Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 53°48′N 1°47′W / 53.8°N 1.79°W
Bradford West | |
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Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Bradford West in West Yorkshire | |
![]() Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
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 | |
Number of members | One |
Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
Created from | Bradford |
Bradford West is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Naz Shah of the Labour Party.[n 2]
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.
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 because the local party association had selected a Sikh, Marsha Singh to stand when the majority of the seat's population is Muslim.
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 twice, as it also did in 1997.[3] Bradford West, since 2019, can be considered one of the, if not the, safest seat in West Yorkshire for Labour.
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.[4]
Election | Member[5][6][7][8] | 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 | ||
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 |
Elections[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Bradford_West_election_results.png)
Election results[]
Elections since 1918[]
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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General election 2019[9] Turnout: 44,261 (62.6%) -4.8 | Labour hold Majority: 27,019 (61.0%) Swing: 6.5% from Conservative to Lab | Naz Shah | Labour | 33,736 | 76.2 | +11.5 | ||
Mohammed Afzal | Conservative | 6,717 | 15.2 | -1.4 | ||||
Derrick Hodgson | Brexit Party | 1,556 | 3.5 | New | ||||
Mark Christie | Liberal Democrats | 1,349 | 3.0 | +1.5 | ||||
Darren Parkinson | Green | 813 | 1.8 | +0.8 | ||||
Azfar Bukhari | Independent | 90 | 0.2 | New | ||||
General election 2017[10] Turnout: 45,528 (67.4%) +3.8 | Labour hold Majority: 21,902 (48.1%) Swing: 6.9% from Conservative to Lab | Naz Shah | Labour | 29,444 | 64.7 | +15.1 | ||
George Grant | Conservative | 7,542 | 16.6 | +1.3 | ||||
Salma Yaqoob | Independent | 6,345 | 13.9 | N/A | ||||
Derrick Hodgson | UKIP | 885 | 1.9 | −5.8 | ||||
Alun Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 712 | 1.6 | −1.3 | ||||
Celia Hickson | Green | 481 | 1.1 | −1.6 | ||||
Hussain Khadim | Independent | 65 | 0.1 | N/A | ||||
Muhammad Hijazi | Independent | 54 | 0.1 | N/A | ||||
General election 2015[11][12] Turnout: 40,290 (63.6%) +13.6 | Labour gain from Respect Majority: 11,420 (28.3%) Swing: 6.9% from Lab to Respect | Naz Shah | Labour | 19,977 | 49.6 | +4.3 | ||
George Galloway | Respect | 8,557 | 21.2 | +18.1 | ||||
George Grant | Conservative | 6,160 | 15.3 | -15.8 | ||||
Harry Boota | UKIP | 3,140 | 7.8 | +5.8 | ||||
Alun Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 1,173 | 2.9 | −8.8 | ||||
Celia Hickson | Green | 1,085 | 2.7 | +0.4 | ||||
James Kirkcaldy | Independent | 100 | 0.2 | N/A | ||||
Therese Muchewicz | English Democrat | 98 | 0.2 | N/A | ||||
2012 Bradford West by-election Resignation of Marsha Singh Turnout: 32,905 (50.0%) −14.9 | Respect gain from Labour Majority: 10,140 (30.9%) Swing: 36.6% from Lab to Respect | George Galloway | Respect | 18,341 | 55.9 | +52.8 | ||
Imran Hussain | Labour | 8,201 | 25.0 | −20.3 | ||||
Jackie Whiteley | Conservative | 2,746 | 8.4 | −22.7 | ||||
Jeanette Sunderland | Liberal Democrats | 1,505 | 4.6 | −7.1 | ||||
Sonja McNally | UKIP | 1,085 | 3.3 | +1.3 | ||||
Dawud Islam | Green | 481 | 1.5 | −0.8 | ||||
Neil Craig | Democratic Nationalists | 344 | 1.0 | −0.1 | ||||
Howling Laud Hope | Monster Raving Loony | 111 | 0.3 | N/A | ||||
