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Bradford West
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Photograph shows Heaton, a suburb in this constituency, not the whole of Bradford West.
Your member of parliament
Naz Shah
LabourLabour won Bradford West at the 2024 general election with a majority of 707 votes, or 1.9 points. A swing of 0.9 points to Independent would take it. That makes it safer than 39 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 611.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 1.9 points, which is larger than 39 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Independent by 707 votes.
Majority
707
1.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
47.6%
-12.1 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
37,081 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz ShahElected | Labour | 11,724 | 31.6% | -2.1 |
| Muhammed Islam | Independent | 11,017 | 29.7% | +27.7 |
| Khalid Mahmood | Green Party | 3,690 | 10.0% | +3.6 |
| Akeel Hussain | Independent | 3,547 | 9.6% | +7.5 |
| Nigel Moxon | Conservative | 3,055 | 8.2% | -15.5 |
| Jamie Hinton-Wardle | Reform UK | 2,958 | 8.0% | -6.3 |
| Imad Ahmed | Liberal Democrat | 756 | 2.0% | -10.2 |
| Umar Ghafoor | Independent | 334 | 0.9% | -1.1 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. 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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