Bradford East

Bradford East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundaries since 2024
Boundary of Bradford East in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyWest Yorkshire
Population113,820 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate74,205 (December 2019)[2]
Major settlementsBradford
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentImran Hussain (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBradford North
1885–1974
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromBradford
Replaced byBradford North

Bradford East is a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Imran Hussain of the Labour Party.[n 2]

Constituency profile

The Bradford East constituency is located in the City of Bradford metropolitan borough in the county of West Yorkshire. It is almost entirely urban or suburban and covers areas to the east and north-east of Bradford city centre. It includes the neighbourhoods of Bolton and Undercliffe, Little Horton, Barkerend and Idle. The area has an industrial heritage; Bradford was once a global centre for textile manufacturing, particularly in the wool trade.[3] Like much of post-industrial Northern England, Bradford has experienced economic decline with the decrease in importance of the textile industry. The parts of the constituency near the city centre are in the 10% most deprived areas of the country, whilst the suburbs to the north around Idle are wealthier.[4]

Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are young and have high levels of deprivation. House prices and levels of education and professional employment are very low.[5] Like the rest of Bradford, the constituency has a large Pakistani community, who make up 36% of the population. Overall, White and Asian people each make up 46% of residents, although the constituency is divided; Asians make up around 80% of the population in Barkerend but there are very few Asian residents in Idle and Thackley.[6] Local politics at the district council are mixed; the areas close to the city centre are represented by Labour Party and independent councillors whilst Liberal Democrats represent the wealthier northern suburbs. An estimated 55% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, slightly higher than the national figure of 52%.[5]

History

The constituency had existed from 1885 to 1974. Following a 2007–2009 review of parliamentary boundaries in West Yorkshire by the Boundary Commission for England, the Bradford North constituency was abolished and Bradford East created for the 2010 general election.

Boundaries

Municipal boundaries of Bradford

Bradford was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1847, covering the parishes of Bradford, Horton and Manningham. It became a county borough with the passing of the Local Government Act 1888. The county borough was granted city status by Letters Patent in 1897. Bradford was expanded in 1882 to include Allerton, Bolton and Undercliffe, Bowling, Heaton, Thornbury and Tyersal. In 1899 it was further expanded by adding North Bierley, Eccleshill, Idle, Thornton, Tong and Wyke. Clayton was added in 1930.

From 1974, the county borough was merged with the Borough of Keighley, the Urban Districts of Baildon, Bingley, Denholme, Cullingworth, Ilkley, Shipley and Silsden, along with part of Queensbury and Shelf Urban District and part of Skipton Rural District to create the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford.

Parliamentary boundaries

1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Bradford, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, was divided into three single-member constituencies from the 1885 general election. Bradford East was the eastern third of Bradford and was approximately rectangular in shape. It consisted of the wards of Bradford Moor, East, East Bowling, South, and West Bowling. It bordered Pudsey to the east, Elland in the south, Bradford Central to the west and Shipley in the north.

1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Bradford wards of Bradford Moor, East Bowling, Tong, and West Bowling. It was located in the south-east corner of the city of Bradford.

1950–1955: The constituency was expanded to the south-west, to include territory formerly in the Bradford South seat. The Bradford Moor area, in the north of the old East division, was transferred to Bradford Central. The wards allocated to the East division from 1950 were East Bowling, Little Horton, North Bierley East, Tong, and West Bowling.

1955–1974: The 1955 redistribution removed the western part of the old East division and expanded the seat north. North Bierley East and West Bowling wards were transferred to Bradford South. The East seat from 1955 comprised the wards of East Bowling, Exchange, Listerhills, Little Horton, South, and Tong.

In 1974 the Bradford East seat was abolished. The Bowling area became part of Bradford North; Tong joined Bradford South; and Little Horton became part of Bradford West.

2010-2024: Bradford East was recreated as the successor seat to Bradford North, which was created for the 1918 general election. The report into the boundary review says;

"5. The Assistant Commissioner reported that he was also called upon to consider alternative names submitted for Bradford East. He rejected a number of alternatives... as he considered they did not have any merit.... He also rejected the submissions that proposed that the name Bradford North should be retained...."

The wards in this new constituency were entirely within the Bradford city boundaries:

2024-present: As above, apart from the loss of a small part of the Bowling and Barkerend ward (polling district 5F) to Bradford South.[7]

Members of Parliament

MPs 1885–1974

Election Member[8] Party
1885 Sir Angus Holden, later Baron Holden Liberal
1886 Henry Byron Reed Conservative
1892 William Sproston Caine Liberal
1895 Henry Byron Reed Conservative
1896 by-election Ronald Greville Conservative
1906 William Priestley Liberal
1918 Charles Edgar Loseby Coalition National Democratic
1922 Fred Jowett Labour
1924 Thomas Fenby Liberal
1929 Fred Jowett Labour
1931 Joseph Hepworth Conservative
1945 Frank McLeavy Labour
1966 Edward Lyons Labour
Feb 1974 constituency abolished

MPs since 2010

Election Member[9] Party
2010 David Ward Liberal Democrats
Jul 2013 Independent
Oct 2013 Liberal Democrats
2015 Imran Hussain Labour
2024 Independent
2025 Labour

Elections

The original constituency had its first contest at the 1885 general election and its last at the 1970 general election.

