Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–2010
Bradford North |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons |
![Outline map](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/BradfordNorthConstituency.svg/120px-BradfordNorthConstituency.svg.png) Boundary of Bradford North in West Yorkshire for the 2005 general election |
![Outline map](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/EnglandWestYorkshire.svg/120px-EnglandWestYorkshire.svg.png) Location of West Yorkshire within England |
County | 1918–1974: West Riding of Yorkshire 1974–2010: West Yorkshire |
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Major settlements | Bradford |
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1918–2010 |
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Seats | One |
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Created from | Bradford East |
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Replaced by | Bradford East |
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Bradford North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until it was abolished for the 2010 general election, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
Boundaries
1918–1950: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, Idle, and Thornton.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, and Idle.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, and North East.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bowling, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, Laisterdyke, and Undercliffe.
1983–2010: The City of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bowling, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, and Undercliffe.
The constituency covered the northern part of Bradford.
Following the review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire by the Boundary Commission for England, Bradford was significantly altered, and the resulting constituency was renamed as Bradford East, with effect from the 2010 general election.
Members of Parliament
Elections
This constituency was replaced by Bradford East for the 2010 general election.
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
General election 1931: Bradford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eugene Ramsden | 31,537 | 71.8 | +36.4 |
| Labour | Philip Butler | 12,401 | 28.2 | −12.8 |
Majority | 19,136 | 43.6 | N/A |
Turnout | 43,938 | 83.1 | −1.4 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1935: Bradford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Eugene Ramsden | 21,150 | 53.0 | −18.8 |
| Labour | Muriel Nichol | 14,047 | 35.2 | +7.0 |
| National Dividend[3] | Reginald Kenney | 4,684 | 11.7 | New |
Majority | 7,103 | 17.8 | −25.8 |
Turnout | 39,881 | 72.3 | −8.8 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General Election 1939–40:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Elections in the 1940s
General election 1945: Bradford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Muriel Nichol | 20,268 | 43.6 | +8.4 |
| Conservative | John Andrews Benn | 16,824 | 36.2 | −16.8 |
| Liberal | Basil Robert Wilson Town | 9,337 | 20.1 | New |
Majority | 3,444 | 7.4 | N/A |
Turnout | 46,429 | 79.6 | +7.3 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.7 | |
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
General election 1966: Bradford North[10] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ben Ford | 21,727 | 55.35 | |
| Conservative | WH Peter Laycock | 17,528 | 44.65 | |
Majority | 4,199 | 10.70 | |
Turnout | 39,255 | 77.71 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1970: Bradford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ben Ford | 20,141 | 52.11 | |
| Conservative | WH Peter Laycock | 18,511 | 47.89 | |
Majority | 1,630 | 4.22 | |
Turnout | 38,652 | 73.84 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Bradford North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Ben Ford | 25,069 | 50.94 | |
| Conservative | Neil Hamilton | 17,548 | 35.66 | |
| Liberal | A Bagshawe | 5,819 | 11.83 | |
| National Front | Andrew Brons | 614 | 1.25 | |
| Workers Revolutionary | CE Smith | 158 | 0.32 | |
Majority | 7,521 | 15.28 | |
Turnout | 49,208 | 71.81 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Bradford North[12] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Pat Wall | 21,009 | 42.8 | +11.9 |
| Conservative | Geoffrey Lawler | 19,376 | 39.5 | +5.2 |
| SDP | Adrian Berkley | 8,656 | 17.7 | −7.8 |
Majority | 1,633 | 3.3 | N/A |
Turnout | 49041 | 72.7 | +1.9 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.7 | |
Elections in the 1990s
1990 Bradford North by-election Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terry Rooney | 18,619 | 51.7 | +8.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ward | 9,105 | 25.3 | +7.6 |
| Conservative | Joy Atkin | 6,048 | 16.8 | −22.7 |
| Islamic Party | David Pidcock | 800 | 2.2 | New |
| Green | Michael Knott | 447 | 1.2 | New |
| National Front | Robert Tenney | 305 | 0.8 | New |
| Independent | Joseph Floyd | 219 | 0.6 | New |
| Monster Raving Loony | Wild Willi Beckett | 210 | 0.6 | New |
| Liberal | Noel Nowosielski | 187 | 0.5 | New |
| Ind. Conservative | Malcolm Wigglesworth | 89 | 0.2 | New |
Majority | 9,514 | 26.4 | +23.1 |
Turnout | 36,029 | 53.4 | −19.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1992: Bradford North[13][14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terry Rooney | 23,420 | 47.8 | +5.0 |
| Conservative | Mohammed Riaz | 15,756 | 32.2 | −7.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ward | 9,133 | 18.7 | +1.0 |
| Monster Raving Loony | Wild Willi Beckett | 350 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Islamic Party | Mohamed H. Nasr | 304 | 0.6 | N/A |
Majority | 7,664 | 15.6 | +12.3 |
Turnout | 48,963 | 73.4 | +0.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +10.8 | |
General election 1997: Bradford North[15] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terry Rooney | 23,493 | 56.1 | +8.3 |
| Conservative | Rasjid Skinner | 10,723 | 25.6 | −6.6 |
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Browne | 6,083 | 14.5 | −4.2 |
| Referendum | Harry Wheatley | 1,227 | 2.9 | New |
| Monster Raving Loony | Wild Willi Beckett | 369 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
Majority | 12,770 | 30.5 | +14.9 |
Turnout | 41,895 | 63.3 | −10.1 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
Elections in the 2000s
General election 2001: Bradford North[16] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terry Rooney | 17,419 | 49.7 | −6.4 |
| Conservative | Zahid Iqbal | 8,450 | 24.1 | −1.5 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ward | 6,924 | 19.8 | +5.3 |
| BNP | John Brayshaw | 1,613 | 4.6 | New |
| Green | Steven Schofield | 611 | 1.7 | New |
Majority | 8,969 | 25.6 | −4.9 |
Turnout | 35,017 | 52.7 | −10.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | −10.6 | |
General election 2005: Bradford North[17] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Terry Rooney | 14,622 | 42.5 | ―7.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Ward | 11,111 | 32.3 | +12.5 |
| Conservative | Teck Khong | 5,569 | 16.2 | ―7.9 |
| BNP | Lynda Cromie | 2,061 | 6.0 | +1.4 |
| Green | Steven Schofield | 560 | 1.6 | ―0.1 |
| Respect | Umit Yildiz | 474 | 1.4 | New |
Majority | 3,511 | 10.2 | ―15.4 |
Turnout | 34,397 | 53.3 | +0.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | ―9.8 | |
See also
Notes and references
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ Supported by the Social Credit secretariat
- ^ Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 31 July 1939
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1950". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1951". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1955". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1959". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1964". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kimber, Richard. "UK General Election results 1966". Political Science Resources. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
Current | - Bradford East
- Bradford South
- Bradford West
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Shipley
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Historic | - Bradford (1832–1885)
- Bradford Central (1885–1955)
- Bradford North (1918–2010)
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Labour (41) | - Barnsley North
- Barnsley South
- Bradford South
- Bradford West
- Calder Valley
- Colne Valley
- Doncaster Central
- Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme
- Doncaster North
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Halifax
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- Kingston upon Hull East
- Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Leeds North East
- Leeds North West
- Leeds South
- Leeds South West and Morley
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Normanton and Hemsworth
- Ossett and Denby Dale
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Rother Valley
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- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Sheffield Central
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- Shipley
- Spen Valley
- Wakefield and Rothwell
- York Central
- York Outer
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Conservative (9) | - Beverley and Holderness
- Bridlington and The Wolds
- Brigg and Immingham
- Goole and Pocklington
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Richmond and Northallerton
- Skipton and Ripon
- Thirsk and Malton
- Wetherby and Easingwold
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Independent (3) | - Bradford East
- Dewsbury and Batley
- Leeds East
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Liberal Democrats (1) | - Harrogate and Knaresborough
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