Election 2024
Results: parties by seats
326 seats for a majority
0 seats to go
  • Labour: 412 seats, 211 seats gained
  • Conservative: 121 seats, 251 seats lost
  • Liberal Democrat: 72 seats, 64 seats gained
  • Scottish National Party: 9 seats, 39 seats lost
  • Sinn Fein: 7 seats, No change
  • Others: 29 seats, 15 seats gained
Change since 2019
  1. Parking fees are 'insult' to city residents - MPpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 31 October

    Robbie Moore MP tells Parliament the new charges introduced in Bradford are "extortionate".

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  2. Yorkshire worst region for bank access - reportpublished at 18:37 British Summer Time 25 September

    Yorkshire and the Humber has just 4.4 bank branches left per 100,000 people, a Which? report says.

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  3. 'Bradford was where success was for my family'published at 09:06 British Summer Time 11 September

    Humaira Bham says she is thankful her grandparents moved to a city with "culture at its heart".

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  4. Hospital projects in doubt due to spending reviewpublished at 09:34 British Summer Time 31 July

    The government is to review several schemes in an attempt to address a £22bn overspend.

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  5. Election candidates faced 'abuse and intimidation'published at 07:59 British Summer Time 21 July

    Intimidation and harassment reported by candidates who were insulted and followed while campaigning.

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  6. Chamber's secrets revealed to new and returning MPspublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 11 July

    New and returning Yorkshire MPs on their feelings as they enter Parliament.

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  7. Labour gain but Tories keep foothold in Bradfordpublished at 09:51 British Summer Time 5 July

    The Conservatives lose Shipley to Labour but a Keighley and Ilkley victory gives them a foothold.

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  8. Analysis: Crunching the general election numberspublished at 09:25 British Summer Time 5 July

    David Rhodes
    BBC News

    Turnout in Yorkshire in 2024's general election fell 10% compared to turnout in 2019. It was 55% compared to 65% in 2019. This was the lowest turnout for a general election recorded in the last 80 years.

    Ballot boxImage source, Phil Coomes/BBC

    Labour’s vote share in this election in our region was 42%, while the party polled 40% in 2019.

    In terms of vote share, Labour did better in 2017 when led by Jeremy Corbyn when they polled 50% of vote share. These were the seats that Labour took from the Conservatives. York Outer in these Labour gains saw the biggest increase in vote share for the party at 15%.

    Conservative vote share in the region was 23% - the lowest vote share recorded for the party since Winston Churchill was leader in 1950. However, the party did retain more seats than expected when compared to the MRP polling.

    The main bright spot for the Conservatives was Robbie Moore in Keighley and Ilkley, who secured 40% of the vote in his constituency. These are Conservative holds.

    Despite the exit poll predicting major gains for Reform UK, the party won no seats in Yorkshire. Vote share for the party was 16% across the region. It came second in 10 seats, polling best in Barnsley South at 33%.

    The Greens had a fantastic night, coming second in six constituencies across the region and achieving 8% vote share in Yorkshire - their best ever result. They out-polled the Lib Dems who achieved 7% vote share.

    The Lib Dems achieved their aim of winning Harrogate and Knaresborough, but fell well short of winning Sheffield Hallam, which was a target for the party.

    The Independent candidate who won in Dewsbury was the surprise of the night. Iqbal Mohamed won 41% of the vote compared to Labour who achieved 22.9% of the vote. This is the first time an Independent candidate has won a seat in a general election in Yorkshire since 1907.

    It was a good night for Independent candidates across Yorkshire. In 2019 Independent candidates polled 9,360 votes, but in 2024 they polled a combined total of 59,131 of votes.

  9. 'Focus on local priorities behind victory' - Moorepublished at 07:57 British Summer Time 5 July

    Charles Heslett
    BBC News

    The Conservative MP for Keighley and Ilkley, Robbie Moore, says he is "absolutely ecstatic" that he has retained his seat.

    Conservative MP for Keighley and Ilkley, Robbie MooreImage source, Charles Heslett/BBC

    Mr Moore credits his success in bucking the national trend to his hard work and being "laser-focused" on local priorities.

    "It's been a terrible night for the Conservative Party and we've lost a lot of good colleagues who've done a lot of good work," he says.

    "We'll just have to take stock and see what the future holds."

