1994_Bradford_South_by-election

1994 Bradford South by-election
Constituency of Bradford South
Turnout	44.1% ( 31.5%)
MP before election; Bob Cryer; Labour	Subsequent MP ; Gerry Sutcliffe; Labour

1994 Bradford South by-election

UK Parliamentary by-election

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.

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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.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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	%	±%
	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

1994 Bradford South by-election