Bradford North (UK Parliament constituency)

Bradford North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until it was abolished for the 2010 general election, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

1918–1950: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, Idle, and Thornton.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, and Idle.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, and North East.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bowling, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, Laisterdyke, and Undercliffe.

1983–2010: The City of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bowling, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, and Undercliffe.

The constituency covered the northern part of Bradford.

Following the review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire by the Boundary Commission for England, Bradford was significantly altered, and the resulting constituency was renamed as Bradford East, with effect from the 2010 general election.

Members of Parliament

	Election	Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1918	Archibald Boyd-Carpenter	Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1923	Walter Rea	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1924	Eugene Ramsden	Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1929	Norman Angell	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1931	Eugene Ramsden	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1945	Muriel Nichol	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1950	William Taylor	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1964	Ben Ford	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1983	Geoffrey Lawler	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1987	Pat Wall	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1990 by-election	Terry Rooney	Labour
	2010	constituency abolished

Elections

This constituency was replaced by Bradford East for the 2010 general election.

Elections in the 1910s

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Elections in the 1920s

General election 1918: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Palin	6,499	29.2
		Everett Binns	4,688	21.1
Majority			4,543	20.5
Turnout			22,229	67.3
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General election 1922: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Walter Rea	9,008	32.0
		John Palin	8,869	31.5
Majority			1,252	4.5
Turnout			28,137	84.0
	hold		Swing

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General election 1923: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Archibald Boyd-Carpenter	9,192	33.3
		Thomas Blythe	9,036	32.7
Majority			173	0.7
Turnout			27,593	81.7
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+2.6

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General election 1924: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Frank Wise	9,442	32.7
		Walter Rea	8,007	27.7
Majority			2,017	6.9
Turnout			28,908	84.7
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

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General election 1929: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Eugene Ramsden	15,413	35.4
		Joseph Burton Hobman	10,290	23.6
Majority			2,460	5.6
Turnout			43,576	84.5
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+6.2

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1931: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Butler	12,401	28.2
Majority			19,136	43.6
Turnout			43,938	83.1
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

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General election 1935: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Muriel Nichol	14,047	35.2
	National Dividend	Reginald Kenney	4,684	11.7
Majority			7,103	17.8
Turnout			39,881	72.3
	hold		Swing

General Election 1939–40:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

• National Labour: George R Carter
• Labour: Muriel Nichol

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Andrews Benn	16,824	36.2
		Basil Robert Wilson Town	9,337	20.1
Majority			3,444	7.4
Turnout			46,429	79.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+12.7

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1950: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Muriel Nichol	18,517	41.03
		Jack Kitching	5,985	13.26
Majority			2,111	4.68
Turnout			45,130	87.70
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

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General election 1951: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Edward J Parris	20,647	45.71
Majority			3,877	8.58
Turnout			45,171	87.14
	hold		Swing

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General election 1955: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Maurice Webb	21,015	49.92
Majority			69	0.16
Turnout			42,099	81.79
	hold		Swing

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General election 1959: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		John Marshall	20,179	46.90
Majority			2,671	6.20
Turnout			43,029	82.82
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1964: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Taylor	16,507	40.21
		Edgar Robinson	6,642	16.18
Majority			1,398	3.40
Turnout			41,054	80.40
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

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General election 1966: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		WH Peter Laycock	17,528	44.65
Majority			4,199	10.70
Turnout			39,255	77.71
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1970: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		WH Peter Laycock	18,511	47.89
Majority			1,630	4.22
Turnout			38,652	73.84
	hold		Swing

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General election February 1974: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Patrick Thompson	15,764	30.52
		Gordon Lishman	13,115	25.39
	Independent	A Marriott	386	0.75
Majority			6,617	12.82
Turnout			51,646	78.84
	hold		Swing

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General election October 1974: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Patrick Thompson	14,252	30.60
		Gordon Lishman	9,475	20.35
Majority			8,589	18.45
Turnout			46,568	70.41
	hold		Swing

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General election 1979: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Neil Hamilton	17,548	35.66
		A Bagshawe	5,819	11.83
		Andrew Brons	614	1.25
		CE Smith	158	0.32
Majority			7,521	15.28
Turnout			49,208	71.81
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1983: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Pat Wall	14,492	30.9
		Peter Birkby	11,962	25.5
		Ben Ford	4,018	8.6
		Arthur Howarth	194	0.4
		Michael Easter	193	0.4
Majority			1,602	3.4
Turnout			46,953	70.8
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing

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General election 1987: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoffrey Lawler	19,376	39.5
		Adrian Berkley	8,656	17.7
Majority			1,633	3.3
Turnout			49041	72.7
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+6.7

Elections in the 1990s

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1990 Bradford North by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Ward	9,105	25.3
		Joy Atkin	6,048	16.8
		David Pidcock	800	2.2
		Michael Knott	447	1.2
		Robert Tenney	305	0.8
		Joseph Floyd	219	0.6
		Wild Willi Beckett	210	0.6
		Noel Nowosielski	187	0.5
		Malcolm Wigglesworth	89	0.2
Majority			9,514	26.4
Turnout			36,029	53.4
	hold		Swing

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General election 1992: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Mohammed Riaz	15,756	32.2
		David Ward	9,133	18.7
		Wild Willi Beckett	350	0.9
		Mohamed H. Nasr	304	0.6
Majority			7,664	15.6
Turnout			48,963	73.4
	hold		Swing	+10.8

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General election 1997: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Rasjid Skinner	10,723	25.6
		Terry Browne	6,083	14.5
		Harry Wheatley	1,227	2.9
		Wild Willi Beckett	369	0.9
Majority			12,770	30.5
Turnout			41,895	63.3
	hold		Swing	+7.4

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2001: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Zahid Iqbal	8,450	24.1
		David Ward	6,924	19.8
		John Brayshaw	1,613	4.6
		Steven Schofield	611	1.7
Majority			8,969	25.6
Turnout			35,017	52.7
	hold		Swing	−10.6

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General election 2005: Bradford North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Ward	11,111	32.3
		Teck Khong	5,569	16.2
		Lynda Cromie	2,061	6.0
		Steven Schofield	560	1.6
		Umit Yildiz	474	1.4
Majority			3,511	10.2
Turnout			34,397	53.3
	hold		Swing	―9.8

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire

Notes and references

Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. Template:ISBN.

External links

• Bradford North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK