1994 Bradford South by-election

The Bradford South by-election, 1994 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
Bradford South by-election, 1994[1]
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

References
  1. 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.
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