Bradford South is a borough constituency in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Gerard Sutcliffe (born 13 May 1953) known as Gerry Sutcliffe, is a Labour Party politician This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. Brief history and overview Prior to the mid-19th century Politics in the United Kingdom The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The ceremonial counties are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government as the Counties for the purposes of the Lieutenancies West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Yorkshire and the Humber is a Constituency of the European Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly Bradford ( lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a Metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament by the first past the post system of election. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The plurality voting system is a Single-winner voting system often used to elect executive officers or to elect members of a legislative assembly which is based on single-member
It was a Liberal-held seat in the 1920s and 1930s, but since the 1945 general election Bradford South has returned Labour MPs, although the Conservatives came very close to gaining the seat in the 1980s. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Results |} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory
Boundaries
Members of Parliament
Election results
Elections in the 1990s
| General Election 1992: Bradford South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Bob Cryer |
25,185 |
47. The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The UK general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922 It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party The 1924 UK general election was held on 29 October 1924 The Conservatives, led by Stanley Baldwin performed dramatically better in electoral terms than in The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party Results |} Total votes cast 24073025 All parties shown Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists Reason for Labour victory Meredith Farrer Titterington (1886 &ndash 28 October 1949) was a British Labour Party politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the George Craddock ( 26 February 1897 &ndash 28 April 1974) was a British Labour politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Opinion poll summary ORC (Opinion Research Council Conservative lead of 1%Harris (Express Newspapers Labour lead of 2%NOP Thomas William Torney ( 2 July 1915 &ndash 21 October 1998) was a British Labour Party politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results |} All parties gaining over 500 votes listed Campaign and policies The Conservatives' campaign emphasized lower taxes a strong economy and defence For The Bill character of the same name see Bob Cryer. George Robert Cryer, known as Bob Cryer ( 3 December The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Bradford South by-election 1994 was a By-election held on 9 June 1994 for the British House of Commons constituency of Gerard Sutcliffe (born 13 May 1953) known as Gerry Sutcliffe, is a Labour Party politician The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Results |} The turnout was 33514074 from an Electorate of 43275316 voting in a total of 651 seats The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the For The Bill character of the same name see Bob Cryer. George Robert Cryer, known as Bob Cryer ( 3 December 6 |
+6. 2 |
|
Conservative |
A. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. S. Popat |
20,283 |
38. 4 |
−2. 4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
B. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the J. Boulton |
7,243 |
13. 7 |
−4. 1 |
|
Islamic Party |
M. The Islamic Party of Britain is a defunct political party in Britain that was active from its formation in 1989 until 2006 Naseem |
156 |
0. 3 |
N/A |
| Majority |
4,902 |
9. 3 |
+8. 7 |
| Turnout |
52,867 |
75. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 6 |
+2. 0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| Bradford South by-election, 1994 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gerry Sutcliffe |
17,014 |
55. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties The Bradford South by-election 1994 was a By-election held on 9 June 1994 for the British House of Commons constituency of The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Gerard Sutcliffe (born 13 May 1953) known as Gerry Sutcliffe, is a Labour Party politician 3 |
+7. 7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Helen Wright |
7,350 |
23. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 9 |
+10. 2 |
|
Conservative |
R. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Farley |
5,475 |
17. 8 |
−20. 6 |
|
Monster Raving Loony |
David Sutch |
727 |
2. The Official Monster Raving Loony Party (OMRLP is a registered Political party established in the United Kingdom in 1983 by musician and politician David Screaming Lord Sutch 3rd Earl of Harrow, known as Screaming Lord Sutch, born David Edward Sutch ( 10 November 1940 &ndash 4 |
N/A |
|
Natural Law |
N. The Natural Law Party was founded in 1992 in the United States by a group of educators business leaders and lawyers in Fairfield, Iowa who practiced Transcendental Laycock |
197 |
0. 6 |
N/A |
| Majority |
9,664 |
31. 4 |
+22. 1 |
| Turnout |
30,763 |
44. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 1 |
−31. 5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Elections in the 2000s
| General Election 2001: Bradford South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gerry Sutcliffe |
19,603 |
55. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Gerard Sutcliffe (born 13 May 1953) known as Gerry Sutcliffe, is a Labour Party politician 8 |
-0. 9 |
|
Conservative |
Graham Tennyson |
9,941 |
28. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 3 |
+0. 3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alexander Wilson-Fletcher |
3,717 |
10. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 6 |
-0. 7 |
|
UK Independence |
Peter North |
783 |
2. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 2 |
N/A |
|
Socialist Labour |
Tony Kelly |
571 |
1. This article is about the Socialist Labour Party founded by Arthur Scargill in 1996 6 |
N/A |
|
Socialist Alliance |
Ateeq Siddique |
302 |
0. The Socialist Alliance was a Left-wing Electoral alliance operating in England in existence between 1992 and 2005 and is currently (after being refounded 9 |
N/A |
|
Defend The Welfare State Against Blairism |
George Riseborough |
220 |
0. 6 |
N/A |
| Majority |
9,662 |
27. 5 |
|
| Turnout |
35,137 |
51. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 3 |
-14. 5 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
| General Election 2005: Bradford South |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Gerry Sutcliffe |
17,954 |
49. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Gerard Sutcliffe (born 13 May 1953) known as Gerry Sutcliffe, is a Labour Party politician 0 |
-6. 8 |
|
Conservative |
Geraldine Carter |
8,787 |
24. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. 0 |
-4. 3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mike Doyle |
5,334 |
14. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the 6 |
+4. 0 |
|
British National Party |
James Lewthwaite |
2,862 |
7. The British National Party (BNP is a Far-right and whites only political party in the United Kingdom. 8 |
+7. 8 |
|
Green |
Derek Curtis |
695 |
1. The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW (Plaid Werdd Cymru a Lloegr is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. 9 |
+1. 9 |
|
UK Independence |
Jason Smith |
552 |
1. The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp 5 |
-0. 7 |
|
Veritas |
Therese Muchewicz |
421 |
1. Veritas ( Latin: "Truth" is a Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in February 2005 by politician-celebrity Robert Kilroy-Silk 2 |
+1. 2 |
| Majority |
9,167 |
25. 0 |
|
| Turnout |
36,605 |
54. Voter turnout is the percentage of eligible voters who cast a Ballot in an Election. 2 |
2. 9 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-1. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change between two political parties 2% |
|
See also
References
- ^ Bradford South , UKPollingReport
Leadership of the main parties David Cameron became Conservative leader in December 2005 replacing Michael Howard. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, ˈjuːkɪp The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The Bradford South by-election 1994 was a By-election held on 9 June 1994 for the British House of Commons constituency of The English Ceremonial county of West Yorkshire is divided into 23 parliamentary constituencies 13 borough constituencies and 10 county constituencies
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