General election 2010[13][14] New boundaries Turnout: 40,576 (64.9%) +10.9 | Labour hold Majority: 5,763 (14.2%) Swing: 2.9% from Conservative to Lab | Marsha Singh | Labour | 18,401 | 45.3 | +5.6 | ||
Zahid Iqbal | Conservative | 12,638 | 31.1 | −0.2 | ||||
David Hall-Matthews | Liberal Democrats | 4,732 | 11.7 | −7.4 | ||||
Jenny Sampson | BNP | 1,370 | 3.4 | −3.5 | ||||
Arshad Ali | Respect | 1,245 | 3.1 | N/A | ||||
David Ford | Green | 940 | 2.3 | −0.7 | ||||
Jason Smith | UKIP | 812 | 2.0 | N/A | ||||
Neil Craig | Democratic Nationalists | 438 | 1.1 | N/A | ||||
General election 2005[15][16] Turnout: 36,369 (54.0%) +0.4 | Labour hold Majority: 3,026 (8.3%) | Marsha Singh | Labour | 14,570 | 40.1 | −7.9 | ||
Haroon Rashid | Conservative | 11,544 | 31.7 | −5.4 | ||||
Mukhtar Ali | Liberal Democrats | 6,620 | 18.2 | +11.8 | ||||
Paul Cromie | BNP | 2,525 | 6.9 | N/A | ||||
Parvez Darr | Green | 1,110 | 3.1 | −3.9 | ||||
General election 2001[17][18] Turnout: 38,370 (53.6%) −9.7 | Labour hold Majority: 4,165 (10.9%) | Marsha Singh | Labour | 18,401 | 48.0 | +6.4 | ||
Mohammed Riaz | Conservative | 14,236 | 37.1 | +4.1 | ||||
John Robinson | Green | 2,672 | 7.0 | +5.1 | ||||
Abdul Khan | Liberal Democrats | 2,437 | 6.4 | −8.4 | ||||
Imran Hussain | UKIP | 427 | 1.1 | N/A | ||||
Farhan Khokhar | Asian League | 197 | 0.5 | N/A | ||||
General election 1997[19][18] Turnout: 45,568 (63.3%) | Labour hold Majority: 3,877 (8.6%) | Marsha Singh | Labour | 18,932 | 41.6 | −11.7 | ||
Mohammed Riaz | Conservative | 15,055 | 33.0 | −0.8 | ||||
Helen Wright | Liberal Democrats | 6,737 | 14.8 | +4.0 | ||||
Abdul R. Khan | Socialist Labour | 1,551 | 3.4 | |||||
Christopher Royston | Referendum | 1,348 | 3.0 | |||||
John Robinson | Green | 861 | 1.9 | |||||
Gary Osborn | BNP | 839 | 1.8 | |||||
Sajjad Shah | Socialist Alternative | 245 | 0.5 | |||||
General election 1992[20][21] Electorate: 70,016 Turnout: 48,946 (69.91%) | Labour hold Majority: 9,502 (19.41%) | Max Madden | Labour | 26,046 | 53.2 | |||
Andrew J. Ashworth | Conservative | 16,544 | 33.8 | |||||
Alun O. Griffiths | Liberal Democrats | 5,150 | 10.5 | |||||
Peter Braham | Green | 735 | 1.5 | |||||
David Pidcock | Islamic Party | 471 | 1.0 | |||||
General election 1987[22][23] Electorate: 70,763 Turnout: 70.2% | Labour hold Majority: 7,551 (15.2%) | Max Madden | Labour | 25,775 | 51.9 | |||
Iain Duncan Smith | Conservative | 18,224 | 36.7 | |||||
Manzoor Moghal | SDP | 5,657 | 11.4 | |||||
General election 1983[24][25] Electorate: 71,296 Turnout: 68.9% | Labour hold Majority: 3,337 (6.8%) | Max Madden | Labour | 19,499 | 39.7 | |||
Stephen Day | Conservative | 16,162 | 32.9 | |||||
Edward Lyons | SDP | 13,301 | 27.1 | |||||
B. Slaughter | Workers Revolutionary | 139 | 0.3 | |||||
General election 1979[26] Electorate: 65,407 Turnout: 69.1% | Labour hold Majority: 7,755 (17.2%) | Edward Lyons | Labour | 24,309 | 53.8 | |||
Thomas Stow | Conservative | 16,554 | 36.7 | |||||
Nicholas Flood | Liberal | 3,668 | 8.1 | |||||
G. Brown | National Front | 633 | 1.4 | |||||
General election October 1974[27] Electorate: 62,684 Turnout: 69.5% | Labour hold Majority: 4,941 (11.35%) | Edward Lyons | Labour | 21,133 | 48.5 | |||
John Wilkinson | Conservative | 16,192 | 37.2 | |||||
S. Harris | Liberal | 5,884 | 13.5 | |||||
Harold Smith | More Prosperous Britain | 339 | 0.8 | |||||
General election February 1974[28] New boundaries Electorate: 62,157 Turnout: 77.1% | Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 2,219 (4.6%) | Edward Lyons | Labour | 20,787 | 43.4 | |||
John Wilkinson | Conservative | 18,568 | 38.7 | |||||
Roderick Francis Hutton Taylor | Liberal | 7,216 | 15.1 | |||||
Jim Merrick | Anti-Immigration | 1,164 | 2.4 | |||||
Ralph Oakden Herbert | Ind Democratic Alliance | 200 | 0.4 | |||||
General election 1970[29] Electorate: 53,371 Turnout: 73.8% | Conservative gain from Labour Majority: 1,539 (3.9%) | John Wilkinson | Conservative | 20,475 | 52.0 | |||
Norman Haseldine | Labour | 18,936 | 48.0 | |||||
General election 1966 Turnout: 76.61% | Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 1,543 (4.05%) | Norman Haseldine | Labour | 19,704 | 52.03 | |||
Arthur Tiley | Conservative | 18,170 | 47.97 | |||||
General election 1964[30] Turnout: 76.79% | Conservative hold Majority: 3,147 (8.05%) | Arthur Tiley | Conservative | 21,121 | 54.02 | |||
Norman Haseldine | Labour | 17,974 | 45.98 | |||||
General election 1959[31] Turnout: 81.76% | Conservative hold Majority: 5,106 (12.48%) | Arthur Tiley | Conservative | 23,012 | 56.24 | |||
Sydney Hyam | Labour | 17,906 | 43.76 | |||||
General election 1955[32] Turnout: 81.72% | Conservative hold Majority: 3,159 (7.62%) | Arthur Tiley | Conservative | 22,306 | 53.81 | |||
Muriel Ferguson | Labour | 19,147 | 46.19 |
Elections 1885–1918[]
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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General election December 1910[8] Electorate: 14,825 Turnout: 81.4% (−8.6) | Labour hold Majority: 3,390 (28.0%) Swing: 2.6% from Lab to Conservative | Fred Jowett | Labour | 7,729 | 64.0 | −2.6 | ||
Ernest Flower | Conservative | 4,339 | 36.0 | +2.6 | ||||
General election January 1910[8] Electorate: 14,825 Turnout: 90.0% (−0.8) | Labour hold Majority: 4,319 (33.2%) | Fred Jowett | Labour | 8,880 | 66.6 | +27.5 | ||
Ernest Flower | Conservative | 4,461 | 33.4 | +0.7 | ||||
General election 1906[8] Electorate: 13,965 Turnout: 90.8% (+10.3) | Labour gain from Conservative Majority: 810 (6.4%) | Fred Jowett | Labour | 4,957 | 39.1 | −10.7 | ||
Ernest Flower | Conservative | 4,147 | 32.7 | −17.5 | ||||
William Claridge | Liberal | 3,580 | 28.2 | New | ||||
General election 1900[8] Electorate: 12,340 Turnout: 9,939 (80.5%) −5.8 | Conservative hold Majority: 41 (0.4%) | Ernest Flower | Conservative | 4,990 | 50.2 | +9.5 | ||
Fred Jowett | Labour | 4,949 | 49.9 | New | ||||
General election 1895[8] Electorate: 11,200 Turnout: 86.3% (+2.8) | Conservative gain from Liberal Majority: 465 (4.8%) Swing: 3.8% from Lib to Conservative | Ernest Flower | Conservative | 3,936 | 40.7 | +7.2 | ||
Liberal | 3,471 | 35.9 | −0.4 | |||||
Ben Tillett | Ind. Labour Party | 2,264 | 23.4 | −6.8 | ||||
General election 1892[8] Electorate: 10,911 Turnout: 83.5% (+13.5) | Liberal hold Majority: 253 (2.8%) | Alfred Illingworth | Liberal | 3,306 | 36.3 | −23.9 | ||
Ernest Flower | Conservative | 3,053 | 33.5 | |||||
Ben Tillett | Bradford Labour Union | 2,749 | 30.2 | New | ||||
General election 1886[8] Electorate: 9,424 Turnout: 70.0% (−15.9) | Liberal hold Majority: 1,352 (20.4%) | Alfred Illingworth | Liberal | 3,975 | 60.2 | +2.3 | ||
Archibald William Stirling[33] | Liberal Unionist | 2,623 | 39.8 | |||||
General election 1885[8] New constituency Electorate: 9,424 Turnout: 8,092 (85.9%) | Liberal win Majority: 1,280 (15.8%) | Alfred Illingworth | Liberal | 4,688 | 57.9 | |||
Henry Byron Reed | Conservative | 3,408 | 42.1 |
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[]
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- ^ 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.
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External links[]
- nomis Constituency Profile for Bradford West — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Parliamentary constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1918
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1955
- Politics of Bradford