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Bradford South

Every general election in Bradford South since 1918. Latest: Judith Cummins, Labour, majority 4,392.

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Member of Parliament

Judith Cummins

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 4,392

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Judith Cummins Elected sitting MPLabour11,83335.8%
Ian EglinReform UK7,44122.5%
Zaf ShahConservative4,85314.7%
Matt EdwardsGreen3,36610.2%
Rehiana AliIndependent3,34510.1%
Anthony SmithLiberal Democrats9542.9%
Harry BootaWorkers Party of Britain5131.6%
Jonathan BarrasThe Yorkshire Party4891.5%
Therese HirstEnglish Democrats2480.8%
Valid votes33,042
Majority4,39213.3%

Lab hold Turnout 46.5% of 70,999 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 30.9%Labour, 1922: 35.4%Labour, 1923: 35.0%Labour, 1924: 38.9%Labour, 1929: 48.9%Labour, 1931: 33.7%Labour, 1935: 41.6%Labour, 1945: 52.5%Labour, 1950: 47.5%Labour, 1951: 47.2%Labour, 1955: 47.3%Labour, 1959: 45.9%Labour, 1964: 46.3%Labour, 1966: 52.5%Labour, 1970: 45.9%Labour, February 1974: 44.8%Labour, October 1974: 48.1%Labour, 1979: 47.1%Labour, 1983: 37.5%Labour, 1987: 41.4%Labour, 1992: 47.6%Labour, 1997: 56.7%Labour, 2001: 55.8%Labour, 2005: 49.1%Labour, 2010: 41.3%Labour, 2015: 43.4%Labour, 2017: 54.5%Labour, 2019: 46.3%Labour, 2024: 35.8%Conservative, 1918: 44.5%Conservative, 1922: 26.7%Conservative, 1923: 28.1%Conservative, 1924: 32.4%Conservative, 1929: 25.3%Conservative, 1955: 38.8%Conservative, 1959: 39.3%Conservative, 1964: 37.7%Conservative, 1966: 35.4%Conservative, 1970: 41.6%Conservative, February 1974: 31.5%Conservative, October 1974: 32.3%Conservative, 1979: 39.4%Conservative, 1983: 37.3%Conservative, 1987: 40.8%Conservative, 1992: 38.4%Conservative, 1997: 28.0%Conservative, 2001: 28.3%Conservative, 2005: 24.0%Conservative, 2010: 29.1%Conservative, 2015: 26.3%Conservative, 2017: 38.2%Conservative, 2019: 40.4%Conservative, 2024: 14.7%Liberal, 1918: 24.6%Liberal, 1922: 37.9%Liberal, 1923: 37.0%Liberal, 1924: 28.6%Liberal, 1929: 25.8%Liberal, 1931: 66.4%Liberal, 1935: 58.5%Liberal, 1945: 14.4%Liberal, 1950: 16.9%Liberal, 1951: 13.4%Liberal, 1955: 13.9%Liberal, 1959: 14.8%Liberal, 1964: 16.1%Liberal, 1966: 12.1%Liberal, 1970: 12.5%Liberal, February 1974: 22.4%Liberal, October 1974: 19.6%Liberal, 1979: 12.8%National Liberal, 1945: 33.1%National Liberal, 1950: 35.6%National Liberal, 1951: 39.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.7%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 11.3%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 10.6%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 14.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 18.3%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.3%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 2.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 24.6%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 17.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 3.5%UK Independence Party, 2015: 24.1%UK Independence Party, 2017: 4.3%
Vote share in Bradford South at each general election Lab Con Lib Nat Lib LD Alliance UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

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

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 Judith CumminsRef4,39213.346.5%Lab hold
2019Lab Judith CumminsCon2,3465.957.6%Lab hold
2017Lab Judith CumminsCon6,70016.360.6%Lab hold
2015Lab Judith CumminsCon6,45017.259.1%Lab hold
2010Lab Gerry SutcliffeCon4,62212.259.8%Lab hold
2005LabCon9,16725.054.6%
2001LabCon9,66227.551.3%Lab hold
1997LabCon12,93628.765.9%
1992LabCon4,9029.375.6%Lab hold
1987LabCon3090.673.7%Lab hold
1983LabCon1100.270.2%
1979LabCon4,3187.773.2%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon8,27515.871.6%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon7,65313.279.7%
1970LabCon1,9764.372.2%Lab hold
1966LabCon7,49717.276.0%Lab hold
1964LabCon3,9078.678.6%Lab hold
1959LabCon3,0146.581.0%Lab hold
1955LabCon3,7108.680.4%
1951LabNat Lib3,5017.786.2%Lab hold
1950LabNat Lib5,34611.986.2%
1945LabNat Lib9,00219.476.7%
1935LibLab6,96016.970.4%Lib hold
1931LibLab15,53732.782.6%Lib gain from Lab
1929LabLib10,97223.183.0%Lab hold
1924LabCon2,3336.582.2%Lab gain from Lib
1923LibLab6752.076.9%Lib hold
1922LibLab9062.682.2%Lib gain from Con
1918ConLab3,65813.664.8%

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 South?

Judith Cummins (Labour) won Bradford South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,392.

Which parties have won Bradford South?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 24, Liberal 4, Conservative 1.

Which region is Bradford South in?

Bradford South is in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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