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Bradford North — UK General Election Results

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

Bradford North was won by Labour at the 2005 general election, with a majority of 3,511 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Bradford North from 1918 to 2005.

Full Election History, 1918–2005

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (Unionist) 11,042 49.7% John Henry Palin (Labour) 4,543 (20.4 pts) 67.3%
1922 Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (Unionist) 10,260 36.5% Walter Russell Rea (Liberal) 1,252 (4.5 pts) 84.0%
1923 Walter Russell Rea (Liberal) 9,365 33.9% Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (Unionist) 173 (0.6 pts) 81.7%
1924 Eugene Joseph Squire Hargreaves Ramsden (Unionist) 11,459 39.6% Edward Frank Wise (Labour) 2,017 (7.0 pts) 84.7%
1929 Ralph Norman Angell (Labour) 17,873 41.0% Eugene Joseph Squire Hargreaves Ramsden (Unionist) 2,460 (5.7 pts) 84.5%
1931 Eugene Joseph Squire Hargreaves Ramsden (Conservative) 31,537 71.8% Philip Butler (Labour) 19,136 (43.5 pts) 83.1%
1935 Eugene Joseph Squire Hargreaves Ramsden (Conservative) 21,150 53.0% Muriel Edith Nichol (Labour) 7,103 (17.8 pts) 72.4%
1945 Muriel Edith Nichol (Labour) 20,268 43.7% John Andrews Benn (Conservative) 3,444 (7.4 pts) 79.5%
1950 William Johnson Taylor (Conservative) 20,628 45.7% Muriel Edith Nichol (Labour) 2,111 (4.7 pts) 87.7%
1951 William Johnson Taylor (Conservative) 24,524 54.3% Edward Parris (Labour) 3,877 (8.6 pts) 87.1%
1955 William Johnson Taylor (Conservative) 21,084 50.1% Maurice Webb (Labour) 69 (0.2 pts) 81.8%
1959 William Johnson Taylor (Conservative) 22,850 53.1% John Marshall (Labour) 2,671 (6.2 pts) 82.8%
1964 Ben Ford (Labour) 17,905 43.6% William Taylor (Conservative) 1,398 (3.4 pts) 80.4%
1966 Ben Ford (Labour) 21,727 55.3% William Herbert Peter Laycock (Conservative) 4,199 (10.7 pts) 77.7%
1970 Ben Ford (Labour) 20,141 52.1% William Herbert Peter Laycock (Conservative) 1,630 (4.2 pts) 73.9%
Feb 1974 Ben Ford (Labour) 22,381 43.3% Hugh Thompson (Conservative) 6,617 (12.8 pts) 78.8%
Oct 1974 Ben Ford (Labour) 22,841 49.0% Hugh Thompson (Conservative) 8,589 (18.4 pts) 70.4%
1979 Ben Ford (Labour) 25,069 50.9% Mostyn Hamilton (Conservative) 7,521 (15.3 pts) 71.8%
1983 Geoffrey Lawler (Conservative) 16,094 34.3% Pat Wall (Labour) 1,602 (3.4 pts) 70.8%
1987 Pat Wall (Labour) 21,009 42.8% Geoffrey Lawler (Conservative) 1,633 (3.3 pts) 72.7%
1992 Terry Rooney (Labour) 23,420 47.8% Mohammed Riaz (Conservative) 7,664 (15.7 pts) 73.4%
1997 Terry Rooney (Labour) 23,493 56.1% Rasjid Skinner (Conservative) 12,770 (30.5 pts) 63.3%
2001 Terry Rooney (Labour) 17,419 49.7% Zahid Iqbal (Conservative) 8,969 (25.6 pts) 52.7%
2005 Terry Rooney (Labour) 14,622 42.5% David Ward (Liberal Democrat) 3,511 (10.2 pts) 53.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter Unionist 11,04249.7% Yes
John Henry Palin Labour 6,49929.2% No
Everest Binns Liberal 4,68821.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter Unionist 10,26036.5% Yes
Walter Russell Rea Liberal 9,00832.0% No
John Henry Palin Labour 8,86931.5% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Walter Russell Rea Liberal 9,36533.9% Yes
Archibald Boyd Boyd-Carpenter Unionist 9,19233.3% No
Thomas Blythe Labour 9,03632.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eugene Joseph Squire Hargreaves Ramsden Unionist 11,45939.6% Yes
Edward Frank Wise Labour 9,44232.7% No
Walter Russell Rea Liberal 8,00727.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ralph Norman Angell Labour 17,87341.0% Yes
Eugene Joseph Squire Hargreaves Ramsden Unionist 15,41335.4% No
Joseph Burton Hobman Liberal 10,29023.6% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eugene Joseph Squire Hargreaves Ramsden Conservative 31,53771.8% Yes
Philip Butler Labour 12,40128.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Eugene Joseph Squire Hargreaves Ramsden Conservative 21,15053.0% Yes
Muriel Edith Nichol Labour 14,04735.2% No
Reginald Kenney National Dividend 4,68411.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Muriel Edith Nichol Labour 20,26843.7% Yes
John Andrews Benn Conservative 16,82436.2% No
Robert Wilson Town Liberal 9,33720.1% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Johnson Taylor Conservative 20,62845.7% Yes
Muriel Edith Nichol Labour 18,51741.0% No
Jack Kitching Liberal 5,98513.3% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Johnson Taylor Conservative 24,52454.3% Yes
