Bradford East is a
constituency
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in
West Yorkshire
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represented in the
House of Commons
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of the
UK Parliament
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since
2015
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by
Imran Hussain of the
Labour Party.
Constituency profile
Bradford East covers the north east and east parts of Bradford and has a significant number of non-white residents. Residents are poorer than the UK average.
History
The constituency had existed from 1885 to 1974. Following a 2007–2009 review of parliamentary boundaries in
West Yorkshire
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by the
Boundary Commission for England
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, the
Bradford North
Bradford North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until it was abolished for the 2010 general election, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post sy ...
constituency was abolished and Bradford East created for the
2010 general election.
Boundaries
Municipal boundaries of Bradford
Bradford
Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...
was incorporated as a
municipal borough
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Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of ...
in 1847, covering the parishes of Bradford, Horton and
Manningham. It became a
county borough with the passing of the
Local Government Act 1888
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. The county borough was granted
city status
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Historically, ci ...
by
Letters Patent
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in 1897. Bradford was expanded in 1882 to include
Allerton,
Bolton and Undercliffe
Bolton and Undercliffe is an electoral ward in the City of Bradford, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, England.
The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 16,365. Bolton and Undercliffe covers the area east of Bradford Bec ...
, Bowling,
Heaton,
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and
Tyersal
Tyersal is a village east of Bradford and west of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 2,605 according to Bradford Community Statistics Project.
The district is split between both Bradford metropolitan boro ...
. In 1899 it was further expanded by adding North
Bierley,
Eccleshill,
Idle
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,
Thornton,
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and
Wyke.
Clayton was added in 1930.
From
1974
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, the county borough was merged with the Borough of
Keighley
Keighley ( ) is a market town and a civil parishes in England, civil parish
in the City of Bradford Borough of West Yorkshire, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the borough, after Bradford.
Keighley is north-west of Bradford, n ...
, the Urban Districts of
Baildon
Baildon is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the City of Bradford, Bradford Metropolitan Borough in West Yorkshire, England and within the Historic counties of England, historic boundaries of the West Riding of Yorkshire.
...
,
Bingley
Bingley is a market town and civil parish in the metropolitan borough of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is sited on the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. The town had a population of 18,040 at the United Kingdom ...
,
Denholme
Denholme is a town and civil parish in the Bradford Metropolitan Borough, West Yorkshire, England. It is west of Bradford, from Keighley and roughly the same distance from Halifax. Administratively, it is part of the Bingley Rural ward of ...
,
Cullingworth
Cullingworth is a village and civil parish in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic West Riding of Yorkshire, it is west of Bradford and south of Keighley. The surrounding countryside is mainly ...
,
Ilkley
Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, in Northern England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within ...
,
Shipley and
Silsden
Silsden is a town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, on the River Aire and Leeds and Liverpool Canal between Keighley and Skipton, which had a population of 8,390 at the 2021 Census. The parish includes the ham ...
, along with part of
Queensbury and Shelf Urban District and part of
Skipton Rural District
Skipton was a rural district in the West Riding of Yorkshire from 1894 to 1974. It was named after Skipton, which constituted an urban district on its southern border.
The district was expanded in 1937 by taking in the parishes of Steeton wit ...
to create the
Metropolitan Borough of Bradford.
Parliamentary boundaries
1885–1918: The Municipal Borough of Bradford, in the
West Riding of Yorkshire
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, 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
Pudsey is a market town in the City of Leeds borough in West Yorkshire, England. It is located midway between Bradford city centre and Leeds city centre. Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, it has a population of 25,393.
History
T ...
to the east,
Elland
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in the south,
Bradford Central
Bradford Central was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Ki ...
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
Bradford Central was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, which returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Ki ...
. 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
Bradford West is a constituency in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Naz Shah of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
Bradford West covers the Bradford city centre, Manningham, Allerton an ...
.
2010-2024: Bradford East was recreated as the successor seat to
Bradford North
Bradford North was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Until it was abolished for the 2010 general election, it elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post sy ...
, which was created for the
1918 general election. Th
reportinto 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
Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...
city boundaries:
*
Bolton and Undercliffe
Bolton and Undercliffe is an electoral ward in the City of Bradford, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, England.
The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 16,365. Bolton and Undercliffe covers the area east of Bradford Bec ...
,
Bowling and Barkerend
Bowling and Barkerend is an electoral ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,618.
Bowling and Barkerend covers the area immediately east and south of Bradford centre. It includes ...
,
Bradford Moor
Bradford Moor is an electoral ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council. The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 21,210.
The ward includes the areas of Laisterdyke and Thornbury.
History
Bradford Moor Bar ...
,
Eccleshill,
Idle and Thackley
Idle and Thackley is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the villages of Idle and Thackley around which it is drawn.
The population of 14,541 according to the ...
and
Little Horton
Little Horton (population 17,368 – United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 UK census) is a Ward (politics), ward in the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in the county of West Yorkshire, England, named after the de Horton family, who ...
2024-present: As above, apart from the loss of a small part of the Bowling and Barkerend ward (polling district 5F) to
Bradford South.
Members of Parliament
MPs 1885–1974
MPs since 2010
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
Elections in the 2010s
Election in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
Election in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Election in the 1920s
Elections in the 1910s
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.
*British Socialist Party:
John Stokes
Elections in the 1900s
Elections in the 1890s
Elections in the 1880s
See also
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
The England, English ceremonial county of West Yorkshire is divided into 24 parliamentary constituencies: 12 borough constituencies and 12 county constituencies, two of which are partly in North Yorkshire.
Constituencies
Boundary change ...
*
List of parliamentary constituencies in the Yorkshire and the Humber (region)
Notes
References
Sources
* ''Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885–1972'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
* ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918'', compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1974)
*
External links
nomis Constituency Profile for Bradford East— presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
(boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
(boundaries from June 2024) at ''MapIt UK''
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Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1974
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2010
Politics of Bradford