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Bradford West

Every general election and by-election in Bradford West since 1955. Latest: Naz Shah, Labour, majority 707.

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Member of Parliament

Naz Shah

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 707

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Naz Shah Elected sitting MPLabour11,72431.6%
Muhammed IslamIndependent11,01729.7%
Khalid MahmoodGreen3,69010.0%
Akeel HussainIndependent3,5479.6%
Nigel MoxonConservative3,0558.2%
Jamie Hinton-WardleReform UK2,9588.0%
Imad AhmedLiberal Democrats7562.0%
Umar GhafoorIndependent3340.9%
Valid votes37,081
Majority7071.9%

Lab hold Turnout 47.6% of 77,897 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%195519641970O1974198319922001201020172024Labour, 1955: 46.2%Labour, 1959: 43.8%Labour, 1964: 46.0%Labour, 1966: 52.0%Labour, 1970: 48.1%Labour, February 1974: 43.4%Labour, October 1974: 48.5%Labour, 1979: 53.8%Labour, 1983: 39.7%Labour, 1987: 51.9%Labour, 1992: 53.2%Labour, 1997: 41.6%Labour, 2001: 48.0%Labour, 2005: 40.1%Labour, 2010: 45.4%Labour, 2015: 49.6%Labour, 2017: 64.7%Labour, 2019: 76.2%Labour, 2024: 31.6%Conservative, 1955: 53.8%Conservative, 1959: 56.2%Conservative, 1964: 54.0%Conservative, 1966: 48.0%Conservative, 1970: 52.0%Conservative, February 1974: 38.7%Conservative, October 1974: 37.2%Conservative, 1979: 36.7%Conservative, 1983: 32.9%Conservative, 1987: 36.7%Conservative, 1992: 33.8%Conservative, 1997: 33.0%Conservative, 2001: 37.1%Conservative, 2005: 31.7%Conservative, 2010: 31.2%Conservative, 2015: 15.3%Conservative, 2017: 16.6%Conservative, 2019: 15.2%Conservative, 2024: 8.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 10.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 14.8%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 6.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 18.2%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 11.7%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.9%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 1.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 3.1%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 2.0%Independent, 2015: 0.3%Independent, 2017: 14.2%Independent, 2019: 0.2%Independent, 2024: 40.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 27.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 11.4%Others, February 1974: 2.9%Others, October 1974: 0.8%Others, 1979: 1.4%Others, 1983: 0.3%Others, 1992: 2.5%Others, 1997: 10.6%Others, 2001: 8.6%Others, 2005: 10.0%Liberal, February 1974: 15.1%Liberal, October 1974: 13.5%Liberal, 1979: 8.1%
Vote share in Bradford West at each general election Lab Con LD Ind Alliance Oth Lib

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Bradford West 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 Naz ShahInd7071.947.6%Lab hold
2019Lab Naz ShahCon27,01961.062.6%Lab hold
2017Lab Naz ShahCon21,90248.167.4%Lab hold
2015Lab Naz ShahRes11,42028.363.6%Lab hold
By-election Mar 2012Res George GallowayLab10,14030.950.8%Res gain from Lab
2010Lab Marsha SinghCon5,76314.264.9%Lab hold
2005LabCon3,0268.354.8%
2001LabCon4,16510.953.6%Lab hold
1997LabCon3,8778.563.3%
1992LabCon9,50219.469.9%Lab hold
1987LabCon7,55115.270.2%Lab hold
1983LabCon3,3376.868.2%
1979LabCon7,75517.269.1%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon4,94111.469.5%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon2,2194.677.1%
1970ConLab1,5393.974.0%Con gain from Lab
1966LabCon1,5344.176.6%Lab gain from Con
1964ConLab3,1478.176.8%Con hold
1959ConLab5,10612.581.8%Con hold
1955ConLab3,1597.681.7%

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 West?

Naz Shah (Labour) won Bradford West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 707.

Which parties have won Bradford West?

At the 19 general elections held under this name since 1955: Labour 15, Conservative 4.

Which region is Bradford West in?

Bradford West is in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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