Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 1980s

Burnley (UK Parliament constituency)

Section Title: Elections in the 1980s
Table Section Text: None

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±

Labour	Peter Pike	20,178	39.8	−11.0

Conservative	Ian Bruce	19,391	38.2	+2.8

Liberal	Michael Steed	11,191	20.0	+7.2

Majority	787	1.6

Turnout	50,760	76.3

Labour hold	Swing	−6.9

Sentence(s)

The second place was achieved by Conservative Party candidate, Ian Bruce, who came 787 votes (1.6%) short of taking the seat.

final_sentence: The second place was achieved by Conservative Party candidate, Ian Bruce, who came 787 votes (1.6%) short of taking the seat.