Bradford South (UK Parliament constituency)#Elections in the 2010s

The seat covers the southern suburbs of Bradford from Queensbury to Holmewood and has a large South Asian population.UK Polling Report http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/bradfordsouth/

File:1918-1949_Bradford_South.png

1918–1950: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Great Horton, Lister Hills, Little Horton, North Bierley East, and North Bierley West.

1950–1955: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Clayton, Great Horton, Lister Hills, North Bierley West, and Thornton.

1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Clayton, North Bierley East, North Bierley West, and West Bowling, and the Urban District of Queensbury and Shelf.

1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Clayton, Great Horton, Odsal, Tong, Wibsey, and Wyke, and the Urban District of Queensbury and Shelf.

1983–2010: The City of Bradford wards of Great Horton, Odsal, Queensbury, Tong, Wibsey, and Wyke.

2010–2024: The City of Bradford wards of Great Horton, Queensbury, Royds, Tong, Wibsey, and Wyke.

2024–present: As above, apart from the gain of a small part of the Bowling and Barkerend ward (polling district 5F) from Bradford East to bring the electorate within the permitted range.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region}}

It was a Liberal-held seat from 1922 to 1924 and 1931–1945. Since the 1945 general election Bradford South has returned Labour Party MPs, although the Conservative Party came very close to gaining the seat in the 1980s.

Elland prior to 1918

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Judith Cummins |votes=11,833|percentage=35.8|change=−10.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Reform UK |candidate=Ian Eglin |votes=7,441|percentage=22.5|change=+15.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Conservative Party (UK) |candidate=Zaf Shah|votes=4,853|percentage=14.7|change=−25.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Matt Edwards|votes=3,366|percentage= 10.2 |change=+7.7}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent |candidate=Rehiana Ali |votes=3,345|percentage=10.1|change=N/A|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party= Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate=Anthony Smith|votes=954|percentage=2.9|change=−0.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Workers Party of Britain|candidate=Harry Boota |votes=513|percentage=1.6|change=N/A|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Yorkshire Party |candidate=Jonathan Barras |votes=489|percentage=1.5|change=N/A|}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party= English Democrats |candidate=Therese Hirst |votes=248|percentage=0.8|change=N/A}}

{{election box majority

|votes=4,392

|percentage=13.3

|change=+6.6

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{{election box turnout

|votes=33,042

|percentage=46.5

|change=−11.2

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{{Election box registered electors| reg. electors = 71,002

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{{Election box hold with party link| winner = Labour Party (UK)| swing = −13.2

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|title=General election 2019: Bradford South{{cite news |title=Bradford South Parliamentary constituency |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000588 |website=BBC News |publisher=BBC |access-date=1 November 2019}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Judith Cummins|votes=18,390|percentage=46.3|change=−8.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Narinder Sekhon|votes=16,044|percentage=40.4|change=+2.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Brexit Party|candidate=Kulvinder Manik|votes=2,819|percentage=7.1|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Alun Griffiths|votes=1,505|percentage=3.8|change=+2.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Matthew Edwards|votes=983|percentage=2.5|change=+1.6}}

{{Election box majority|votes=2,346|percentage=5.9|change=−10.4}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=39,741|percentage=57.6|change=−3.0}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=−5.2}}

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{{Election box begin |title=General election 2017: Bradford South{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000588 |title=Bradford South parliamentary constituency |work=BBC News|access-date=9 June 2017}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Judith Cummins|votes=22,364|percentage=54.5|change=+11.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Tanya Graham|votes=15,664|percentage=38.2|change=+11.9}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Stephen Place|votes=1,758|percentage=4.3|change=−19.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Stuart Thomas|votes=516|percentage=1.3|change=−1.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=English Democrats|candidate=Therese Hirst|votes=377|percentage=0.9|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Darren Parkinson|votes=370|percentage=0.9|change=−2.4}}

{{Election box majority|votes=6,700|percentage=16.3|change=−0.9}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=41,049|percentage=60.6|change=+1.5}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −0.4

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{{Election box begin | title=General election 2015: Bradford South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2015|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017112223/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2015.txt|archive-date=17 October 2015}}{{cite news

