Bradford East (UK Parliament constituency)

Bradford East
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
Boundary of Bradford East in Yorkshire and the Humber
CountyWest Yorkshire
Population113,820 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate74,205 (December 2019)[2]
Major settlementsBradford
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentImran Hussain (Independent)
SeatsOne
Created fromBradford North
18851974
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromBradford
Replaced byBradford North

Bradford East is a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Imran Hussain of the Labour Party,[n 2] until his suspension and the withdrawal of the whip on 23 July 2024, as a result of his voting to scrap the two child benefit cap.[3] He now sits as an independent MP until the whip is re-established.

  1. ^ "Bradford East: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Constituency data: electorates – House of Commons Library". Parliament UK. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ Francis, Sam; Eardley, Nick (23 July 2024). "Labour suspends seven rebel MPs over two-child benefit cap". BBC News. Retrieved 24 July 2024.


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