this, and I am glad that the Home Secretary is taking it so seriously, getting the numbers down. While we do everything we can to get the numbers down, does she agree that everyone involved in the debate, particularly politicians, should not incite or encourage the sort of aggression and, actually, sheer racism that we have seen over the summer, some of which was directed towards our brave police officers?”

Spoke in 12 debatesAsked 2 questions

Business and Trade

Prime Minister: Engagements

“Burnley Manchester Road station is a key driver of growth. It is Burnley’s link to Manchester and Leeds and, more importantly for them, it is their link to Burnley. There were more than half a million journeys from the station last year, and yet it is inaccessible. Despite big, empty promises from the last Tory Government, we are no closer to fixing that. A promise of funding was made, but it never came. Will the Prime Minister help me to get this delivered and back my campaign to make Burnley Manchester Road an accessible, modern station, fit for Burnley’s ambitions?”

Spoke in 8 debatesAsked 4 questions1 APPG role
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Key Parliamentary Votes

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VOTED AYE4 Sep 2025

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against

VOTED AYE9 Mar 2026

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against

VOTED AYE10 Mar 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill

✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against

Where Oliver fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Oliver Ryan

Oliver Ryan

Labour MP for Burnley

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure