| 1 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
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| 2 | Burnley (UK Parliament constituency) - Elections in the 1980s |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Labour | Peter Pike | 20,178 | 39.8 | −11.0 |
| 5 | - | Conservative | Ian Bruce | 19,391 | 38.2 | +2.8 |
| 6 | - | Liberal | Michael Steed | 11,191 | 20.0 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 787 | 1.6 | - |
| 8 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,760 | 76.3 | - |
| 9 | - | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −6.9 | - |

Question: Who finished second in the election, what party did he represent, and what was the majority margin of victory by votes and percentage?
Answer: The second place was achieved by Conservative Party candidate, Ian Bruce, who came 787 votes (1.6%) short of taking the seat.