Bradford_South_(UK_Parliament_constituency)
Bradford South (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom
Bradford South is a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Judith Cummins of the Labour Party.[n 2]
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| Bradford South | |
|---|---|
| Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Bradford South in West Yorkshire | |
Location of West Yorkshire within England | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Population | 101,545 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 69,667 (December 2019)[2] |
| Major settlements | Bradford |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1918 |
| Member of Parliament | Judith Cummins (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Elland |
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The seat covers the southern suburbs of Bradford from Queensbury to Holmewood and has a large South Asian population.[3]
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–present: The City of Bradford wards of Great Horton, Queensbury, Royds, Tong, Wibsey, and Wyke.
Proposed
Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, the composition of the constituency from the next general election, due by January 2025, will be unchanged, apart from the gain of a small part of the Bowling and Barkerend ward (polling district 5F) from Bradford East in order to bring the electorate within the permitted range.[4]
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.
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Elections in the 2020s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform UK | Richard Hainsworth[6] | ||||
| Majority | |||||
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Elections in the 2010s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Cummins | 18,390 | 46.3 | ―8.2 | |
| Conservative | Narinder Sekhon | 16,044 | 40.4 | +2.2 | |
| Brexit Party | Kulvinder Manik | 2,819 | 7.1 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alun Griffiths | 1,505 | 3.8 | +2.5 | |
| Green | Matthew Edwards | 983 | 2.5 | +1.6 | |
| Majority | 2,346 | 5.9 | ―10.4 | ||
| Turnout | 39,741 | 57.6 | ―3.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ―5.2 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Cummins | 22,364 | 54.5 | +11.1 | |
| Conservative | Tanya Graham | 15,664 | 38.2 | +11.9 | |
| UKIP | Stephen Place | 1,758 | 4.3 | ―19.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Thomas | 516 | 1.3 | –1.6 | |
| English Democrat | Therese Hirst | 377 | 0.9 | New | |
| Green | Darren Parkinson | 370 | 0.9 | ―2.4 | |
| Majority | 6,700 | 16.3 | –0.9 | ||
| Turnout | 41,049 | 60.6 | +1.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ―0.4 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Judith Cummins | 16,328 | 43.4 | +2.1 | |
| Conservative | Tanya Graham | 9,878 | 26.3 | ―2.8 | |
| UKIP | Jason Smith | 9,057 | 24.1 | +20.6 | |
| Green | Andy Robinson | 1,243 | 3.3 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Tear | 1,094 | 2.9 | ―15.4 | |
| Majority | 6,450 | 17.1 | +4.9 | ||
| Turnout | 37,600 | 59.1 | ―0.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gerry Sutcliffe | 15,682 | 41.3 | ―7.0 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Palmer | 11,060 | 29.1 | +4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alun Griffiths | 6,948 | 18.3 | +3.8 | |
| BNP | Sharon Sutton | 2,651 | 7.0 | ―0.8 | |
| UKIP | Jamie Illingworth | 1,339 | 3.5 | +2.0 | |
| Democratic Nationalist | James Lewthwaite | 315 | 0.8 | New | |
| Majority | 4,622 | 12.2 | ―12.8 | ||
| Turnout | 37,995 | 59.8 | +6.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ―5.9 | |||
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Elections in the 2000s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Gerry Sutcliffe | 17,954 | 49.0 | −6.8 | |
| Conservative | Geraldine Carter | 8,787 | 24.0 | −4.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Doyle | 5,334 | 14.6 | +4.0 | |
| BNP | James Lewthwaite | 2,862 | 7.8 | New | |
| Green | Derek Curtis | 695 | 1.9 | New | |
| UKIP | Jason Smith | 552 | 1.5 | −0.7 | |
| Veritas | Therese Muchewicz | 421 | 1.2 | New | |
| Majority | 9,167 | 25.0 | -2.5 | ||
| Turnout | 36,605 | 54.2 | +2.9 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −1.2 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Gerry Sutcliffe | 19,603 | 55.8 | −0.9 | |
| Conservative | Graham Tennyson | 9,941 | 28.3 | +0.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Wilson-Fletcher | 3,717 | 10.6 | −0.7 | |
| UKIP | Peter North | 783 | 2.2 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | Tony Kelly | 571 | 1.6 | New | |
| Socialist Alliance | Ateeq Siddique | 302 | 0.9 | New | |
| Defend The Welfare State Against Blairism | George Riseborough | 220 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 9,662 | 27.5 | -1.2 | ||
| Turnout | 35,137 | 51.3 | −14.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1990s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Gerry Sutcliffe | 25,558 | 56.7 | +9.1 | |
| Conservative | Ann G. Hawkesworth | 12,622 | 28.0 | −10.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Wilson-Fletcher | 5,093 | 11.3 | −2.4 | |
| Referendum | Marilyn Kershaw | 1,785 | 4.0 | New | |
| Majority | 12,936 | 28.7 | +19.5 | ||
| Turnout | 45,058 | 65.9 | -9.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Gerry Sutcliffe | 17,014 | 55.3 | +7.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Helen Wright | 7,350 | 23.9 | +10.2 | |
| Conservative | Ronnie Farley | 5,475 | 17.8 | −20.6 | |
| Monster Raving Loony | David Sutch | 727 | 2.4 | New | |
| Natural Law | Keith Laycock | 197 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 9,664 | 31.4 | +22.2 | ||
| Turnout | 30,763 | 44.1 | −31.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Bob Cryer | 25,185 | 47.6 | +6.2 | |
| Conservative | Andrew S. Popat | 20,283 | 38.4 | −2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian J. Boulton | 7,243 | 13.7 | −4.1 | |
| Islamic Party | Mohammad Naseem | 156 | 0.3 | New | |
| Majority | 4,902 | 9.2 | +8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 52,867 | 75.6 | +2.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1980s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Bob Cryer | 21,230 | 41.4 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Graham Hall | 20,921 | 40.8 | +3.5 | |
| SDP | Trevor Lindley | 9,109 | 17.8 | -6.8 | |
| Majority | 309 | 0.6 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 51,260 | 73.7 | +2.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Tom Torney | 18,542 | 37.5 | ||
| Conservative | Graham Hall | 18,432 | 37.3 | ||
| SDP | David Pearl | 12,143 | 24.6 | New | |
| Ecology | Robert Adset | 308 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 110 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 49,425 | 71.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1970s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Tom Torney | 26,323 | 47.11 | ||
| Conservative | JK Hirst | 22,005 | 39.38 | ||
| Liberal | R Taylor | 7,127 | 12.75 | ||
| National Front | G Wright | 422 | 0.76 | New | |
| Majority | 4,318 | 7.73 | |||
| Turnout | 55,877 | 73.18 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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More information Party, Candidate ...
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Tom Torney | 25,219 | 48.05 | ||
| Conservative | GC Littlewood | 16,964 | 32.32 | ||
| Liberal | CJ Cawood | 10,306 | 19.63 | ||
| Majority | 8,255 | 15.73 | |||
| Turnout | 52,489 | 71.64 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Tom Torney | 25,875 | 44.76 | ||
| Conservative | PG Dwyer | 18,222 | 31.52 | ||
| Liberal | Margaretta Holmstedt | 12,961 | 22.42 | ||
| Independent Powellite | R Pearson | 749 | 1.30 | New | |
| Majority | 7,653 | 13.24 | |||
| Turnout | 57,807 | 79.68 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | Tom Torney | 20,985 | 45.93 | ||
| Conservative | John Derek Whittaker Bottomley | 19,009 | 41.61 | ||
| Liberal | George Dunkerley | 5,694 | 12.46 | ||
| Majority | 1,976 | 4.32 | |||
| Turnout | 45,688 | 72.01 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | -6.3 | |||
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Elections in the 1960s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Craddock | 22,932 | 52.53 | ||
| Conservative | John Derek Whittaker Bottomley | 15,435 | 35.35 | ||
| Liberal | George Dunkerley | 5,291 | 12.12 | ||
| Majority | 7,497 | 17.18 | |||
| Turnout | 43,658 | 75.99 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | +4.25 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Craddock | 21,004 | 46.28 | ||
| National Liberal | John Derek Whittaker Bottomley | 17,097 | 37.67 | ||
| Liberal | Allen Clegg | 7,286 | 16.05 | ||
| Majority | 3,907 | 8.61 | |||
| Turnout | 45,387 | 78.57 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1950s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Craddock | 21,172 | 45.85 | ||