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Bradford East[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imran Hussain 14,098 37.9 −25.1
Independent Talat Sajawal 7,909 21.3 N/A
Reform Jacob Anstey 4,952 13.3 +7.1
Conservative Aubrey Holt 3,450 9.3 −12.4
Green Celia Hickson 2,571 6.9 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Robert St John O'Carroll 1,910 5.1 −2.6
Independent Mohammed Rahman 817 2.2 N/A
Yorkshire Lara Barras 761 2.0 N/A
Independent Amer Rehman 683 1.8 N/A
SDP Richard Riley 65 0.2 N/A
Majority 6,189 16.6 –24.7
Turnout 37,216 49.5 –10.1
Registered electors 75,167
Labour hold

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[12]
Party Vote %
Labour 27,105 63.0
Conservative 9,344 21.7
Liberal Democrats 3,302 7.7
Brexit Party 2,647 6.2
Green 638 1.5
Turnout 43,036 59.6
Electorate 72,150
General election 2019: Bradford East[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imran Hussain 27,825 63.0 −2.4
Conservative Linden Kemkaran 9,681 21.9 +1.5
Liberal Democrats Jeanette Sunderland 3,316 7.5 +5.7
Brexit Party Jonathan Barras 2,700 6.1 New
Green Andy Stanford 662 1.5 +0.9
Majority 18,144 41.1 −3.9
Turnout 44,184 60.4 −4.6
Labour hold Swing
General election 2017: Bradford East[14][15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imran Hussain 29,831 65.4 +18.8
Conservative Mark Trafford 9,291 20.4 +9.1
Independent David Ward 3,576 7.8 New
UKIP Jonathan Barras 1,372 3.0 −6.9
Liberal Democrats Mark Jewell 843 1.8 −27.7
Better for Bradford Paul Parkins 420 0.9 New
Green Andy Stanford 289 0.6 −1.5
Majority 20,540 45.0 +27.9
Turnout 45,622 64.8 +2.2
Labour hold Swing +4.8
See also: Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15 § Bradford East
General election 2015: Bradford East[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Imran Hussain 19,312 46.6 +13.8
Liberal Democrats David Ward 12,228 29.5 −4.2
Conservative Iftikhar Ahmed 4,682 11.3 −15.5
UKIP Owais Rajput 4,103 9.9 New
Green David Stevens 871 2.1 New
British Democrats James Lewthwaite 210 0.5 New
Majority 7,084 17.1 N/A
Turnout 41,406 62.6 +0.5
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +9.0
General election 2010: Bradford East[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Ward 13,637 33.7 +3.9
Labour Terry Rooney 13,272 32.8 −11.3
Conservative Mohammed Riaz 10,860 26.8 +9.4
BNP Neville Poynton 1,854 4.6 −1.0
Independent Raja Hussain 375 0.9 New
Independent Peter Shields 237 0.6 New
National Front Gerry Robinson 222 0.5 New
Majority 365 0.9 N/A
Turnout 40,457 62.1 +8.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +7.6[n 3]

Election in the 1970s

General election 1970: Bradford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Lyons 17,346 66.17
Conservative Christopher J Barr 8,208 31.31
Liberal Ghulam Musa 660 2.52 New
Majority 9,138 34.86
Turnout 26,214 64.75
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Bradford East[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edward Lyons 18,435 69.50
National Liberal Henry Sissling 8,091 30.50
Majority 10,344 39.00
Turnout 26,526 65.12
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Bradford East[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank McLeavy 17,945 61.84
National Liberal D Trevor Lewis 11,075 38.16
Majority 6,870 23.68
Turnout 29,020 66.84
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Bradford East[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank McLeavy 20,056 57.99
National Liberal Desmond A Dagleish 14,529 42.01
Majority 5,527 15.98
Turnout 34,585 72.79
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Bradford East[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank McLeavy 23,588 61.59
National Liberal George C Barber 14,713 38.41
Majority 8,875 23.18
Turnout 38,301 74.44
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Bradford East[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank McLeavy 28,796 62.88
National Liberal Frederick William Howard Cook 16,999 37.12
Majority 11,797 25.76
Turnout 45,795 84.28
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Bradford East[25][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank McLeavy 27,694 59.8 +14.8
National Liberal Geoffrey Francis Greenbank 12,527 27.0 +0.9
Liberal Joseph Stanley Snowden 5,565 12.0 −2.3
Communist H Green 543 1.2 New
Majority 15,167 32.8 +13.8
Turnout 46,329 84.6 +5.7
Labour hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Bradford East[27] Electorate 44,305
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank McLeavy 15,743 45.0 +23.3
Conservative William Taylor 9,109 26.1 −6.9
Ind. Labour Party Will Ballantine 5,195 14.6 −12.0
Liberal Joseph Stanley Snowden 5,010 14.3 −4.4
Majority 6,634 19.0 N/A
Turnout 34,967 78.9 +5.9
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1935: Bradford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Hepworth 11,131 32.98
Ind. Labour Party Fred Jowett 8,983 26.61 New
Labour Wilfred Heywood 7,329 21.71 New
Liberal Thomas Fenby 6,312 18.70 New
Majority 2,148 6.37
Turnout 33,755 73.04
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1931: Bradford East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Joseph Hepworth 22,532 58.81
Ind. Labour Party Fred Jowett 15,779 41.19
Majority 6,753 17.62 N/A
Turnout 38,311 82.40
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Election in the 1920s

