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 system of election.
Constituency profile In 1981, 15% of the constituency were non-White.
Boundaries 1918–1950: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, Idle, and Thornton.
1950–1955: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Allerton, Bolton, Eccleshill, Heaton, and Idle.
1955–1974: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, and North East.
1974–1983: The County Borough of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bowling, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, Laisterdyke, and Undercliffe.
1983–2010: The City of Bradford wards of Bolton, Bowling, Bradford Moor, Eccleshill, Idle, and Undercliffe.
The constituency covered the northern part of Bradford.
Following the review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire by the Boundary Commission for England, Bradford was significantly altered, and the resulting constituency was renamed as Bradford East, with effect from the 2010 general election.
Members of Parliament ElectionMemberParty1918 Archibald Boyd-Carpenter Unionist1923 Walter Rea Liberal1924 Eugene Ramsden Unionist1929 Norman Angell Labour1931 Eugene Ramsden Conservative1945 Muriel Nichol Labour 1950 William Taylor Conservative1964 Ben Ford Labour1983 Geoffrey Lawler Conservative1987 Pat Wall Labour 1990 by-election Terry Rooney Labour 2010constituency abolished
Elections This constituency was replaced by Bradford East for the 2010 general election.
Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
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; National Labour: George R CarterYorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 31 July 1939 Labour: Muriel Nichol
Elections in the 1940s
Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 2000s
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
Notes and references Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. .
External links Bradford North UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK