Election 2019: Conservatives take Blackpool South, Hyndburn and Burnley

Anthony HigginbothamAnthony Higginbotham

Antony Higginbotham is the first Conservative MP in Burnley in more than 100 years

The Conservatives had a great night in Lancashire, gaining Burnley, Blackpool South and Hyndburn from Labour.

Antony Higginbotham has taken Burnley from Labour's Julie Cooper, giving the town its first Tory MP for more than 100 years.

In Blackpool South, Scott Benton took the seat from Gordon Marsden, who had been the MP since 1997.

In Hyndburn, Sara Britcliffe unseated Graham Jones, who had held the seat since 2010.

All three seats had a swing of more than 9% to the Conservatives.

Mr Higginbotham said it was a "big vote for change" in Burnley.

"After the 2016 referendum, everyone took a step back and said 'are we getting what we think we are getting when we vote?' And it turns out they're not," he said.

"And that's why after over 100 years, we've got a Conservative MP for the first time. But it's also a big endorsement of Boris Johnson and his commitment to getting Brexit done."

Ms Cooper said it had been a "huge privilege" to represent the town.

"I've given it everything I have to give and I've always tried to serve the people well," she said.

The three constituencies also saw thousands of votes for The Brexit Party, with the group coming third in both Blackpool South and Hyndburn.

Sara Britcliffe was one of three new Conservative MPs in Lancashire

The Conservatives retained eight seats in Lancashire: Fylde, Blackpool North and Cleveleys, Pendle, Ribble Valley, South Ribble, Wyre and Preston North, Morecambe and Lunesdale, and Rossendale and Darwin.

Blackburn, Preston, Lancashire West and Lancaster and Morecambe were all held by Labour, though with reduced majorities, as some voters turned to The Brexit Party, which took third place in both Blackburn and Preston.

The new Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, increased his majority in Chorley, with the major parties having stood aside in line with Parliamentary convention.

Analysis by Mike Stevens, Lancashire political reporter

Each of the three Conservative gains in Lancashire are in areas where more than two-thirds of people voted to leave the European Union in 2016.

The shift from Labour to the Conservatives is monumental and many say the results have caught them by surprise.

However, the writing could have been on the wall for some time.

In Burnley, for example, Labour lost control of the local council earlier this year - with many voters citing Brexit as an issue for the way they voted.