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Yorkshire and the Humber · Former constituency (1918–2005)

Bradford North

Every general election in Bradford North since 1918 (until 2005). Latest: Labour, majority 3,511.

2005 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won14,62242.5%
Liberal Democrats11,11132.3%
Conservative5,56916.2%
Others3,0959.0%
Valid votes34,397
Majority3,51110.2%

Turnout 53.8% of 63,902 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181923192919351950195519641970O19741983199220012005Labour, 1918: 29.2%Labour, 1922: 31.5%Labour, 1923: 32.8%Labour, 1924: 32.7%Labour, 1929: 41.0%Labour, 1931: 28.2%Labour, 1935: 35.2%Labour, 1945: 43.7%Labour, 1950: 41.0%Labour, 1951: 45.7%Labour, 1955: 49.9%Labour, 1959: 46.9%Labour, 1964: 43.6%Labour, 1966: 55.4%Labour, 1970: 52.1%Labour, February 1974: 43.3%Labour, October 1974: 49.1%Labour, 1979: 50.9%Labour, 1983: 30.9%Labour, 1987: 42.8%Labour, 1992: 47.8%Labour, 1997: 56.1%Labour, 2001: 49.7%Labour, 2005: 42.5%Conservative, 1918: 49.7%Conservative, 1922: 36.5%Conservative, 1923: 33.3%Conservative, 1924: 39.6%Conservative, 1929: 35.4%Conservative, 1931: 71.8%Conservative, 1935: 53.0%Conservative, 1945: 36.2%Conservative, 1955: 50.1%Conservative, 1959: 53.1%Conservative, 1964: 40.2%Conservative, 1966: 44.7%Conservative, 1970: 47.9%Conservative, February 1974: 30.5%Conservative, October 1974: 30.6%Conservative, 1979: 35.7%Conservative, 1983: 34.3%Conservative, 1987: 39.5%Conservative, 1992: 32.2%Conservative, 1997: 25.6%Conservative, 2001: 24.1%Conservative, 2005: 16.2%Liberal, 1918: 21.1%Liberal, 1922: 32.0%Liberal, 1923: 33.9%Liberal, 1924: 27.7%Liberal, 1929: 23.6%Liberal, 1945: 20.1%Liberal, 1950: 13.3%Liberal, 1964: 16.2%Liberal, February 1974: 25.4%Liberal, October 1974: 20.4%Liberal, 1979: 11.8%National Liberal, 1950: 45.7%National Liberal, 1951: 54.3%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 18.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 14.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 19.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 32.3%Others, 1935: 11.7%Others, February 1974: 0.8%Others, 1979: 1.6%Others, 1983: 9.4%Others, 1992: 1.3%Others, 1997: 3.8%Others, 2001: 6.4%Others, 2005: 9.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.5%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 17.7%
Vote share in Bradford North at each general election Lab Con Lib Nat Lib LD Oth Alliance

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2005LabLD3,51110.253.8%
2001LabCon8,96925.652.7%Lab hold
1997LabCon12,77030.563.3%
1992LabCon7,66415.773.4%Lab hold
1987LabCon1,6333.372.7%Lab gain from Con
1983ConLab1,6023.470.0%
1979LabCon7,52115.371.8%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon8,58918.470.4%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon6,61712.878.8%
1970LabCon1,6304.274.0%Lab hold
1966LabCon4,19910.777.7%Lab hold
1964LabCon1,3983.480.4%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab2,6716.282.8%Con hold
1955ConLab690.281.8%
1951Nat LibLab3,8778.687.1%Nat Lib hold
1950Nat LibLab2,1114.787.7%
1945LabCon3,4447.479.5%
1935ConLab7,10317.872.4%Con hold
1931ConLab19,13643.683.1%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,4605.784.5%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,0177.084.7%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon1730.681.7%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib1,2524.584.0%Con hold
1918ConLab4,54320.467.3%

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 last won Bradford North?

Labour won Bradford North at the 2005 general election with a majority of 3,511.

Which parties have won Bradford North?

At the 24 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 13, Conservative 8, National Liberal 2, Liberal 1.

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