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Bradford East

Every general election in Bradford East since 1918. Latest: Imran Hussain, Labour, majority 6,189.

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Member of Parliament

Imran Hussain

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 6,189

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Imran Hussain Elected sitting MPLabour14,09837.9%
Talat SajawalIndependent7,90921.3%
Jacob AnsteyReform UK4,95213.3%
Aubrey HoltConservative3,4509.3%
Celia HicksonGreen2,5716.9%
Robert O'CarrollLiberal Democrats1,9105.1%
Mohammed RahmanIndependent8172.2%
Lara BarrasThe Yorkshire Party7612.0%
Amer RehmanIndependent6831.8%
Richard RileySocial Democratic Party650.2%
Valid votes37,216
Majority6,18916.6%

Lab hold Turnout 49.5% of 75,164 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970201520192024Labour, 1918: 37.9%Labour, 1922: 45.4%Labour, 1923: 48.1%Labour, 1924: 49.9%Labour, 1929: 54.7%Labour, 1931: 41.2%Labour, 1935: 21.7%Labour, 1945: 44.9%Labour, 1950: 59.8%Labour, 1951: 62.9%Labour, 1955: 61.6%Labour, 1959: 58.0%Labour, 1964: 61.8%Labour, 1966: 69.5%Labour, 1970: 66.2%Labour, 2010: 32.8%Labour, 2015: 46.6%Labour, 2017: 65.4%Labour, 2019: 63.0%Labour, 2024: 37.9%Conservative, 1923: 23.5%Conservative, 1931: 58.8%Conservative, 1935: 33.0%Conservative, 1945: 26.0%Conservative, 1955: 38.4%Conservative, 1959: 42.0%Conservative, 1964: 38.2%Conservative, 1966: 30.5%Conservative, 1970: 31.3%Conservative, 2010: 26.8%Conservative, 2015: 11.3%Conservative, 2017: 20.4%Conservative, 2019: 21.9%Conservative, 2024: 9.3%Liberal, 1918: 21.0%Liberal, 1922: 21.4%Liberal, 1923: 28.4%Liberal, 1924: 50.1%Liberal, 1929: 45.3%Liberal, 1935: 18.7%Liberal, 1945: 14.3%Liberal, 1950: 12.0%Liberal, 1970: 2.5%National Liberal, 1922: 33.2%National Liberal, 1950: 27.0%National Liberal, 1951: 37.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 33.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 29.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.5%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 5.1%Independent Labour Party, 1935: 26.5%Independent Labour Party, 1945: 14.8%Coalition Labour, 1918: 41.2%
Vote share in Bradford East at each general election Lab Con Lib Nat Lib LD ILP Co Lab

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Bradford East lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Bradford East (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Imran HussainInd6,18916.649.5%Lab hold
2019Lab Imran HussainCon18,14441.160.4%Lab hold
2017Lab Imran HussainCon20,54045.064.8%Lab hold
2015Lab Imran HussainLD7,08417.162.6%Lab gain from LD
2010LD David WardLab3650.962.1%LD gain from Lab
1970LabCon9,13834.964.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon10,34439.065.1%Lab hold
1964LabCon6,87023.767.2%Lab hold
1959LabCon5,52716.072.8%Lab hold
1955LabCon8,87523.274.4%
1951LabNat Lib11,79725.884.3%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib15,16732.784.7%
1945LabCon6,63418.979.0%
1935ConILP2,1936.573.1%Con hold
1931ConLab6,75317.682.4%Con gain from Lab
1929LabLib3,6979.583.4%Lab gain from Lib
1924LibLab660.280.8%Lib gain from Lab
1923LabLib5,56219.775.6%Lab hold
1922LabNat Lib3,64712.281.4%Lab gain from Co Lab
1918Co LabLab7533.362.4%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Bradford East?

Imran Hussain (Labour) won Bradford East at the 2024 general election with a majority of 6,189.

Which parties have won Bradford East?

At the 20 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 15, Conservative 2, Liberal Democrats 1, Liberal 1, Coalition Labour 1.

Which region is Bradford East in?

Bradford East is in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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