1994 Bradford South 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.

1994 Bradford South by-election

9 June 1994
Constituency of Bradford South
Turnout	44.1% ( 31.5%)
First party Second party Third party   LD Con Candidate Gerry Sutcliffe Helen Wright Ronnie Farley Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Popular vote 17,014 7,350 5,475 Percentage 55.3% 23.9% 17.8% Swing 7.7% 10.2% 20.6%
MP before election Bob Cryer Labour Subsequent MP Gerry Sutcliffe Labour

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

Bradford South by-election, 1994

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

General election 1992: Bradford South

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

See also

• Bradford South (UK Parliament constituency)
• 1949 Bradford South by-election
• List of United Kingdom by-elections

References

• The Guardian: election results
• 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