Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885–1918 & 1955 onwards
- Bradford Central
- Bradford North
- Bradford South
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Seats | One |
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Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
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Created from | Bradford |
Bradford West is a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Naz Shah of the Labour Party.[n 2]
Constituency profile
Bradford West covers the Bradford city centre, Manningham, Allerton and Clayton. It has a significant Pakistani population and a majority of Muslim voters.[3]
History
Before 1974, the Labour and Conservative Parties held the seat marginally in various years, since which time the Labour Party always won the seat, with the exception of the 2012 Bradford West by-election. In 1981, however, Edward Lyons, the sitting Bradford West MP, joined the newly established Social Democratic Party, consequently losing the seat at the 1983 general election.
This seat has a history of bucking the national trend. In 1997, the seat was one of only two Labour seats in the country, the other being Bethnal Green and Bow in London, to have seen a swing towards the Conservatives away from Labour. This was attributed to the local party association selecting a Sikh, Marsha Singh to stand when the majority of the seat's population is Muslim. In 2010, however, Singh retained his seat with a swing in his favour, against the national result.
George Galloway of the Respect Party won the seat in the 2012 Bradford West by-election with 55.9% of the votes cast; his 30.9% majority was at the time the largest majority in the history of the modern constituency, but he lost the seat in 2015 to the new Labour candidate Naz Shah by a substantial (28.3%) margin. Despite Galloway's threats to contest the result, he neither launched a legal challenge nor stood again in 2017, in which Shah surpassed his record by winning a majority of 48.1%, the largest margin for a Bradford West MP in any incarnation of the seat. Despite Galloway not standing, his former Respect colleague Salma Yaqoob did stand as an Independent, garnering 6,345 votes (13.9%), not far behind the second-placed Conservative candidate.
At the 2019 general election Shah increased her vote share by 11.5%. This was easily the highest increase in the Labour Party's vote share in any constituency in the United Kingdom, in an election where Labour's vote share decreased in all but 13 constituencies. This means that Bradford West has bucked the national trend thrice, as it also did in 1997 and 2010.[4] Bradford West, during the 2019–24 Parliament, was the safest seat in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber for Labour. In 2024, when the Labour Party won a landslide nationally, the Labour share of the vote dropped dramatically to just 31% of the vote, reducing the Labour majority to 707 votes.
Boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Great Horton, Heaton, and Manningham.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Great Horton, Heaton, Manningham, and Thornton.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Heaton, Little Horton, Manningham, Thornton, and University.
1983–2010: The City of Bradford wards of Clayton, Heaton, Little Horton, Thornton, Toller, and University.
2010–present: The City of Bradford wards of City, Clayton and Fairweather Green, Heaton, Manningham, Thornton and Allerton, and Toller.
Members of Parliament
The constituency was originally created in 1885, but was abolished in 1918. For the 1955 general election the constituency was recreated, following a boundary review.[5]
MPs 1885–1918
MPs since 1955
Election results
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Bradford West[14] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Naz Shah | 33,736 | 76.2 | +11.5 |
| Conservative | Mohammed Afzal | 6,717 | 15.2 | −1.4 |
| Brexit Party | Derrick Hodgson | 1,556 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Christie | 1,349 | 3.0 | +1.5 |
| Green | Darren Parkinson | 813 | 1.8 | +0.8 |
| Independent | Azfar Bukhari | 90 | 0.2 | N/A |
Majority | 27,019 | 61.0 | +12.9 |
Turnout | 44,261 | 62.6 | −4.8 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 | |
General election 2010: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Marsha Singh | 18,401 | 45.3 | +5.6 |
| Conservative | Zahid Iqbal | 12,638 | 31.1 | −0.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Hall-Matthews | 4,732 | 11.7 | −7.4 |
| BNP | Jenny Sampson | 1,370 | 3.4 | −3.5 |
| Respect | Arshad Ali | 1,245 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Green | David Ford | 940 | 2.3 | −0.7 |
| UKIP | Jason Smith | 812 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Democratic Nationalists | Neil Craig | 438 | 1.1 | N/A |
Majority | 5,763 | 14.2 | +5.8 |
Turnout | 40,576 | 64.9 | +10.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |
Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Marsha Singh | 14,570 | 40.1 | −7.9 |
| Conservative | Haroon Rashid | 11,544 | 31.7 | −5.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mukhtar Ali | 6,620 | 18.2 | +11.8 |
| BNP | Paul Cromie | 2,525 | 6.9 | N/A |
| Green | Parvez Darr | 1,110 | 3.1 | −3.9 |
Majority | 3,026 | 8.4 | −2.5 |
Turnout | 36,369 | 54.0 | +0.4 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -1.2 | |
General election 2001: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Marsha Singh | 18,401 | 48.0 | +6.4 |
| Conservative | Mohammed Riaz | 14,236 | 37.1 | +4.1 |
| Green | John Robinson | 2,672 | 7.0 | +5.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Khan | 2,437 | 6.4 | −8.4 |
| UKIP | Imran Hussain | 427 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Asian League | Farhan Khokhar | 197 | 0.5 | N/A |