Edward Parris Labour 20,64745.7% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Johnson Taylor Conservative 21,08450.1% Yes
Maurice Webb Labour 21,01549.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Johnson Taylor Conservative 22,85053.1% Yes
John Marshall Labour 20,17946.9% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Ford Labour 17,90543.6% Yes
William Taylor Conservative 16,50740.2% No
Edgar Robinson Liberal 6,64216.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Ford Labour 21,72755.3% Yes
William Herbert Peter Laycock Conservative 17,52844.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Ford Labour 20,14152.1% Yes
William Herbert Peter Laycock Conservative 18,51147.9% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Ford Labour 22,38143.3% Yes
Hugh Thompson Conservative 15,76430.5% No
Arthur Lishman Liberal 13,11525.4% No
Arnold Marriott Independent 3860.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Ford Labour 22,84149.0% Yes
Hugh Thompson Conservative 14,25230.6% No
Arthur Lishman Liberal 9,47520.3% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Ford Labour 25,06950.9% Yes
Mostyn Hamilton Conservative 17,54835.7% No
Alan Bagshawe Liberal 5,81911.8% No
Andrew Brons National Front 6141.2% No
Colleen Elizabeth Smith Workers Revolutionary 1580.3% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Geoffrey Lawler Conservative 16,09434.3% Yes
Pat Wall Labour 14,49230.9% No
Peter Birkby Social Democratic Party 11,96225.5% No
Ben Ford Independent Labour 4,0188.6% No
Arthur Howarth Monster Raving Loony 1940.4% No
Michael Easter BNP 1930.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Pat Wall Labour 21,00942.8% Yes
Geoffrey Lawler Conservative 19,37639.5% No
Adrian Michael Berkley Social Democratic Party 8,65617.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terry Rooney Labour 23,42047.8% Yes
Mohammed Riaz Conservative 15,75632.2% No
David Ward Liberal Democrat 9,13318.6% No
Wild Willi Beckett Monster Raving Loony 3690.8% No
Mohamed Nasr Islamic Party 3040.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terry Rooney Labour 23,49356.1% Yes
Rasjid Skinner Conservative 10,72325.6% No
Terry Browne Liberal Democrat 6,08314.5% No
Harry Wheatley Referendum Party 1,2272.9% No
Wild Willi Beckett Monster Raving Loony 3690.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terry Rooney Labour 17,41949.7% Yes
Zahid Iqbal Conservative 8,45024.1% No
David Ward Liberal Democrat 6,92419.8% No
John Brayshaw BNP 1,6134.6% No
Steven Schofield Green 6111.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Terry Rooney Labour 14,62242.5% Yes
David Ward Liberal Democrat 11,11132.3% No
Teck Khong Conservative 5,56916.2% No
Lynda Cromie BNP 2,0616.0% No
Steven Schofield Green 5601.6% No
Umit Yildiz Respect 4741.4% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 20.4 pts 1922: Unionist margin 4.5 pts 1923: Liberal margin 0.6 pts 1924: Unionist margin 7.0 pts 1929: Labour margin 5.7 pts 1931: Conservative margin 43.5 pts 1935: Conservative margin 17.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 7.4 pts 1950: Conservative margin 4.7 pts 1951: Conservative margin 8.6 pts 1955: Conservative margin 0.2 pts 1959: Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 3.4 pts 1966: Labour margin 10.7 pts 1970: Labour margin 4.2 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 12.8 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 18.4 pts 1979: Labour margin 15.3 pts 1983: Conservative margin 3.4 pts 1987: Labour margin 3.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 15.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 30.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 25.6 pts 2005: Labour margin 10.2 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005

Trend

Bradford North has been contested at 24 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bradford North in the 2005 general election?

Labour won Bradford North in 2005 with 14,622 votes (42.5%), a majority of 3,511 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.

Which parties have won Bradford North since 1918?

Since 1918, Bradford North has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Bradford North?

The closest result on record for Bradford North was 1955, when Conservative beat Labour by just 69 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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