General election 1929: Bradford East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Jowett 21,398 54.7 +4.8
Liberal Thomas Fenby 17,701 45.3 −4.8
Majority 3,697 9.4 N/A
Turnout 39,099 83.4 +2.6
Registered electors 46,856
Labour gain from Liberal Swing +4.8
General election 1924: Bradford East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Fenby 15,240 50.1 +21.7
Labour Fred Jowett 15,174 49.9 +1.8
Majority 66 0.2 N/A
Turnout 30,414 80.8 +5.2
Registered electors 37,658
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +10.0
General election 6 December 1923: Bradford East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Jowett 13,579 48.1 +2.7
Liberal Eckersley Mitchell 8,017 28.4 +7.0
Unionist James Clare 6,622 23.5 New
Majority 5,562 19.7 +7.5
Turnout 28,218 75.6 −5.8
Registered electors 37,323
Labour hold Swing −2.2
General election 6 December 1922: Bradford East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Fred Jowett 13,573 45.4 +7.5
National Liberal Charles Edgar Loseby 9,926 33.2 −7.9
Liberal Harry Medforth Dawson [29] 6,411 21.4 +0.4
Majority 3,647 12.2 N/A
Turnout 29,910 81.4 +19.0
Registered electors 36,758
Labour gain from National Democratic Swing +7.7

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Bradford East[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C National Democratic Charles Edgar Loseby 9,390 41.1 New
Labour Fred Jowett 8,637 37.9 New
Liberal William Priestley 4,782 21.0 −41.2
Majority 753 3.2 N/A
Turnout 22,809 62.4 −16.4
Registered electors 36,580
National Democratic gain from Liberal Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

General election December 1910: Bradford East[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Priestley 7,778 62.2 +8.9
Conservative R.M.H.J. Mortimer 4,734 37.8 +3.1
Majority 3,044 24.4 +5.8
Turnout 12,512 78.8 −2.3
Registered electors 15,884
Liberal hold Swing +2.9
General election January 1910: Bradford East[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Priestley 7,709 53.3 +7.7
Conservative J.H. Balfour-Browne 5,014 34.7 +3.1
Social Democratic Federation Edward Hartley 1,740 12.0 −10.8
Majority 2,695 18.6 +4.6
Turnout 14,463 91.1 +1.6
Registered electors 15,884
Liberal hold Swing +2.3

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Bradford East[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Priestley 6,185 45.6 −1.3
Conservative Vincent Caillard 4,277 31.6 −20.6
Social Democratic Federation Edward Hartley 3,090 22.8 New
Majority 1,908 14.0 N/A
Turnout 13,552 89.5 +6.7
Registered electors 15,136
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +9.7
General election 1900: Bradford East[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Greville 6,121 52.2 −1.0
Liberal William Priestley 5,514 46.9 +0.1
Independent J. Sheldon 111 0.9 New
Majority 607 5.3 −1.1
Turnout 11,746 82.8 −1.7
Registered electors 14,189
Conservative hold Swing −0.6

Elections in the 1890s

By-election, 1896: Bradford East[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ronald Greville 4,921 43.2 −10.0
Liberal Alfred Billson 4,526 39.7 −7.1
Ind. Labour Party Keir Hardie 1,953 17.1 New
Majority 395 3.5 −2.9
Turnout 11,400 86.6 +2.1
Registered electors 13,159
Conservative hold Swing −1.5
General election 1895: Bradford East[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Byron Reed 5,843 53.2 +4.1
Liberal William Sproston Caine 5,139 46.8 −4.1
Majority 704 6.4 N/A
Turnout 10,982 84.5 −2.7
Registered electors 12,997
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.1
General election 1892: Bradford East[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Sproston Caine 5,575 50.9 +2.6
Conservative Henry Byron Reed 5,373 49.1 −2.6
Majority 202 1.8 N/A
Turnout 10,948 87.2 +6.9
Registered electors 12,556
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.6

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Bradford East[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Henry Byron Reed 4,519 51.7 +3.6
Liberal Angus Holden 4,223 48.3 −3.6
Majority 296 3.4 N/A
Turnout 8,742 80.3 −3.1
Registered electors 10,887
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.6
General election 1885: Bradford East[32][33][34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Angus Holden 4,713 51.9
Conservative John Taylor 4,367 48.1
Majority 346 3.8
Turnout 9,080 83.4
Registered electors 10,887
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  3. ^ Based on notional 2005 results by ward

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