Major settlements Bradford Major settlement Bradford Replaced by Bradford East | Created from Bradford East Number of members 1 | |
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County 1918–1974: West Riding of Yorkshire
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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.
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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.
Elections
This constituency was replaced by Bradford East for the 2010 general election.
Elections in the 1940s
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;