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Bradford West — UK General Election Results

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

Bradford West was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 707 votes over Independent. This page covers every general election in Bradford West from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 Alfred Illingworth (Liberal) 4,688 57.9% Henry Byron Reed (Conservative) 1,280 (15.8 pts) 85.9%
1886 Alfred Illingworth (Liberal) 3,975 60.2% Archibald William Stirling (Liberal Unionist) 1,352 (20.5 pts) 70.0%
1892 Alfred Illingworth (Liberal) 3,306 36.3% Ernest Francis Swan Flower (Conservative) 253 (2.8 pts) 83.5%
1895 Ernest Francis Swan Flower (Conservative) 3,936 40.7% John Cousin Horsfall (Liberal) 465 (4.8 pts) 86.3%
1900 Ernest Francis Swan Flower (Conservative) 4,990 50.2% Frederick William Jowett (Labour) 41 (0.4 pts) 80.5%
1906 Frederick William Jowett (Labour) 4,957 39.1% Ernest Francis Swan Flower (Conservative) 810 (6.4 pts) 90.8%
Jan 1910 Frederick William Jowett (Labour) 8,880 66.6% Ernest Francis Swan Flower (Conservative) 4,419 (33.1 pts) 90.0%
Dec 1910 Frederick William Jowett (Labour) 7,729 64.0% Ernest Francis Swan Flower (Conservative) 3,390 (28.1 pts) 81.4%
1955 Arthur Tiley (Conservative) 22,306 53.8% Muriel Ferguson (Labour) 3,159 (7.6 pts) 81.7%
1959 Arthur Tiley (Conservative) 23,012 56.2% Sydney Hyam (Labour) 5,106 (12.5 pts) 81.8%
1964 Arthur Tiley (Conservative) 21,121 54.0% Norman Haseldine (Labour) 3,147 (8.1 pts) 76.8%
1966 Norman Haseldine (Labour) 19,704 52.0% Arthur Tiley (Conservative) 1,534 (4.0 pts) 76.6%
1970 John Wilkinson (Conservative) 20,475 52.0% Norman Haseldine (Labour) 1,539 (3.9 pts) 73.9%
Feb 1974 Edward Lyons (Labour) 20,787 43.4% John Wilkinson (Conservative) 2,219 (4.6 pts) 77.1%
Oct 1974 Edward Lyons (Labour) 21,133 48.5% John Wilkinson (Conservative) 4,941 (11.3 pts) 69.5%
1979 Edward Lyons (Labour) 24,309 53.8% Thomas Neil Metcalfe Stow (Conservative) 7,755 (17.2 pts) 69.1%
1983 Max Madden (Labour) 19,499 39.7% Stephen Day (Conservative) 3,337 (6.8 pts) 68.9%
1987 Max Madden (Labour) 25,775 51.9% Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative) 7,551 (15.2 pts) 70.2%
1992 Max Madden (Labour) 26,046 53.2% Dr Andrew Ashworth (Conservative) 9,502 (19.4 pts) 69.9%
1997 Marsha Singh (Labour) 18,932 41.5% Mohammed Riaz (Conservative) 3,877 (8.5 pts) 63.3%
2001 Marsha Singh (Labour) 18,401 48.0% Mohammed Riaz (Conservative) 4,165 (10.8 pts) 53.6%
2005 Marsha Singh (Labour) 14,570 40.1% Haroon Rashid (Conservative) 3,026 (8.3 pts) 54.0%
2010 Marsha Singh (Labour) 18,401 45.3% Zahid Iqbal (Conservative) 5,763 (14.2 pts) 65.3%
2015 Naz Shah (Labour) 19,977 49.6% George Galloway (Respect Party) 11,420 (28.3 pts) 64.0%
2017 Naz Shah (Labour) 29,444 64.7% George Grant (Conservative) 21,902 (48.1 pts) 67.7%
2019 Naz Shah (Labour) 33,736 76.2% Mohammed Afzal (Conservative) 27,019 (61.0 pts) 62.8%
2024 Naz Shah (Labour) 11,724 31.6% Muhammed Islam (Independent) 707 (1.9 pts) 47.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Illingworth Liberal 4,68857.9% Yes
Henry Byron Reed Conservative 3,40842.1% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Illingworth Liberal 3,97560.2% Yes
Archibald William Stirling Liberal Unionist 2,62339.8% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Illingworth Liberal 3,30636.3% Yes
Ernest Francis Swan Flower Conservative 3,05333.5% No
Benjamin Tillett Bradford Labour Union 2,74930.2% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Francis Swan Flower Conservative 3,93640.7% Yes
John Cousin Horsfall Liberal 3,47135.9% No
Benjamin Tillett Independent Labour 2,26423.4% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ernest Francis Swan Flower Conservative 4,99050.2% Yes
Frederick William Jowett Labour 4,94949.8% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Jowett Labour 4,95739.1% Yes
Ernest Francis Swan Flower Conservative 4,14732.7% No
William Claridge Liberal 3,58028.2% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Jowett Labour 8,88066.6% Yes
Ernest Francis Swan Flower Conservative 4,46133.4% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick William Jowett Labour 7,72964.0% Yes
Ernest Francis Swan Flower Conservative 4,33936.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Tiley Conservative 22,30653.8% Yes
Muriel Ferguson Labour 19,14746.2% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Tiley Conservative 23,01256.2% Yes
Sydney Hyam Labour 17,90643.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Tiley Conservative 21,12154.0% Yes
Norman Haseldine Labour 17,97446.0% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Norman Haseldine Labour 19,70452.0% Yes
Arthur Tiley Conservative 18,17048.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Wilkinson Conservative 20,47552.0% Yes
Norman Haseldine Labour 18,93648.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lyons Labour 20,78743.4% Yes
John Wilkinson Conservative 18,56838.7% No
Roderick Francis Hutton Taylor Liberal 7,21615.1% No
James Merrick Anti-Immigration 1,1642.4% No
Ralph Oakden Herbert Independent Democratic Alliance 2000.4% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lyons Labour 21,13348.5% Yes
John Wilkinson Conservative 16,19237.2% No
Stephen William Harris Liberal 5,88413.5% No
Smith, Harold Campaign for a More Prosperous Britain 3390.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Lyons Labour 24,30953.8% Yes
Thomas Neil Metcalfe Stow Conservative 16,55436.7% No
Nicholas John Flood Liberal 3,6688.1% No
Gordon Brown National Front 6331.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Max Madden Labour 19,49939.7% Yes
Stephen Day Conservative 16,16232.9% No
Edward Lyons Social Democratic Party 13,30127.1% No
Barbara Elizabeth Slaughter Workers Revolutionary 1390.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Max Madden Labour 25,77551.9% Yes
Iain Duncan Smith Conservative 18,22436.7% No
Manzoor Elahi Moghal Social Democratic Party 5,65711.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Max Madden Labour 26,04653.2% Yes
Dr Andrew Ashworth Conservative 16,54433.8% No
Alun Griffiths Liberal Democrat 5,15010.5% No
Peter Braham Green 7351.5% No
David Musa Pidcock Islamic Party 4711.0% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marsha Singh Labour 18,93241.5% Yes
Mohammed Riaz Conservative 15,05533.0% No
Helen Wright Liberal Democrat 6,73714.8% No
Abdul Khan Socialist Labour 1,5513.4% No
Christopher Royston Referendum Party 1,3483.0% No
John Robinson Green 8611.9% No
Gary Osborn BNP 8391.8% No
Sajjad Shah Socialist Alternative 2450.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marsha Singh Labour 18,40148.0% Yes
Mohammed Riaz Conservative 14,23637.1% No
John Robinson Green 2,6727.0% No
Abdul Khan Liberal Democrat 2,4376.4% No
Imran Hussain UKIP 4271.1% No
Farhan Khokhar Asian League 1970.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marsha Singh Labour 14,57040.1% Yes
Haroon Rashid Conservative 11,54431.7% No
Mukhtar Ali Liberal Democrat 6,62018.2% No
Paul Cromie BNP 2,5256.9% No
Parvez Darr Green 1,1103.1% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Marsha Singh Labour 18,40145.3% Yes
Zahid Iqbal Conservative 12,63831.1% No
David Hall-Matthews Liberal Democrat 4,73211.7% No
Jenny Sampson BNP 1,3703.4% No
Arshad Ali Respect Party 1,2453.1% No
David Ford Green 9402.3% No
Jason Smith UKIP 8122.0% No
Neil Craig Democratic Nationalists 4381.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Naz Shah Labour 19,97749.6% Yes
George Galloway Respect Party 8,55721.2% No
George Grant Conservative 6,16015.3% No
Harry Boota UKIP 3,1407.8% No
Alun Griffiths Liberal Democrat 1,1732.9% No
Celia Hickson Green 1,0852.7% No
James Kirkcaldy Independent 1000.2% No
Therese Hirst English Democrats 980.2% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Naz Shah Labour 29,44464.7% Yes
George Grant Conservative 7,54216.6% No
Salma Yaqoob Independent 6,34513.9% No
Derrick Hodgson UKIP 8851.9% No
Alun Griffiths Liberal Democrat 7121.6% No
Celia Hickson Green 4811.1% No
Khadim Hussain Independent 650.1% No
Muhammad Hijazi Independent 540.1% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Naz Shah Labour 33,73676.2% Yes
Mohammed Afzal Conservative 6,71715.2% No
Derrick Hodgson Brexit Party 1,5563.5% No
Mark Christie Liberal Democrat 1,3493.0% No
Darren Parkinson Green 8131.8% No
Azfar Bukhari Independent 900.2% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Naz Shah Labour 11,72431.6% Yes
Muhammed Islam Independent 11,01729.7% No
Khalid Mahmood Green 3,69010.0% No
Akeel Hussain Independent 3,5479.6% No
Nigel Moxon Conservative 3,0558.2% No
Jamie Hinton-Wardle Reform UK 2,9588.0% No
Imad Ahmed Liberal Democrat 7562.0% No
Umar Ghafoor Independent 3340.9% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 15.8 pts 1886: Liberal margin 20.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 2.8 pts 1895: Conservative margin 4.8 pts 1900: Conservative margin 0.4 pts 1906: Labour margin 6.4 pts Jan 1910: Labour margin 33.1 pts Dec 1910: Labour margin 28.1 pts 1955: Conservative margin 7.6 pts 1959: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1964: Conservative margin 8.1 pts 1966: Labour margin 4.0 pts 1970: Conservative margin 3.9 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 4.6 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 11.3 pts 1979: Labour margin 17.2 pts 1983: Labour margin 6.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 15.2 pts 1992: Labour margin 19.4 pts 1997: Labour margin 8.5 pts 2001: Labour margin 10.8 pts 2005: Labour margin 8.3 pts 2010: Labour margin 14.2 pts 2015: Labour margin 28.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 48.1 pts 2019: Labour margin 61.0 pts 2024: Labour margin 1.9 pts 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Bradford West has been contested at 27 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Conservative, Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bradford West in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Bradford West in 2024 with 11,724 votes (31.6%), a majority of 707 votes over Independent in second place.

Which parties have won Bradford West since 1885?

Since 1885, Bradford West has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal.

What was the closest result in Bradford West?

The closest result on record for Bradford West was 1900, when Conservative beat Labour by just 41 votes (0.4 percentage points).

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