| National Liberal | Reginald Winston Jones | 18,158 | 39.32 | ||
| Liberal | Hugh Womersley | 6,850 | 14.83 | ||
| Majority | 3,014 | 6.53 | |||
| Turnout | 46,180 | 80.99 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Craddock | 20,478 | 47.32 | ||
| National Liberal | Reginald Winston Jones | 16,768 | 38.75 | ||
| Liberal | Arthur T Ellis | 6,029 | 13.93 | ||
| Majority | 3,710 | 8.57 | |||
| Turnout | 43,275 | 80.36 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Craddock | 21,364 | 47.16 | ||
| National Liberal | Geoffrey Francis Greenbank | 17,863 | 39.43 | ||
| Liberal | Edward Rushworth | 6,072 | 13.40 | ||
| Majority | 3,501 | 7.73 | |||
| Turnout | 45,299 | 86.21 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Craddock | 21,344 | 47.50 | ||
| National Liberal | John Lightfoot Windle | 15,998 | 35.60 | ||
| Liberal | Edward Rushworth | 7,594 | 16.90 | ||
| Majority | 5,346 | 11.90 | |||
| Turnout | 44,936 | 86.19 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1940s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour | George Craddock | 23,335 | 51.3 | -1.2 | |
| National Liberal | John Lightfoot Windle | 19,313 | 42.4 | +9.3 | |
| Independent Liberal | Colin James Canning | 2,882 | 6.3 | New | |
| Majority | 4,022 | 8.9 | -10.5 | ||
| Turnout | 45,530 | 74.4 | -2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -5.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour Co-op | Meredith Titterington | 24,394 | 52.5 | +11.0 | |
| National Liberal | Herbert Walker Peel | 15,392 | 33.1 | New | |
| Liberal | Charles Ewart Hindley | 6,707 | 14.4 | -44.1 | |
| Majority | 9,002 | 19.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 46,493 | 76.9 | +6.6 | ||
| Labour Co-op gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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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
Elections in the 1930s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Herbert Holdsworth | 24,081 | 58.5 | -7.9 | |
| Labour Co-op | William Hirst | 17,121 | 41.5 | +7.9 | |
| Majority | 6,960 | 17.0 | -15.8 | ||
| Turnout | 41,202 | 70.3 | -12.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Herbert Holdsworth | 31,531 | 66.4 | +40.6 | |
| Labour Co-op | William Hirst | 15,994 | 33.6 | -15.3 | |
| Majority | 15,537 | 32.8 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,525 | 82.61 | -0.4 | ||
| Liberal gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1920s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour Co-op | William Hirst | 23,251 | 48.9 | +9.9 | |
| Liberal | Frederick Ogden | 12,279 | 25.8 | -2.8 | |
| Unionist | Geoffrey William Ferrand | 12,050 | 25.3 | -7.1 | |
| Majority | 10,972 | 23.1 | +16.5 | ||
| Turnout | 47,580 | 83.0 | +0.8 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +6.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Labour Co-op | William Hirst | 13,919 | 39.0 | +4.1 | |
| Unionist | George Mitcheson | 11,586 | 32.4 | +4.3 | |
| Liberal | Herbert Harvey Spencer | 10,237 | 28.6 | -8.4 | |
| Majority | 2,333 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 35,742 | 82.2 | +5.3 | ||
| Labour Co-op gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Herbert Harvey Spencer | 12,218 | 37.0 | -1.0 | |
| Labour Co-op | William Hirst | 11,543 | 34.9 | -0.4 | |
| Unionist | George Mitcheson | 9,270 | 28.1 | +1.4 | |
| Majority | 675 | 2.1 | -0.6 | ||
| Turnout | 33,031 | 76.9 | -5.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.3 | |||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Herbert Harvey Spencer | 13,259 | 38.0 | +13.4 | |
| Labour Co-op | William Hirst | 12,353 | 35.3 | +4.4 | |
| Unionist | Vernon Willey | 9,334 | 26.7 | -17.8 | |
| Majority | 906 | 2.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 34,946 | 82.2 | +17.4 | ||
| Liberal gain from Unionist | Swing | ||||
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Elections in the 1910s
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| C | Unionist | Vernon Willey | 11,949 | 44.5 | |
| Co-operative Party | William Hirst | 8,291 | 30.9 | ||
| Liberal | George Muff | 6,613 | 24.6 | ||
| Majority | 3,658 | 13.6 | |||
| Turnout | 26,853 | 64.8 | |||
| Unionist win (new seat) | |||||
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
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- A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
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