  10. Sir Philip Davies 'disappointed but not surprised'published at 07:05 British Summer Time 5 July

    Conservative Sir Philip Davies tells the BBC he is “disappointed” he has lost his seat in Shipley, but says it was “on the cards”.

    He admits that the Conservatives “never really picked up again” in the opinion polls after the Covid pandemic and Liz Truss’s brief stint as prime minister.

    But Sir Philip adds: ”This is my defeat, I’m not blaming anyone else. I take responsibility.

    “I congratulate Anna [Dixon], she fought a very good campaign. She deserved to win and has the makings of a very good local MP.”

  11. Conservatives retain Keighley & Ilkleypublished at 06:12 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Robbie Moore has kept his Keighley & Ilkley seat for the Conservatives, winning 18,589 votes.

    He was closely followed by Labour’s John Grogan, who secured 16,964 votes.

    It has been seen as a belwether seat since 1959, with just two exceptions in 1979 and 2017.

  12. Labour holds Bradford Eastpublished at 06:05 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Labour's Imran Hussain has retained his seat in Bradford East with 14,098 votes.

    The runner-up was Independent candidate Talat Sajawal with 7,909 votes, followed by Reform UK then the Conservatives.

    However the turnout was 49.5% – down 10% from 2019.

  13. Sir Philip Davies loses Shipley to Labourpublished at 05:57 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Senior Conservative Sir Philip Davies has lost his Shipley seat to Labour.

    Anna Dixon won with a 8,603 majority.

    Sir Philip came second, securing 13,135 votes.

    He had reportedly placed an £8,000 bet on losing his seat at the general election.

    Sir Philip neither confirmed nor denied the wager, first reported by the Sun, external, but rejected suggestions he had done "anything illegal".

    When contacted by the BBC, Sir Philip said he stood by his comments to the newspaper but did not offer any further comment.

  14. Labour retains Bradford Westpublished at 05:46 British Summer Time 5 July
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    Naz Shah retains Bradford West for Labour - but with a very small majority.

    Ms Shah won 11,724 votes, winning by just 707 votes.

    Muhammed Ali Islam, an Independent candidate, followed with 11,017 votes.

  15. Labour’s Judith Cummins retains Bradford Southpublished at 05:05 British Summer Time 5 July

    Judith Cummins keeps her Bradford South seat with a 4,392 majority.

    The Labour candidate secured 11,833 votes while her nearest rival, Reform UK candidate Ian Elgin, polled 7,441.

  16. Thumbs up from Labour’s Naz Shah at Bradford countpublished at 04:20 British Summer Time 5 July

    Bradford West Labour candidate Naz Shah arrives at the count at Sedbergh Sports Centre and gives a smiley thumbs up to the gallery.

    Naz Shah with thumbs upImage source, Aisha Iqbal/BBC
  17. Bradford South result due soonpublished at 03:56 British Summer Time 5 July

    The Bradford South result is due at about 04:00 BST.

    Labour’s Judith Cummins is said to be facing a strong challenge from Reform.

    Bradford South was a heavily Brexit voting constituency in 2016.

  18. Situation tense at Bradford countspublished at 03:51 British Summer Time 5 July

    Charles Heslett
    BBC News

    Despite the exit polls saying Labour is on for a landslide victory, the situation remains tense here at Keighley Leisure Centre.

    Both the Keighley & Ilkley and the Shipley seats were Conservative and, according to latest predictions, they will most likely switch to Labour.

    But Robbie Moore, Conservative candidate for the former, says it is still too close to call.

    The Keighley & Ilkley constituency is seen as a bellwether seat, regularly changing hands between the two main parties.

    But Independent candidate Vaz Shabir says he entered the fray over Labour’s and the government’s responses to the war in Gaza, largely to disrupt the expected result.

  19. Philip Davies arrives at countpublished at 03:35 British Summer Time 5 July

    Charles Heslett
    BBC Radio Leeds

    Sir Philip aAvies

    Conservative candidate for Shipley Sir Philip Davies (top right) has arrived on the counting floor at Keighley Leisure Centre.

    Sir Philip has reportedly bet £8,000 that he will lose his seat - he is defending a 6,242 majority.

    He previously said he was “busting a gut” to win, but expects to lose and that his bet was not illegal.