Shipley (UK Parliament constituency)

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Infobox UK constituency main Shipley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Anna Dixon of the Labour Party.

Boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Bradford, and the civil parishes of Clayton, Eccleshill, Idle, North Bierley, and Shipley.

1918–1950: The Urban Districts of Baildon, Bingley, Guiseley, Shipley, and Yeadon, and in the Rural District of Wharfedale the civil parishes of Esholt, Hawksworth, and Menston.

1950–1983: The Urban Districts of Baildon, Bingley, and Shipley.

1983–2010: The District of Bradford wards of Baildon, Bingley, Bingley Rural, Rombalds, Shipley East, and Shipley West.

2010–present: The District of Bradford wards of Baildon, Bingley, Bingley Rural, Shipley, Wharfedale, and Windhill and Wrose.

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies left the boundaries unchanged.

History

1885–1970

This seat was created in the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Until 1923 the seat was almost exclusively represented by elected Liberals and Arthur Creech Jones was Secretary of State for the Colonies (1946–1950) during most of the Attlee Ministry.

MPs since 1970

Shipley was for a long time the seat of ex-Chairman of the Conservative 1922 Committee, Sir Marcus Fox. He held the seat for almost 30 years between the 1970 and 1997 general elections.

At the 1997 general election, the Labour candidate Chris Leslie gained the seat from Fox, becoming the youngest MP of that parliament. He held the seat at the 2001 election and became a junior minister. A number of traditional Labour supporters considered Leslie to be an ardent Blairite, though he was in fact equally close to Gordon Brown, one of whose staff he married, and whose campaign for election as Labour leader he helped run (after he had lost this seat).

Leslie narrowly lost the seat in the 2005 election, when the Conservative Party candidate Philip Davies narrowly regained the seat with a majority of 422 votes, which then increased to nearly ten thousand votes at the May 2010 general election. Davies held the seat at the next three elections, but lost it to Labour's Anna Dixon at the 2024 general election.

Members of Parliament

File:Oswald Partington.jpg

Oswald Partington

Election		Member	Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1885	Joseph Craven	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1892	William Byles	Lib-Lab
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1895	James Fortescue Flannery	Liberal Unionist
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1906	Percy Illingworth	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1915	Oswald Partington	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1918	Norman Rae	Liberal
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1923	William Mackinder	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1930	James Lockwood	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1935	Arthur Creech Jones	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1950	Geoffrey Hirst	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1970	Marcus Fox	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	1997	Chris Leslie	Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2005	Philip Davies	Conservative
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" |	2024	Anna Dixon	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Anna Dixon	Template:Replace	45.0
		Philip Davies	13,135	27.2
		Simon Dandy	7,238	15.0
		Kevin Warnes	3,605	7.5
		Graham Richard Reed	1,341	2.8
		Will Grant	447	0.9
	Independent	Nagbea	297	0.6
		Waqas Ali Khan	269	0.6
		Paul Shkurka	137	0.3
		Darryl Neale Morton-Wright	96	0.2
Majority			8,603	17.8
Turnout			48,303	65.2
Registered electors			74,130
	gain from		Swing	Increase14.7

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Davies	Template:Replace	50.8
		Jo Pike	21,195	39.2
		Caroline Jones	3,188	5.9
		Celia Hickson	1,301	2.4
		Darren Longhorn	883	1.6
Majority			6,242	11.6
Turnout			54,004	72.9
	hold		Swing	+1.4

General election 2017: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Davies	Template:Replace	51.3
		Steve Clapcote	22,736	42.6
		Caroline Jones	2,202	4.1
		Sophie Walker	1,040	1.9
Majority			4,681	8.7
Turnout			53,395	73.0
	hold		Swing	-5.2

General election 2015: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Davies	Template:Replace	50.0
		Steve Clapcote	15,645	31.0
		Waqas Ali Khan	4,479	8.9
		Kevin Warnes	2,657	5.3
		Andrew Martin	1,949	3.9
		Darren Hill	543	1.1
Majority			9,624	19.0
Turnout			50,542	71.7
	hold		Swing	-0.5

General election 2010: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Davies	Template:Replace	48.6
		Susan Hinchcliffe	14,058	28.4
		John Harris	9,890	20.0
		Kevin Warnes	1,477	3.0
Majority			9,944	20.1
Turnout			49,427	73.0
	hold		Swing	+9.6

Elections in the 2000s

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Shipley, shown here after the 2005 general election as the only Conservative constituency in West Yorkshire

General election 2005: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Philip Davies	Template:Replace	39.0
		Chris Leslie	18,186	38.2
		John Briggs	7,018	14.7
		Tom Linden	2,000	4.2
		Quentin Deakin	1,665	3.5
	Iraq War. Not In My Name	David Crabtree	189	0.4
Majority			422	0.8
Turnout			47,666	69.7
	gain from		Swing	+2.0

General election 2001: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Leslie	Template:Replace	44.0
		David Senior	18,815	40.9
		Helen Wright	4,996	10.9
		Martin Love	1,386	3.0
		Walter Whitaker	580	1.3
Majority			1,428	3.1
Turnout			46,020	66.2
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Leslie	Template:Replace	43.3
		Marcus Fox	19,996	37.8
		John Cole	7,984	15.1
		Stephen Ellams	1,960	3.7
Majority			2,966	4.5
Turnout			52,902	76.3
	gain from		Swing	+13.8

General election 1992: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marcus Fox	Template:Replace	50.4
		Annie Lockwood	16,081	28.5
		John Cole	11,288	20.0
		Colin Harris	680	1.2
Majority			12,382	21.9
Turnout			56,512	82.1
	hold		Swing	-2.2

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marcus Fox	Template:Replace	49.5
		William Wallace	14,311	26.3
		Christopher Butler	12,699	23.3
		Colin Harris	507	0.9
Majority			12,630	23.2
Turnout			54,428	79.2
	hold		Swing	+0.6

General election 1983: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marcus Fox	Template:Replace	49.7
		William Wallace	14,421	27.7
		Martin Leathley	11,218	21.6
		Stanley Shepherd	521	1.0
Majority			11,445	22.0
Turnout			52,026	77.0
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marcus Fox	Template:Replace	52.55
		Peter R Ward	14,281	33.15
		G G Roberts	5,673	13.17
		D R Pedley	486	1.13
Majority			8,360	19.40
Turnout			43,081	80.51
	hold		Swing

General election October 1974: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marcus Fox	Template:Replace	43.99
		M J Wedgeworth	15,482	36.78
		G G Roberts	8,094	19.23
Majority			3,036	7.21
Turnout			42,094	81.00
	hold		Swing

General election February 1974: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marcus Fox	Template:Replace	43.13
		M J Wedgeworth	15,284	33.91
		G G Roberts	10,158	22.54
		C G Campion	192	0.43
Majority			4,155	9.22
Turnout			45,073	87.41
	hold		Swing

General election 1970: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Marcus Fox	Template:Replace	50.37
		Norman Free	16,161	38.88
		A.M. Micklem	4,468	10.75
Majority			4,777	11.49
Turnout			41,567	82.42
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoffrey Hirst	Template:Replace	46.47
		John Collins	16,966	42.70
		James P Heppell	4,304	10.83
Majority			1,500	3.77
Turnout			39,736	86.58
	hold		Swing

General election 1964: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoffrey Hirst	Template:Replace	57.95
		Christopher Price	15,545	39.07
		James P Heppell	5,165	12.98
Majority			3,531	8.88
Turnout			39,786	86.67
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoffrey Hirst	Template:Replace	56.97
		Michael English	17,025	43.03
Majority			5,511	13.94
Turnout			39,561	87.02
	hold		Swing

General election 1955: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoffrey Hirst	Template:Replace	56.69
		Ernest Gardner	17,251	43.31
Majority			5,331	13.38
Turnout			39,833	86.21
	hold		Swing

General election 1951: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoffrey Hirst	Template:Replace	47.78
		Thomas J Roberts	18,893	44.26
		Stanley Berwin	3,399	7.96
Majority			1,503	3.52
Turnout			42,688	90.48
	hold		Swing

General election 1950: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoffrey Hirst	Template:Replace	43.83
		Arthur Creech Jones	18,309	43.64
		William Albert Lupton	5,021	11.97
		L.T. Robb	237	0.56
Majority			81	0.19
Turnout			41,957	89.31
	gain from		Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arthur Creech Jones	Template:Replace	50.11
		Harry Hylton-Foster	17,097	34.23
		Eric Robinson	7,820	15.66
Majority			7,930	15.88
Turnout			49,944	80.39
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Arthur Creech Jones	Template:Replace	36.0
		Percy Guy Illingworth	11,595	25.9
		Thomas Howarth	10,998	24.6
		James Lockwood	6,025	13.5
Majority			4,507	10.1
Turnout			44,720	77.5
	gain from		Swing

General election 1931: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Lockwood	Template:Replace	64.0
		William Albert Robinson	14,725	34.5
		W.J. Leaper	601	1.4
Majority			12,579	29.5
Turnout			42,630	79.7
	hold		Swing

Shipley by-election 1930

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Lockwood	Template:Replace	36.0
		William Albert Robinson	13,537	32.1
		Arthur Davy	12,785	30.2
		Willie Gallacher	701	1.7
Majority			1,665	3.9
Turnout			42,261	80.0
	gain from		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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Mackinder

File:Portrait of Francis Wrigley Hirst.jpg

Hirst

General election 1929: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Mackinder	Template:Replace	42.3
		Robert Clough	13,693	31.1
		Francis Hirst	11,712	26.6
Majority			4,961	11.2
Turnout			44,059	85.0
	hold		Swing	+4.7

General election 1924: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Mackinder	Template:Replace	36.0
		Thomas Plumer	11,266	34.2
		John Pybus	9,800	29.8
Majority			596	1.8
Turnout			32,928	86.4
	hold		Swing	-4.0

General election 1923: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Mackinder	Template:Replace	38.4
		John Pybus	10,262	33.0
		Richard Garnett	8,872	28.6
Majority			1,656	5.4
Turnout			31,052	82.7
	gain from		Swing	N/A

General election 1922: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Norman Rae	Template:Replace	40.6
		William Mackinder	11,160	37.2
		Arthur Davy	6,674	12.2
Majority			1.041	3.4
Turnout			30,035	81.7
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1910s

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Partington

General election 1918: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Tom Snowden	5,690	25.4
Majority			11,010	49.2
Turnout			22,390	63.0
	hold		Swing	N/A

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1915 Shipley by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

File:Percy Illingworth.jpg

Illingworth

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General election December 1910: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

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1910 Shipley by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

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Hewins

General election January 1910: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Percy Illingworth	Template:Replace	63.0
		William Hewins	5,369	37.0
Majority			3,775	26.0
Turnout			12,507	88.9
	hold		Swing

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1906: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

File:James Fortescue Flannery.jpg

Flannery

General election 1900: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Fortescue Flannery	Template:Replace	50.2
		Percy Illingworth	6,223	49.8
Majority			61	0.4
Turnout			12,507	83.4
Registered electors			14,990
	hold		Swing	-0.1

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		James Fortescue Flannery	Template:Replace	50.3
		William Byles	5,921	49.7
Majority			78	0.6
Turnout			11,920	83.0
Registered electors			14,353
	gain from		Swing	+1.6

General election 1892: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		William Byles	Template:Replace	51.3
		Theophilus Peel	5,464	48.7
Majority			282	2.6
Turnout			11,210	76.0
Registered electors			14,759
	hold		Swing	N/A

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	hold

File:Laurence Hardy.jpg

Hardy

General election 1885: Shipley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Joseph Craven	Template:Replace	59.3
		Laurence Hardy	4,825	40.7
Majority			2,197	18.6
Turnout			11,847	84.2
Registered electors			14,067
	win (new seat)

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
• List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)

Sources

• Political Science Resources Richard Kimber
• F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1885 - 1918
• F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1974 - 1979

External links

• Shipley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
• Shipley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
• Shipley UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK