Bradford West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | West Yorkshire |
Population | 114,761 (2011 census) [1] |
Electorate | 71,585 (December 2019) [2] |
Major settlements | Bradford |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1955 |
Member of Parliament | Naz Shah (Labour) |
Created from | Bradford Central, Bradford North and Bradford South |
1885–1918 | |
Seats | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
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]
Bradford West covers the Bradford city centre, Manningham, Allerton and Clayton. It has a significant Pakistani population and a majority of Muslim voters. [3]
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.
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, since 2019, is the safest seat in the region of Yorkshire and the Humber for Labour.
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.
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]
Election | Member [6] [7] [8] [9] | Party | ||
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1885 | Alfred Illingworth | Liberal | ||
1895 | Ernest Flower | Conservative | ||
1906 | Fred Jowett | Labour | ||
1918 | constituency abolished | |||
1955 | constituency recreated | |||
Arthur Tiley | Conservative | |||
1966 | Norman Haseldine | Labour Co-op | ||
1970 | John Wilkinson | Conservative | ||
Feb 1974 | Edward Lyons | Labour | ||
1981 | SDP | |||
1983 | Max Madden | Labour | ||
1997 | Marsha Singh | Labour | ||
2012 by-election | George Galloway | Respect | ||
2015 | Naz Shah | Labour | ||
Apr 2016 | Independent | |||
July 2016 | Labour | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Imad Uddin Ahmed | ||||
Independent | Umar Ghafoor | ||||
Reform UK | Jamie Hinton-Wardle | ||||
Independent | Akeel Hussain | ||||
Independent | Muhammed Islam | ||||
Green | Khalid Mahmood | ||||
Conservative | Nigel Moxon | ||||
Labour | Naz Shah | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Christie | 1,349 | 3.0 | +1.5 | |
Green | Darren Parkinson | 813 | 1.8 | +0.8 | |
Independent | Azfar Bukhari | 90 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 27,019 | 61.0 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 44,261 | 62.6 | -4.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +6.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Naz Shah | 29,444 | 64.7 | +15.1 | |
Conservative | George Grant | 7,542 | 16.6 | +1.3 | |
Independent | Salma Yaqoob | 6,345 | 13.9 | New | |
UKIP | Derrick Hodgson | 885 | 1.9 | −5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alun Griffiths | 712 | 1.6 | −1.3 | |
Green | Celia Hickson | 481 | 1.1 | −1.6 | |
Independent | Hussain Khadim | 65 | 0.1 | New | |
Independent | Muhammad Hijazi | 54 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 21,902 | 48.1 | +19.7 | ||
Turnout | 45,528 | 67.4 | +3.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | New | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Naz Shah | 19,977 | 49.6 | +4.3 | |
Respect | George Galloway | 8,557 | 21.2 | +18.1 | |
Conservative | George Grant | 6,160 | 15.3 | -15.8 | |
UKIP | Harry Boota | 3,140 | 7.8 | +5.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alun Griffiths | 1,173 | 2.9 | −8.8 | |
Green | Celia Hickson | 1,085 | 2.7 | +0.4 | |
Independent | James Kirkcaldy | 100 | 0.2 | New | |
English Democrat | Therese Muchewicz | 98 | 0.2 | New | |
Majority | 11,420 | 28.4 | +14.2 | ||
Turnout | 40,290 | 63.6 | +13.6 | ||
Labour gain from Respect | Swing | New | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Respect | George Galloway | 18,341 | 55.9 | +52.8 | |
Labour | Imran Hussain | 8,201 | 25.0 | −20.3 | |
Conservative | Jackie Whiteley | 2,746 | 8.4 | −22.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jeanette Sunderland | 1,505 | 4.6 | −7.1 | |
UKIP | Sonja McNally | 1,085 | 3.3 | +1.3 | |
Green | Dawud Islam | 481 | 1.5 | −0.8 | |
Democratic Nationalists | Neil Craig | 344 | 1.0 | −0.1 | |
Monster Raving Loony | Howling Laud Hope | 111 | 0.3 | New | |
Majority | 10,140 | 30.9 | |||
Turnout | 32,814 | 50.0 | −14.9 | ||
Respect gain from Labour | Swing | +36.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
Green | David Ford | 940 | 2.3 | −0.7 | |
UKIP | Jason Smith | 812 | 2.0 | New | |
Democratic Nationalists | Neil Craig | 438 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 5,763 | 14.2 | +5.8 | ||
Turnout | 40,576 | 64.9 | +10.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 | New | |
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 | |||
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 | New | |
Asian League | Farhan Khokhar | 197 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 4,165 | 10.9 | +2.3 | ||
Turnout | 38,370 | 53.6 | −9.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.2 | |||
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 | New | |
Referendum Party | Christopher Royston | 1,348 | 3.0 | New | |
Green Party of England and Wales | John Robinson | 861 | 1.9 | New | |
British National Party | Gary Osborn | 839 | 1.8 | New | |
Socialist Party (England and Wales) | Sajjad Shah | 245 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 3,877 | 8.6 | -10.8 | ||
Turnout | 45,568 | 63.3 | -6.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.4 | |||
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 | New | |
Islamic Party of Britain | David Pidcock | 471 | 1.0 | New | |
Majority | 9,502 | 19.4 | +4.2 | ||
Turnout | 48,946 | 69.9 | -0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Max Madden | 25,775 | 51.9 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | Iain Duncan Smith | 18,224 | 36.7 | +3.8 | |
SDP | Manzoor Moghal | 5,657 | 11.4 | -15.7 | |
Majority | 7,551 | 15.2 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,656 | 70.2 | +1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +4.2 | |||
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 | New | |
Majority | 3,337 | 6.8 | -10.4 | ||
Turnout | 49,101 | 68.9 | -0.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.2 | |||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Wilkinson | 20,475 | 51.95 | ||
Labour | Norman Haseldine | 18,936 | 48.05 | ||
Majority | 1,539 | 3.90 | |||
Turnout | 39,411 | 73.81 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour Co-op | Norman Haseldine | 19,704 | 52.03 | ||
Conservative | Arthur Tiley | 18,170 | 47.97 | ||
Majority | 1,534 | 4.06 | |||
Turnout | 37,874 | 76.61 | |||
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Tiley | 21,121 | 54.02 | ||
Labour Co-op | Norman Haseldine | 17,974 | 45.98 | ||
Majority | 3,147 | 8.04 | |||
Turnout | 39,098 | 76.79 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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 | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Arthur Tiley | 22,306 | 53.81 | ||
Labour Co-op | Muriel Ferguson | 19,147 | 46.19 | ||
Turnout | 41,453 | 81.72 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Jowett | 7,729 | 64.0 | −2.6 | |
Conservative | Ernest Flower | 4,339 | 36.0 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 3,390 | 28.0 | -5.2 | ||
Turnout | 12,068 | 81.4 | −8.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Fred Jowett | 8,880 | 66.6 | +27.5 | |
Conservative | Ernest Flower | 4,461 | 33.4 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 4,419 | 33.2 | +26.8 | ||
Turnout | 13,341 | 90.0 | −0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +13.4 | |||
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 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Flower | 4,990 | 50.2 | +9.5 | |
Labour | Fred Jowett | 4,949 | 49.8 | New | |
Majority | 41 | 0.4 | -4.4 | ||
Turnout | 9,939 | 80.5 | −5.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +14.1 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ernest Flower | 3,936 | 40.7 | +7.2 | |
Liberal | John Cousin Horsfall | 3,471 | 35.9 | −0.4 | |
Ind. Labour Party | Ben Tillett | 2,264 | 23.4 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 465 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 9,671 | 86.3 | +2.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | 3.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Illingworth | 3,306 | 36.3 | −23.9 | |
Conservative | Ernest Flower | 3,053 | 33.5 | ||
Bradford Labour Union | Ben Tillett | 2,749 | 30.2 | New | |
Majority | 253 | 2.8 | -13.0 | ||
Turnout | 9,108 | 83.5 | +13.5 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Illingworth | 3,975 | 60.2 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Unionist | Archibald William Stirling | 2,623 | 39.8 | ||
Majority | 1,352 | 20.4 | |||
Turnout | 6,598 | 70.0 | −15.9 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Alfred Illingworth | 4,688 | 57.9 | ||
Conservative | Henry Byron Reed | 3,408 | 42.1 | ||
Majority | 1,280 | 15.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,096 | 85.9 | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
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