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  UK Parliament - Bradford West
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United Kingdom > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Yorkshire & the Humber > Bradford West
Office
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 06:00pm
Polls Open February 28, 1974 - 01:00am
Polls Close February 28, 1974 - 04:00pm
Term Start March 01, 1974 - 12:00pm
Term End October 10, 1974 - 12:00pm
ContributorNew Jerusalem
Last ModifiedRBH October 30, 2023 08:06pm
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionLyons was the incumbent for the abolished constituency of Bradford East, Wilkinson was the incumbent for the previous incarnation of Bradford West.

Merrick stood as an 'Anti-Immigration' candidate.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyConservative Won06/18/1970
NameJohn Wilkinson Votes20,475 (51.95%)
Term06/19/1970 - 02/28/1974 Margin1,539 (+3.91%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Edward Lyons (I) John Wilkinson Roderick F.H. Taylor Jim Merrick Ralph O. Herbert
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Independent Independent Democratic Alliance
Votes20,787 (43.37%) 18,568 (38.74%) 7,216 (15.05%) 1,164 (2.43%) 200 (0.42%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,219 (-4.63%) -13,571 (-28.31%) -19,623 (-40.94%) -20,587 (-42.95%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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