Bradford West: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Bradford West is Naz Shah (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. On 4 July 2024 Naz Shah (Labour) won 11,724 votes, 31.6% of the valid vote; Muhammed Islam (Independent) came second with 11,017. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 47.6% (37,081 of 77,897); the winning margin was 707 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Bradford West has the 9th highest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (49.3%); it also has the 16th lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,562 a year).
In 2024/25, 49.3% of children under 16 in Bradford West (15,350) lived in relative low income families once housing costs are taken off, says the DWP; the UK figure is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 48.4% in 2024/25, from 51.9% in 2021/22.
Full-time employees living in Bradford West had median pay of £31,562 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £32,837. A year before, the residents' median was £30,283. The residents' figure ranks 16th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
About 127,100 people live in Bradford West: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 127,065. Children under 16 numbered 31,138; people aged 65 and over, 13,388.
61.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.9 points). The economically inactive share was 30.4%.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £160,000 and half for less. That is up 62% on £98,750 ten years before. It is the highest March-year median in the series, which starts in 1996. It ranks 32nd lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 733 recorded sales.
Census 2021: 39,290 households, 3,443.2 people per square kilometre, 20.9% of workers based at home, 12.2% of adults retired.
5,200 business sites were registered in Bradford West in March 2026 (5,160 a year before), and employed 63,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 9.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in Bradford West were claimants (7,920 people). That is down from 8,070 twelve months before.
MP
Naz Shah, Labour
- MP for Bradford West since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Naz Shah on this site
In Parliament
The 5 most recent spoken contributions by Naz Shah in Hansard, from 15 July 2026 to 14 September 2026, quoted from the official report. Hansard search returns 504 spoken contributions by Naz Shah since 4 July 2024.
My hon. Friend makes his point strongly, and I was coming on to reference China. If the intention of sanctioning me was to silence me, it will not work. Israel cannot call itself the only democracy in the middle east and then sanction British parliamentarians for speaking out.
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Certainly, the Secretary of State highlighted in his remarks last Tuesday that the Government will seek advice from the ICJ and are continuously supporting those inquiries, but the hon. Member makes an important point.
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I speak as a survivor of domestic violence and as a survivor of an attempted suicide many years ago, while campaigning about domestic violence. Does the right hon. Lady agree that coercion is not always external?
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I place on record my support for the Foreign Secretary for taking this strong stance today. As the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, my right hon.
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This Monday will mark 10 years since the brutal rape and murder of my constituent Samia Shahid in a so-called honour killing. May I thank the Prime Minister for all his leadership on the agenda to end violence against women and girls?
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naz Shah | Labour | 11,724 | 31.6% | −44.6 |
| Muhammed Islam | Independent | 11,017 | 29.7% | |
| Khalid Mahmood | Green Party | 3,690 | 10.0% | +8.1 |
| Akeel Hussain | Independent | 3,547 | 9.6% | |
| Nigel Moxon | Conservative | 3,055 | 8.2% | −6.9 |
| Jamie Hinton-Wardle | Reform UK | 2,958 | 8.0% | +4.5 |
| Imad Ahmed | Liberal Democrat | 756 | 2.0% | −1.0 |
| Umar Ghafoor | Independent | 334 | 0.9% |
Result summary as published: Lab hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 31.6% | Independent 29.7% | 707 | 47.6% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Labour 76.2% | Conservative 15.2% | 27,019 | 62.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Bradford West lies within Bradford.
- Bradford E08000032
Who has power over Bradford West
Every body that makes decisions for Bradford West, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Bradford West this page: Naz Shah (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Bradford West?
UK Parliament lists Naz Shah, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Bradford West since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Bradford West?
Naz Shah (Labour) won with 11,724 votes, a majority of 707, on a turnout of 47.6% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Bradford West?
9.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 7,920 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Bradford West?
The median price paid was £160,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Bradford West?
Median full-time pay of residents was £31,562 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Bradford West live in low income families?
DWP counts 15,350 (49.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Bradford West?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 127,065 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.