Majority | 4,165 | 10.9 | +2.3 |
Turnout | 38,370 | 53.6 | −9.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |
Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Marsha Singh | 18,932 | 41.6 | −11.6 |
| Conservative | Mohammed Riaz | 15,055 | 33.0 | −0.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Wright | 6,737 | 14.8 | +4.0 |
| Socialist Labour Party (UK) | Abdul R. Khan | 1,551 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Referendum Party | Christopher Royston | 1,348 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Green | John Robinson | 861 | 1.9 | N/A |
| BNP | Gary Osborn | 839 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Socialist Party (England and Wales) | Sajjad Shah | 245 | 0.5 | N/A |
Majority | 3,877 | 8.6 | −10.8 |
Turnout | 45,568 | 63.3 | −6.6 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.4 | |
General election 1992: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Max Madden | 26,046 | 53.2 | +1.3 |
| Conservative | Andrew J. Ashworth | 16,544 | 33.8 | −2.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alun O. Griffiths | 5,150 | 10.5 | −0.9 |
| Independent | Peter Braham | 735 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Islamic Party of Britain | David Pidcock | 471 | 1.0 | N/A |
Majority | 9,502 | 19.4 | +4.2 |
Turnout | 48,946 | 69.9 | −0.3 |
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.1 | |
Elections in the 1980s
General election 1983: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Max Madden | 19,499 | 39.7 | −14.1 |
| Conservative | Stephen Day | 16,162 | 32.9 | −3.7 |
| SDP | Edward Lyons | 13,301 | 27.1 | +19.0 |
| Workers' Revolutionary Party (UK) | B. Slaughter | 139 | 0.3 | N/A |
Majority | 3,337 | 6.8 | −10.4 |
Turnout | 49,101 | 68.9 | −0.2 |
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.2 | |
Elections in the 1970s
General election 1979: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edward Lyons | 24,309 | 53.82 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Stow | 16,554 | 36.65 | |
| Liberal | Nicholas Flood | 3,668 | 8.12 | |
| British National Front | G. Brown | 633 | 1.4 | |
Majority | 7,755 | 17.17 | |
Turnout | 45,164 | 69.05 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edward Lyons | 21,133 | 48.53 | |
| Conservative | John Wilkinson | 16,192 | 37.18 | |
| Liberal | S. Harris | 5,884 | 13.51 | |
| Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain | Harold Smith | 339 | 0.78 | |
Majority | 4,941 | 11.35 | |
Turnout | 43,548 | 69.47 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Edward Lyons | 20,787 | 43.36 | |
| Conservative | John Wilkinson | 18,568 | 38.74 | |
| Liberal Party (UK) | Roderick Francis Hutton Taylor | 7,216 | 15.05 | |
| Anti-Immigration | Jim Merrick | 1,164 | 2.43 | |
| Ind Democratic Alliance | Ralph Oakden Herbert | 200 | 0.42 | |
Majority | 2,219 | 4.62 | |
Turnout | 47,935 | 77.12 | |
| Labour gain from Conservative | | | |
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
General election 1959: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Arthur Tiley | 23,012 | 56.24 | |
| Labour | Sydney Hyam | 17,906 | 43.76 | |
Majority | 5,106 | 12.48 | |
Turnout | 40,918 | 81.76 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Elections 1885 - 1910
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1900s
General election 1906: Bradford West Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Fred Jowett | 4,957 | 39.1 | −10.7 |
| Conservative | Ernest Flower | 4,147 | 32.7 | −17.5 |
| Liberal | William Claridge | 3,580 | 28.2 | New |
Majority | 810 | 6.4 | |
Turnout | 12,684 | 90.8 | +10.3 |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +14.1 | |
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1880s
See also
Notes
- ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
- ^ "Bradford West: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ UK Polling Report https://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/bradfordwest/
- ^ The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2019. Glasgow: Times Books. 2020. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1.
- ^ The Bradford West Constituency was created in 1955 after a boundary review. In previous elections the city was divided into four constituencies: Bradford Central, Bradford East, Bradford North and Bradford South.
- ^ "Hansard 1803–2005". Bradford West 1885–1918. UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Hansard 1803–2005". Bradford West 1955–. UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 5)
- ^ a b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 81. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- ^ "Hansard 1803–2005". Bradford West 1885–1918. UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Hansard 1803–2005". Bradford West 1955–. UK Parliament. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Election results for Bradford West". City of Bradford Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Bradford West results". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Bradford West parliamentary constituency - Election 2019 - BBC News".
External links
- nomis Constituency Profile for Bradford West — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Bradford West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Bradford West UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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
- Huddersfield
- 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
- Rotherham
- Scarborough and Whitby
- Scunthorpe
- Selby
- Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
- Sheffield Central
- Sheffield Hallam
- Sheffield Heeley
- Sheffield South East
- 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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