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Bradford East

Westminster constituency · England · Yorkshire and the Humber

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives Labour a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 9.5 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 2%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Labour 32.5%
  • Other 22.5%
  • Reform UK 22.4%
  • Green 10.0%
  • Conservative 8.4%
  • Lib Dems 3.9%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Labour Other Reform UK Green
Bradford East 32.5%22.5%22.4%10.0%
National averageUnited Kingdom 26.5%+6.0 5.1%+17.3 22.3%+0.1 9.7%+0.3

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Population120,544
Median age32
Employment rate58.1%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Current member

Imran Hussain · Labour

In office since May 7, 2015. 59th Parliament.

Previous election (2024)

Labour won by 10.4 points.

Our current projection: Labour ahead by 9.5 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Imran Hussain Elected Labour 14,098 37.9
Talat Sajawal Other 7,909 21.3
Jacob Anstey Reform UK 4,952 13.3
Aubrey Holt Conservative 3,450 9.3
Celia Hickson Green 2,571 6.9
Robert O'Carroll Lib Dems 1,910 5.1
Mohammed Rahman Other 817 2.2
Lara Barras Other 761 2.0
Amer Rehman Other 683 1.8
Richard Riley Other 65 0.2

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated