England · Constituency
Bradford South
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Photograph shows Queensbury, a village in this constituency, not the whole of Bradford South.
Your member of parliament
Judith Cummins
LabourLabour won Bradford South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 4,392 votes, or 13.3 points. A swing of 6.7 points to Reform UK would take it. That makes it safer than 305 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 345.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 13.3 points, which is larger than 305 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 4,392 votes.
Majority
4,392
13.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
46.5%
-13.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
9
33,042 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith CumminsElected | Labour | 11,833 | 35.8% | +2.1 |
| Ian Eglin | Reform UK | 7,441 | 22.5% | +8.2 |
| Zaf Shah | Conservative | 4,853 | 14.7% | -9.0 |
| Matt Edwards | Green Party | 3,366 | 10.2% | +3.8 |
| Rehiana Ali | Independent | 3,345 | 10.1% | +8.1 |
| Anthony Smith | Liberal Democrat | 954 | 2.9% | -9.3 |
| Harry Boota | Workers Party of Britain | 513 | 1.6% | +0.8 |
| Jonathan Barras | The Yorkshire Party | 489 | 1.5% | +1.4 |
| Therese Hirst | English Democrats | 248 | 0.8% | +0.7 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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