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Bradford East — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bradford East was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 6,189 votes over Independent. This page covers every general election in Bradford East from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Angus Holden (Liberal) 4,713 51.9% John Taylor (Conservative) 346 (3.8 pts) 83.4%
1886 Henry Byron Reed (Conservative) 4,519 51.7% Angus Holden (Liberal) 296 (3.4 pts) 80.3%
1892 William Sproston Caine (Liberal) 5,575 50.9% Henry Byron Reed (Conservative) 202 (1.8 pts) 87.2%
1895 Henry Byron Reed (Conservative) 5,843 53.2% William Sproston Caine (Liberal) 704 (6.4 pts) 84.5%
1900 Ronald Henry Fulke Greville (Conservative) 6,121 52.1% William Edward Briggs Priestley (Liberal) 607 (5.2 pts) 82.8%
1906 William Edward Briggs Priestley (Liberal) 6,185 45.6% Vincent Henry Penalver Caillard (Conservative) 1,908 (14.1 pts) 89.5%
Jan 1910 William Edward Briggs Priestley (Liberal) 7,709 53.3% John Hutton Balfour-Browne (Conservative) 2,695 (18.6 pts) 91.1%
Dec 1910 William Edward Briggs Priestley (Liberal) 7,778 62.2% Reginald Mortimer Higgs Jones Mortimer (Conservative) 3,044 (24.3 pts) 78.8%
1918 Charles Edgar Loseby (National Democratic and Labour) 9,390 41.2% Frederick William Jowett (Labour) 753 (3.3 pts) 62.4%
1922 Frederick William Jowett (Labour) 13,573 45.4% Charles Edgar Loseby (National Democratic and Labour) 3,647 (12.2 pts) 81.4%
1923 Frederick William Jowett (Labour) 13,579 48.1% Eckersley Mitchell (Liberal) 5,562 (19.7 pts) 75.6%
1924 Thomas Davis Fenby (Liberal) 15,240 50.1% Frederick William Jowett (Labour) 66 (0.2 pts) 80.8%
1929 Frederick William Jowett (Labour) 21,398 54.7% Thomas Davis Fenby (Liberal) 3,697 (9.5 pts) 83.4%
1931 Joseph Hepworth (Conservative) 22,532 58.8% Frederick William Jowett (Independent Labour) 6,753 (17.6 pts) 82.4%
1935 Joseph Hepworth (Conservative) 11,131 33.0% Frederick William Jowett (Independent Labour) 2,148 (6.4 pts) 73.1%
1945 Frank McLeavy (Labour) 15,743 45.0% William Johnson Taylor (Conservative) 6,634 (19.0 pts) 78.8%
1950 Frank McLeavy (Labour) 27,694 59.8% Geoffrey Francis Greenbank (Conservative) 15,167 (32.7 pts) 84.7%
1951 Frank McLeavy (Labour) 28,796 62.9% Frederick William Howard Cook (Conservative) 11,797 (25.8 pts) 84.3%
1955 Frank McLeavy (Labour) 23,588 61.6% George C Barber (Conservative) 8,875 (23.2 pts) 74.4%
1959 Frank McLeavy (Labour) 20,056 58.0% Desmond A Dagleish (Conservative) 5,527 (16.0 pts) 72.8%
1964 Frank McLeavy (Labour) 17,945 61.8% D Trevor Lewis (Conservative) 6,870 (23.7 pts) 67.2%
1966 Edward Lyons (Labour) 18,435 69.5% Henry Sissling (National Liberal) 10,344 (39.0 pts) 65.1%
1970 Edward Lyons (Labour) 17,346 66.2% Christopher Barr (Conservative) 9,138 (34.9 pts) 64.7%
2010 David Ward (Liberal Democrat) 13,637 33.7% Terry Rooney (Labour) 365 (0.9 pts) 62.4%
2015 Imran Hussain (Labour) 19,312 46.6% David Ward (Liberal Democrat) 7,084 (17.1 pts) 62.9%
2017 Imran Hussain (Labour) 29,831 65.4% Mark Trafford (Conservative) 20,540 (45.0 pts) 64.9%
2019 Imran Hussain (Labour) 27,825 63.0% Linden Kemkaran (Conservative) 18,144 (41.1 pts) 60.5%
2024 Imran Hussain (Labour) 14,098 37.9% Talat Sajawal (Independent) 6,189 (16.6 pts) 49.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Angus Holden Liberal 4,71351.9% Yes
John Taylor Conservative 4,36748.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Byron Reed Conservative 4,51951.7% Yes
Angus Holden Liberal 4,22348.3% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Sproston Caine Liberal 5,57550.9% Yes
Henry Byron Reed Conservative 5,37349.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Henry Byron Reed Conservative 5,84353.2% Yes
William Sproston Caine Liberal 5,13946.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ronald Henry Fulke Greville Conservative 6,12152.1% Yes
William Edward Briggs Priestley Liberal 5,51446.9% No
J Sheldon Independent 1110.9% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edward Briggs Priestley Liberal 6,18545.6% Yes
Vincent Henry Penalver Caillard Conservative 4,27731.6% No
Edward Robertshaw Hartley Social Democratic Federation 3,09022.8% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edward Briggs Priestley Liberal 7,70953.3% Yes
John Hutton Balfour-Browne Conservative 5,01434.7% No
Edward Robertshaw Hartley Social Democratic Federation 1,74012.0% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Edward Briggs Priestley Liberal 7,77862.2% Yes
Reginald Mortimer Higgs Jones Mortimer Conservative 4,73437.8% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Edgar Loseby National Democratic and Labour 9,39041.2% Yes
Frederick William Jowett Labour 8,63737.9% No
William Edward Briggs Priestley Liberal 4,78221.0% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Jowett Labour 13,57345.4% Yes
Charles Edgar Loseby National Democratic and Labour 9,92633.2% No
Herbert Milner Dawson Liberal 6,41121.4% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Jowett Labour 13,57948.1% Yes
Eckersley Mitchell Liberal 8,01728.4% No
James Clare Unionist 6,62223.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Davis Fenby Liberal 15,24050.1% Yes
Frederick William Jowett Labour 15,17449.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Jowett Labour 21,39854.7% Yes
Thomas Davis Fenby Liberal 17,70145.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hepworth Conservative 22,53258.8% Yes
Frederick William Jowett Independent Labour 15,77941.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hepworth Conservative 11,13133.0% Yes
Frederick William Jowett Independent Labour 8,98326.6% No
Wilfred Lanceley Heywood Labour 7,32921.7% No
Thomas Davis Fenby Liberal 6,31218.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank McLeavy Labour 15,74345.0% Yes
William Johnson Taylor Conservative 9,10926.1% No
William Ballantine Independent Labour 5,10514.6% No
Joseph Stanley Snowden Liberal 5,01014.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank McLeavy Labour 27,69459.8% Yes
Geoffrey Francis Greenbank Conservative 12,52727.0% No
Joseph Stanley Snowden Liberal 5,56512.0% No
Horace George Green Communist 5431.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank McLeavy Labour 28,79662.9% Yes
Frederick William Howard Cook Conservative 16,99937.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank McLeavy Labour 23,58861.6% Yes
George C Barber Conservative 14,71338.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank McLeavy Labour 20,05658.0% Yes
Desmond A Dagleish Conservative 14,52942.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank McLeavy Labour 17,94561.8% Yes
D Trevor Lewis Conservative 11,07538.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lyons Labour 18,43569.5% Yes
Henry Sissling National Liberal 8,09130.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lyons Labour 17,34666.2% Yes
Christopher Barr Conservative 8,20831.3% No
Ghulam Musa Liberal 6602.5% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
David Ward Liberal Democrat 13,63733.7% Yes
Terry Rooney Labour 13,27232.8% No
Mohammed Riaz Conservative 10,86026.8% No
Neville Poynton BNP 1,8544.6% No
Raja Hussain Independent 3750.9% No
Peter Shields Independent 2370.6% No
Gerry Robinson National Front 2220.5% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Imran Hussain Labour 19,31246.6% Yes
David Ward Liberal Democrat 12,22829.5% No
Iftikhar Ahmed Conservative 4,68211.3% No
Owais Rajput UKIP 4,1039.9% No
David Stevens Green 8712.1% No
James Lewthwaite British Democratic Party 2100.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Imran Hussain Labour 29,83165.4% Yes
Mark Trafford Conservative 9,29120.4% No
David Ward Independent 3,5767.8% No
Jonathan Barras UKIP 1,3723.0% No
Mark Jewell Liberal Democrat 8431.8% No
Paul Parkins Better for Bradford 4200.9% No
Andy Stanford Green 2890.6% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Imran Hussain Labour 27,82563.0% Yes
Linden Kemkaran Conservative 9,68121.9% No
Jeanette Sunderland Liberal Democrat 3,3167.5% No
Jonathan Barras Brexit Party 2,7006.1% No
Andy Stanford Green 6621.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Imran Hussain Labour 14,09837.9% Yes
Talat Sajawal Independent 7,90921.3% No
Jacob Anstey Reform UK 4,95213.3% No
Aubrey Holt Conservative 3,4509.3% No
Celia Hickson Green 2,5716.9% No
Robert O'Carroll Liberal Democrat 1,9105.1% No
Mohammed Rahman Independent 8172.2% No
Lara Barras The Yorkshire Party 7612.0% No
Amer Rehman Independent 6831.8% No
Richard Riley Social Democratic Party 650.2% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 3.8 pts 1886: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1892: Liberal margin 1.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1900: Conservative margin 5.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 14.1 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 18.6 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 24.3 pts 1918: National Democratic and Labour margin 3.3 pts 1922: Labour margin 12.2 pts 1923: Labour margin 19.7 pts 1924: Liberal margin 0.2 pts 1929: Labour margin 9.5 pts 1931: Conservative margin 17.6 pts 1935: Conservative margin 6.4 pts 1945: Labour margin 19.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 32.7 pts 1951: Labour margin 25.8 pts 1955: Labour margin 23.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 16.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 23.7 pts 1966: Labour margin 39.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 34.9 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 0.9 pts 2015: Labour margin 17.1 pts 2017: Labour margin 45.0 pts 2019: Labour margin 41.1 pts 2024: Labour margin 16.6 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bradford East has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, National Democratic and Labour, Labour, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bradford East in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bradford East in 2024 with 14,098 votes (37.9%), a majority of 6,189 votes over Independent in second place.

Which parties have won Bradford East since 1885?

Since 1885, Bradford East has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, National Democratic and Labour.

What was the closest result in Bradford East?

The closest result on record for Bradford East was 1924, when Liberal beat Labour by just 66 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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