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| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000588

| work = BBC News

| access-date = 13 May 2015}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Judith Cummins

|votes = 16,328

|percentage = 43.4

|change = +2.1

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Tanya Graham

|votes = 9,878

|percentage = 26.3

|change = −2.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Jason Smith

|votes = 9,057

|percentage = 24.1

|change = +20.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Andy Robinson

|votes = 1,243

|percentage = 3.3

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Andrew Tear

|votes = 1,094

|percentage = 2.9

|change = −15.4

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{{Election box majority

|votes = 6,450

|percentage = 17.1

|change = +4.9

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{{Election box turnout

|votes = 37,600

|percentage = 59.1

|change = −0.7

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{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +2.5

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 2010: Bradford South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2010|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726162034/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2010.txt|archive-date=26 July 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/a59.stm|title=UK > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Bradford South|date=7 May 2010|work=Election 2010|publisher=BBC|access-date=11 May 2010}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerry Sutcliffe

|votes = 15,682

|percentage = 41.3

|change = −7.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Matthew Palmer

|votes = 11,060

|percentage = 29.1

|change = +4.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Alun Griffiths

|votes = 6,948

|percentage = 18.3

|change = +3.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Sharon Sutton

|votes = 2,651

|percentage = 7.0

|change = −0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Jamie Illingworth

|votes = 1,339

|percentage = 3.5

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Democratic Nationalist

|candidate = James Lewthwaite

|votes = 315

|percentage = 0.8

|change = N/A

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,622

|percentage = 12.2

|change = −12.8

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 37,995

|percentage = 59.8

|change = +6.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −5.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2005: Bradford South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2005|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054249/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2005ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerry Sutcliffe

|votes = 17,954

|percentage = 49.0

|change = −6.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Geraldine Carter

|votes = 8,787

|percentage = 24.0

|change = −4.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Mike Doyle

|votes = 5,334

|percentage = 14.6

|change = +4.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = James Lewthwaite

|votes = 2,862

|percentage = 7.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Derek Curtis

|votes = 695

|percentage = 1.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Jason Smith

|votes = 552

|percentage = 1.5

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Veritas (political party)

|candidate = Therese Muchewicz

|votes = 421

|percentage = 1.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,167

|percentage = 25.0

|change = −2.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 36,605

|percentage = 54.2

|change = +2.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −1.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 2001: Bradford South{{cite web|title=Election Data 2001|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054450/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_2001ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerry Sutcliffe

|votes = 19,603

|percentage = 55.8

|change = −0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Graham Tennyson

|votes = 9,941

|percentage = 28.3

|change = +0.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Alexander Wilson-Fletcher

|votes = 3,717

|percentage = 10.6

|change = −0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Peter North

|votes = 783

|percentage = 2.2

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tony Kelly

|votes = 571

|percentage = 1.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Alliance (England)

|candidate = Ateeq Siddique

|votes = 302

|percentage = 0.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Defend The Welfare State Against Blairism

|candidate = George Riseborough

|votes = 220

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,662

|percentage = 27.5

|change = −1.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 35,137

|percentage = 51.3

|change = −14.6

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1997: Bradford South{{cite web|title=Election Data 1997|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054424/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1997.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerry Sutcliffe

|votes = 25,558

|percentage = 56.7

|change = +9.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ann G. Hawkesworth

|votes = 12,622

|percentage = 28.0

|change = −10.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Alexander Wilson-Fletcher

|votes = 5,093

|percentage = 11.3

|change = −2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Marilyn Kershaw

|votes = 1,785

|percentage = 4.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 12,936

|percentage = 28.7

|change = +19.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,058

|percentage = 65.9

|change = −9.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=1994 Bradford South by-election}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Gerry Sutcliffe

|votes = 17,014

|percentage = 55.3

|change = +7.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Helen Wright

|votes = 7,350

|percentage = 23.9

|change = +10.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ronnie Farley

|votes = 5,475

|percentage = 17.8

|change = −20.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party

|candidate = David Sutch

|votes = 727

|percentage = 2.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Keith Laycock

|votes = 197

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,664

|percentage = 31.4

|change = +22.2

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 30,763

|percentage = 44.1

|change = −31.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1992: Bradford South{{cite web|title=Election Data 1992|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054418/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1992ob.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|title=Politics Resources|date=9 April 1992|work=Election 1992|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=6 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724020412/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Bob Cryer

|votes = 25,185

|percentage = 47.6

|change = +6.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Andrew S. Popat

|votes = 20,283

|percentage = 38.4

|change = −2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Brian J. Boulton

|votes = 7,243

|percentage = 13.7

|change = −4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Islamic Party of Britain

|candidate = Mohammad Naseem

|votes = 156

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,902

|percentage = 9.2

|change = +8.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 52,867

|percentage = 75.6

|change = +2.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1987: Bradford South{{cite web|title=Election Data 1987|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054243/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1987.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Bob Cryer

|votes = 21,230

|percentage = 41.4

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Graham Hall

|votes = 20,921

|percentage = 40.8

|change = +3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Trevor Lindley

|votes = 9,109

|percentage = 17.8

|change = −6.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 309

|percentage = 0.6

|change = +0.4

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 51,260

|percentage = 73.7

|change = +2.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +0.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1983: Bradford South{{cite web|title=Election Data 1983|url=http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|publisher=Electoral Calculus|access-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015054231/http://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/electdata_1983.txt|archive-date=15 October 2011}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Torney

|votes = 18,542

|percentage = 37.5

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Graham Hall

|votes = 18,432

|percentage = 37.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = David Pearl

|votes = 12,143

|percentage = 24.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Ecology Party (UK)

|candidate = Robert Adset

|votes = 308

|percentage = 0.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 110

|percentage = 0.2

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 49,425

|percentage = 71.0

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1979: Bradford South

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Torney

|votes = 26,323

|percentage = 47.11

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = JK Hirst

|votes = 22,005

|percentage = 39.38

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = R Taylor

|votes = 7,127

|percentage = 12.75

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Front (UK)

|candidate = G Wright

|votes = 422

|percentage = 0.76

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,318

|percentage = 7.73

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 55,877

|percentage = 73.18

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election October 1974: Bradford South

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Torney

|votes = 25,219

|percentage = 48.05

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = GC Littlewood

|votes = 16,964

|percentage = 32.32

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = CJ Cawood

|votes = 10,306

|percentage = 19.63

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,255

|percentage = 15.73

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 52,489

|percentage = 71.64

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election February 1974: Bradford South

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Torney

|votes = 25,875

|percentage = 44.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = PG Dwyer

|votes = 18,222

|percentage = 31.52

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Margaretta Holmstedt

|votes = 12,961

|percentage = 22.42

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent Powellite

|candidate = R Pearson

|votes = 749

|percentage = 1.30

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,653

|percentage = 13.24

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 57,807

|percentage = 79.68

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1970: Bradford South

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Tom Torney

|votes = 20,985

|percentage = 45.93

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =John Derek Whittaker Bottomley

|votes = 19,009

|percentage = 41.61

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Dunkerley

|votes = 5,694

|percentage = 12.46

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,976

|percentage = 4.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,688

|percentage = 72.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =-6.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1966: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Craddock

|votes = 22,932

|percentage = 52.53

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate =John Derek Whittaker Bottomley

|votes = 15,435

|percentage = 35.35

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Dunkerley

|votes = 5,291

|percentage = 12.12

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 7,497

|percentage = 17.18

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 43,658

|percentage = 75.99

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =+4.25

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1964: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Craddock

|votes = 21,004

|percentage = 46.28

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative and National Liberal

|candidate =John Derek Whittaker Bottomley

|votes = 17,097

|percentage = 37.67

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Allen Clegg

|votes = 7,286

|percentage = 16.05

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,907

|percentage = 8.61

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,387

|percentage = 78.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1959: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Craddock

|votes = 21,172

|percentage = 45.85

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Liberal and Conservative

|candidate = Reginald Winston Jones

|votes = 18,158

|percentage = 39.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Hugh Womersley

|votes = 6,850

|percentage = 14.83

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,014

|percentage = 6.53

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,180

|percentage = 80.99

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1955: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Craddock

|votes = 20,478

|percentage = 47.32

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Liberal and Conservative

|candidate = Reginald Winston Jones

|votes = 16,768

|percentage = 38.75

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur T Ellis

|votes = 6,029

|percentage = 13.93

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,710

|percentage = 8.57

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 43,275

|percentage = 80.36

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1951: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Craddock

|votes = 21,364

|percentage = 47.16

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative and National Liberal

|candidate = Geoffrey Francis Greenbank

|votes = 17,863

|percentage = 39.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Rushworth

|votes = 6,072

|percentage = 13.40

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,501

|percentage = 7.73

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,299

|percentage = 86.21

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1950: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Craddock

|votes = 21,344

|percentage = 47.50

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative and National Liberal

|candidate = John Lightfoot Windle

|votes = 15,998

|percentage = 35.60

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Edward Rushworth

|votes = 7,594

|percentage = 16.90

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 5,346

|percentage = 11.90

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 44,936

|percentage = 86.19

|change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=1949 Bradford South by-election{{cite book|editor1-last=Craig|editor1-first=F.W.S.|title=British parliamentary election results 1918-1949|url=https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai|url-access=registration|date=1969|publisher=Political Reference Publications|location=Glasgow|isbn=0-900178-01-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/britishparliamen0000crai/page/102 102]}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = George Craddock

|votes = 23,335

|percentage = 51.3

|change = −1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative and National Liberal

|candidate = John Lightfoot Windle

|votes = 19,313

|percentage = 42.4

|change = +9.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent Liberal

|candidate = Colin James Canning

|votes = 2,882

|percentage = 6.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 4,022

|percentage = 8.9

|change = −10.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 45,530

|percentage = 74.4

|change = −2.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −5.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1945: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Meredith Titterington

|votes = 24,394

|percentage = 52.5

|change = +11.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = National Liberal Party (UK, 1931)

|candidate = Herbert Walker Peel

|votes = 15,392

|percentage = 33.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Charles Ewart Hindley

|votes = 6,707

|percentage = 14.4

|change = −44.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,002

|percentage = 19.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 46,493

|percentage = 76.9

|change = +6.6

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

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;

• Liberal National: Herbert Holdsworth
• Labour: Meredith Titterington
• Liberal: Charles Ewart Hindley

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1935: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Holdsworth

|votes = 24,081

|percentage = 58.5

|change = −7.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = William Hirst

|votes = 17,121

|percentage = 41.5

|change = +7.9

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,960

|percentage = 17.0

|change = −15.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,202

|percentage = 70.3

|change = −12.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1931: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Holdsworth

|votes = 31,531

|percentage = 66.4

|change = +40.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = William Hirst

|votes = 15,994

|percentage = 33.6

|change = −15.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 15,537

|percentage = 32.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 47,525

|percentage = 82.61

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Labour Co-operative

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1929: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = William Hirst

|votes = 23,251

|percentage = 48.9

|change = +9.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Frederick Ogden

|votes = 12,279

|percentage = 25.8

|change = −2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Geoffrey William Ferrand

|votes = 12,050

|percentage = 25.3

|change = −7.1

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 10,972

|percentage = 23.1

|change = +16.5

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 47,580

|percentage = 83.0

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing = +6.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1924: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = William Hirst

|votes = 13,919

|percentage = 39.0

|change = +4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Mitcheson

|votes = 11,586

|percentage = 32.4

|change = +4.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Harvey Spencer

|votes = 10,237

|percentage = 28.6

|change = −8.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,333

|percentage = 6.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 35,742

|percentage = 82.2

|change = +5.3

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|loser = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1923: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Harvey Spencer

|votes = 12,218

|percentage = 37.0

|change = −1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = William Hirst

|votes = 11,543

|percentage = 34.9

|change = −0.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = George Mitcheson

|votes = 9,270

|percentage = 28.1

|change = +1.4

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 675

|percentage = 2.1

|change = −0.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 33,031

|percentage = 76.9

|change = −5.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|swing = −0.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1922: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = Herbert Harvey Spencer

|votes = 13,259

|percentage = 38.0

|change = +13.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = William Hirst

|votes = 12,353

|percentage = 35.3

|change = +4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Vernon Willey

|votes = 9,334

|percentage = 26.7

|change = −17.8

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 906

|percentage = 2.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 34,946

|percentage = 82.2

|change = +17.4

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Liberal Party (UK)

|loser = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1918: Bradford South

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link coalition 1918|

|party = Unionist Party (UK)

|candidate = Vernon Willey

|votes = 11,949

|percentage = 44.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Co-operative Party

|candidate = William Hirst

|votes = 8,291

|percentage = 30.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK)

|candidate = George Muff

|votes = 6,613

|percentage = 24.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,658

|percentage = 13.6

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 26,853

|percentage = 64.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Unionist Party (UK)

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end 1918}}

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• [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/12950.html Bradford South UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK
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