Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = Bradford West
Map1 = BradfordWest
Type = Borough
Map2 = WestYorkshire
Entity = West Yorkshire
County = West Yorkshire
Year = 1885, 1955
MP = Marsha Singh
Party = Labour
EP = Yorkshire and the Humber

Bradford West is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

This constituency covers the western part of Bradford, comprising six complete wards of the City of Bradford: City, Clayton and Fairweather Green, Heaton, Manningham, Thornton and Allerton, Toller. It also includes part of Little Horton ward.

However, the Boundary Commission provisionally recommended in 2004 that the Little Horton ward should cease to be divided between three constituencies and should become part of the Bradford North constituency, which would be renamed Bradford East. Following objections from the Liberal Democrats, a public enquiry was held in July 2005. However, the Liberal Democrats did not attend to support their case, leading the Commission to uphold the proposal and describe the inquiry as "a quite unnecessary waste of public money".ref|wastemoney

The new constituency boundaries for Bradford West will therefore consist of six wards: City, Clayton and Fairweather Green, Heaton, Manningham, Thornton and Allerton, and Toller.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mukhtar Ali
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Zahid Iqbal
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marsha Singh
votes =
percentage =
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Jason Smith
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Bradford WestElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marsha Singh
votes = 14,570
percentage = 40.1
change = −7.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Haroon Rashid
votes = 11,544
percentage = 31.7
change = −5.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mukhtar Ali
votes = 6,620
percentage = 18.2
change = +11.8Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Paul Cromie
votes = 2,525
percentage = 6.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Parvez Darr
votes = 1,110
percentage = 3.1
change = −3.9Election box majority
votes = 3,026
percentage = 8.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 36,369
percentage = 54.0
change = +0.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Bradford WestElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marsha Singh
votes = 18,401
percentage = 48.0
change = +6.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Riaz
votes = 14,236
percentage = 37.1
change = +4.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = John Robinson
votes = 2,672
percentage = 7.0
change = +5.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Abdul Khan
votes = 2,437
percentage = 6.4
change = −8.4Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Imran Hussain
votes = 427
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate
party = Asian League
candidate = Farhan Khokhar
votes = 197
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 4,165
percentage = 10.9
change = Election box turnout
votes = 38,370
percentage = 53.6
change = −9.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Bradford WestElection box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Marsha Singh
votes = 18,932
percentage = 41.6
change = -11.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = M Riaz
votes = 15,055
percentage = 33.0
change = -0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = H Wright
votes = 6,737
percentage = 14.8
change = +4.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = A R Khan
votes = 1,551
percentage = 3.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = C Royston
votes = 1,348
percentage = 3.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = J Robinson
votes = 861
percentage = 1.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = G Osborn
votes = 839
percentage = 1.8
change = Election box candidate
party = Socialist Party
candidate = S Shah
votes = 245
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 3,877
percentage = 8.6
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 63.3
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

# Boundary Commission for England: [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pbc/review_areas/West_Yorkshire_Boroughs/downloads/RR__NR_W_Yorks_Web.doc Revised And Final Recommendations For Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries In West Yorkshire, January 2006] , paragraph 8.
# The Bradford West Constituency was created in 1955 after a boundary review. In previous elections the city was divided into four constituencies: "Bradford Central", "Bradford East", "Bradford North" and "Bradford South". See [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge51/i04.htm UK General Election results October 1951] and [http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge55/i04.htm UK General Election results May 1955] .

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire