2001 General Election - Blackburn
| Year | 2001 |
| General election | 2001 General Election |
| Constituency | Blackburn |
| Turnout | 55.5% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
| Straw, Jack | Labour | 21,808 |
| Cotton, John | Conservative | 12,559 |
| Patel, Imtiaz | Liberal Democrats | 3,264 |
| Baxter, Dorothy | UKIP | 1,185 |
| Cullen, Terry | Socialist Labour | 559 |
| Nichol, Jim | Socialist Alliance | 532 |
| Morris, Paul | Independent | 377 |