1994 Bradford South by-election
Appearance
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The 1994 Bradford South by-election was a by-election held in England on 9 June 1994 for the House of Commons constituency of Bradford South in West Yorkshire.
The seat had become vacant on the death in a car accident on 12 April of the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) Bob Cryer, who had represented the constituency since the 1987 general election.
The Labour candidate, Gerry Sutcliffe, held the seat for his party with a much increased majority.
Votes
[edit]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 |
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 |
See also
[edit]- Bradford South (UK Parliament constituency)
- 1949 Bradford South by-election
- List of United Kingdom by-elections
References
[edit]- ^ Boothroyd, David. "Results of Byelections in the 1992-97 Parliament". United Kingdom Election Results. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- The Guardian: election results[permanent dead link]
- Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources: UK General Elections since 1832 Archived 5 May 2004 at the Wayback Machine
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs