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Bradford South — UK General Election Results

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

Bradford South was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 4,392 votes over Reform UK. This page covers every general election in Bradford South from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Francis Vernon Willey (Unionist) 11,949 44.5% William Hirst (Co-operative) 3,658 (13.6 pts) 64.8%
1922 Herbert Harvey Spencer (Liberal) 13,259 37.9% William Hirst (Labour) 906 (2.6 pts) 82.2%
1923 Herbert Harvey Spencer (Liberal) 12,218 37.0% William Hirst (Labour) 675 (2.0 pts) 76.9%
1924 William Hirst (Labour) 13,919 38.9% George Gibson Mitcheson (Unionist) 2,333 (6.5 pts) 82.2%
1929 William Hirst (Labour) 23,251 48.9% Frederick Ogden (Liberal) 10,972 (23.1 pts) 83.1%
1931 Herbert Holdsworth (Liberal) 31,531 66.3% William Hirst (Labour) 15,537 (32.7 pts) 82.6%
1935 Herbert Holdsworth (Liberal) 24,081 58.4% William Hirst (Labour) 6,960 (16.9 pts) 70.4%
1945 Meredith Farrer Titterington (Labour) 24,394 52.5% Herbert Walker Peel (National Liberal) 9,002 (19.4 pts) 76.7%
1950 George Craddock (Labour) 21,344 47.5% John Lightfoot Windle (Conservative) 5,346 (11.9 pts) 86.2%
1951 George Craddock (Labour) 21,364 47.2% Geoffrey Francis Greenbank (Conservative) 3,501 (7.7 pts) 86.2%
1955 George Craddock (Labour) 20,478 47.3% Reginald Winston Jones (Conservative) 3,710 (8.6 pts) 80.4%
1959 George Craddock (Labour) 21,172 45.8% Reginald W Winston-Jones (Conservative) 3,014 (6.5 pts) 81.0%
1964 George Craddock (Labour) 21,004 46.3% J Derek W Bottomley (Conservative) 3,907 (8.6 pts) 78.6%
1966 George Craddock (Labour) 22,932 52.5% J Derek W Bottomley (Conservative) 7,497 (17.2 pts) 76.0%
1970 Thomas Torney (Labour) 20,985 45.9% J Derek Bottomley (Conservative) 1,976 (4.3 pts) 72.1%
Feb 1974 Thomas Torney (Labour) 25,875 44.8% Paul Gillman Dwyer (Conservative) 7,653 (13.2 pts) 79.6%
Oct 1974 Thomas Torney (Labour) 25,219 48.0% Gordon Clive Littlewood (Conservative) 8,255 (15.7 pts) 71.6%
1979 Thomas Torney (Labour) 26,323 47.1% John Kenneth Hirst (Conservative) 4,318 (7.7 pts) 73.2%
1983 Tom Torney (Labour) 18,542 37.5% Graham Thomas Hall (Conservative) 110 (0.2 pts) 71.0%
1987 Bob Cryer (Labour) 21,230 41.4% Graham Thomas Hall (Conservative) 309 (0.6 pts) 73.7%
1992 Bob Cryer (Labour) 25,185 47.6% Andrew Popat (Conservative) 4,902 (9.3 pts) 75.6%
1997 Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) 25,558 56.7% Ann Hawkesworth (Conservative) 12,936 (28.7 pts) 65.9%
2001 Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) 19,603 55.8% Graham Tennyson (Conservative) 9,662 (27.5 pts) 51.3%
2005 Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) 17,954 49.0% Geraldine Carter (Conservative) 9,167 (25.0 pts) 54.2%
2010 Gerry Sutcliffe (Labour) 15,682 41.3% Matt Palmer (Conservative) 4,622 (12.2 pts) 60.0%
2015 Judith Cummins (Labour) 16,328 43.4% Tanya Graham (Conservative) 6,450 (17.2 pts) 59.2%
2017 Judith Cummins (Labour) 22,364 54.5% Tanya Graham (Conservative) 6,700 (16.3 pts) 60.7%
2019 Judith Cummins (Labour) 18,390 46.3% Narinder Sekhon (Conservative) 2,346 (5.9 pts) 57.7%
2024 Judith Cummins (Labour) 11,833 35.8% Ian Eglin (Reform UK) 4,392 (13.3 pts) 46.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Vernon Willey Unionist 11,94944.5% Yes
William Hirst Co-operative 8,29130.9% No
George Muff Liberal 6,61324.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Harvey Spencer Liberal 13,25937.9% Yes
William Hirst Labour 12,35335.3% No
Francis Vernon Willey Unionist 9,33426.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Harvey Spencer Liberal 12,21837.0% Yes
William Hirst Labour 11,54334.9% No
George Gibson Mitcheson Unionist 9,27028.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hirst Labour 13,91938.9% Yes
George Gibson Mitcheson Unionist 11,58632.4% No
Herbert Harvey Spencer Liberal 10,23728.6% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Hirst Labour 23,25148.9% Yes
Frederick Ogden Liberal 12,27925.8% No
Geoffrey William Ferrand Unionist 12,05925.3% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Holdsworth Liberal 31,53166.3% Yes
William Hirst Labour 15,99433.7% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Herbert Holdsworth Liberal 24,08158.4% Yes
William Hirst Labour 17,12141.6% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Meredith Farrer Titterington Labour 24,39452.5% Yes
Herbert Walker Peel National Liberal 15,39233.1% No
Charles Ewart Hindley Liberal 6,70714.4% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Craddock Labour 21,34447.5% Yes
John Lightfoot Windle Conservative 15,99835.6% No
Edward Rushworth Liberal 7,59416.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Craddock Labour 21,36447.2% Yes
Geoffrey Francis Greenbank Conservative 17,86339.4% No
Edward Rushworth Liberal 6,07213.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Craddock Labour 20,47847.3% Yes
Reginald Winston Jones Conservative 16,76838.7% No
Arthur T Ellis Liberal 6,02913.9% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Craddock Labour 21,17245.8% Yes
Reginald W Winston-Jones Conservative 18,15839.3% No
Hugh Womersley Liberal 6,85014.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Craddock Labour 21,00446.3% Yes
J Derek W Bottomley Conservative 17,09737.7% No
Allen Clegg Liberal 7,28616.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Craddock Labour 22,93252.5% Yes
J Derek W Bottomley Conservative 15,43535.4% No
George Dunkerley Liberal 5,29112.1% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Torney Labour 20,98545.9% Yes
J Derek Bottomley Conservative 19,00941.6% No
George Dunkerley Liberal 5,69412.5% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Torney Labour 25,87544.8% Yes
Paul Gillman Dwyer Conservative 18,22231.5% No
Margaretta Holmstedt Liberal 12,96122.4% No
Raymond Smith Pearson Independent Powellite 7491.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Torney Labour 25,21948.0% Yes
Gordon Clive Littlewood Conservative 16,96432.3% No
Christopher Julian Cawood Liberal 10,30619.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Torney Labour 26,32347.1% Yes
John Kenneth Hirst Conservative 22,00539.4% No
Roderick Francis Hutton Taylor Liberal 7,12712.8% No
George Kay Wright National Front 4220.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tom Torney Labour 18,54237.5% Yes
Graham Thomas Hall Conservative 18,43237.3% No
David Anthony Pearl Social Democratic Party 12,14324.6% No
Robert Adset Green 3080.6% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Cryer Labour 21,23041.4% Yes
Graham Thomas Hall Conservative 20,92140.8% No
Trevor Lindley Social Democratic Party 9,10917.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Bob Cryer Labour 25,18547.6% Yes
Andrew Popat Conservative 20,28338.4% No
Brian Boulton Liberal Democrat 7,24313.7% No
Mohammad Naseem Islamic Party 1560.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerry Sutcliffe Labour 25,55856.7% Yes
Ann Hawkesworth Conservative 12,62228.0% No
Alexander Wilson-Fletcher Liberal Democrat 5,09311.3% No
Marilyn Kershaw Referendum Party 1,7854.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerry Sutcliffe Labour 19,60355.8% Yes
Graham Tennyson Conservative 9,94128.3% No
Alexander Wilson-Fletcher Liberal Democrat 3,71710.6% No
Peter North UKIP 7832.2% No
Tony Kelly Socialist Labour 5711.6% No
Ateeq Siddique Socialist Alliance 3020.9% No
George Riseborough Defend the Welfare State Against Blairism 2200.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerry Sutcliffe Labour 17,95449.0% Yes
Geraldine Carter Conservative 8,78724.0% No
Mike Doyle Liberal Democrat 5,33414.6% No
James Lewthwaite BNP 2,8627.8% No
Derek Curtis Green 6951.9% No
Jason Smith UKIP 5521.5% No
Therese Muchewicz Veritas 4211.2% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerry Sutcliffe Labour 15,68241.3% Yes
Matt Palmer Conservative 11,06029.1% No
Alun Griffiths Liberal Democrat 6,94818.3% No
Sharon Sutton BNP 2,6517.0% No
Jamie Illingworth UKIP 1,3393.5% No
James Lewthwaite Democratic Nationalists 3150.8% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Judith Cummins Labour 16,32843.4% Yes
Tanya Graham Conservative 9,87826.3% No
Jason Smith UKIP 9,05724.1% No
Andrew Robinson Green 1,2433.3% No
Andrew Tear Liberal Democrat 1,0942.9% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Judith Cummins Labour 22,36454.5% Yes
Tanya Graham Conservative 15,66438.2% No
Stephen Place UKIP 1,7584.3% No
Stuart Thomas Liberal Democrat 5161.3% No
Therese Hirst English Democrats 3770.9% No
Darren Parkinson Green 3700.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Judith Cummins Labour 18,39046.3% Yes
Narinder Sekhon Conservative 16,04440.4% No
Kulvinder Manik Brexit Party 2,8197.1% No
Alun Griffiths Liberal Democrat 1,5053.8% No
Matthew Edwards Green 9832.5% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Judith Cummins Labour 11,83335.8% Yes
Ian Eglin Reform UK 7,44122.5% No
Zaf Shah Conservative 4,85314.7% No
Matt Edwards Green 3,36610.2% No
Rehiana Ali Independent 3,34510.1% No
Anthony Smith Liberal Democrat 9542.9% No
Harry Boota Workers Party of Britain 5131.6% No
Jonathan Barras The Yorkshire Party 4891.5% No
Therese Hirst English Democrats 2480.8% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Unionist margin 13.6 pts 1922: Liberal margin 2.6 pts 1923: Liberal margin 2.0 pts 1924: Labour margin 6.5 pts 1929: Labour margin 23.1 pts 1931: Liberal margin 32.7 pts 1935: Liberal margin 16.9 pts 1945: Labour margin 19.4 pts 1950: Labour margin 11.9 pts 1951: Labour margin 7.7 pts 1955: Labour margin 8.6 pts 1959: Labour margin 6.5 pts 1964: Labour margin 8.6 pts 1966: Labour margin 17.2 pts 1970: Labour margin 4.3 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 13.2 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 15.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 7.7 pts 1983: Labour margin 0.2 pts 1987: Labour margin 0.6 pts 1992: Labour margin 9.3 pts 1997: Labour margin 28.7 pts 2001: Labour margin 27.5 pts 2005: Labour margin 25.0 pts 2010: Labour margin 12.2 pts 2015: Labour margin 17.2 pts 2017: Labour margin 16.3 pts 2019: Labour margin 5.9 pts 2024: Labour margin 13.3 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 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bradford South has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Liberal, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bradford South in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bradford South in 2024 with 11,833 votes (35.8%), a majority of 4,392 votes over Reform UK in second place.

Which parties have won Bradford South since 1918?

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

What was the closest result in Bradford South?

The closest result on record for Bradford South was 1983, when Labour beat Conservative by just 110 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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