Yorkshire and The Humber · England · 77,897Boundary · 2023

Bradford West

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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 707 votes (1.9%) in 2024. Covers Bradford, Thornton (Bradford) and Shipley (Bradford). Population 118,788, notably young (median age 31 vs 41 nationally), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 141% above the national average. Median income £23K (below average).

Bradford West's MP made headlines in June 2025 for a cluster of rebel votes on the assisted dying bill, breaking with Labour on five separate amendments during Report Stage. Shah voted to close the so-called "voluntary starvation loophole" -- supporting amendments that would prevent someone from qualifying as terminally ill solely by stopping eating and drinking -- while also backing a procedural vote Labour opposed. Her stance profile reflects a notably stronger-than-average position on end-of-life autonomy and assisted dying safeguards compared to her Labour colleagues. Beyond Westminster, she has been publicly opposing the government's decision to fill in the Queensbury Tunnel, raised racism and safeguarding failures in British ju-jitsu on behalf of young Bradford constituents, and launched a memoir that drew a capacity crowd locally.

Shah votes with Labour 96.4% of the time, making those assisted dying rebellions the clearest exception to an otherwise loyal record. Her participation rate of 68% sits below the Commons average. Speech activity is substantial -- 489 contributions across 57 debates -- with health and social care dominating, suggesting these are genuine areas of focus rather than passing interest. Her stance scores show strong alignment with workers' rights (90%) and progressive taxation (95%), but she scores notably low on pro-business (17%), tough-on-crime (17%), and pro-parliamentary-scrutiny (13%) measures. She deviates sharply from her party average on armed forces welfare, voting with that position 0% of the time against a Labour average of 49%.

333
Commons votes
This parliament
£23k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Naz Shah

Naz Shah

Labour Party

Naz Shah is the Labour MP for Bradford West, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop eating and drinking. The amendment would close a potential loophole where a person who is not otherwise terminally ill could meet the bill's eligibility criteria by voluntarily starving themselves.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. The amendment aimed to close a potential loophole where a person might use self-starvation to meet the terminal illness criteria they would not otherwise meet.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A marginal seat — won by just 707 votes (1.9%) in 2024. Covers Bradford, Thornton (Bradford) and Shipley (Bradford). Population 118,788, notably young (median age 31 vs 41 nationally), a majority-minority constituency. Recorded crime is 141% above the national average. Median income £23K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Shah’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.349 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Shah has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
69
Economy
62
Crime & Policing
43
Employment
38
Education
24
Housing
20
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 2420 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.6 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
CityRizwan Saleem2,224Independ
Clayton Fairweather GreenMozalfa Ilyas1,369Labour P
HeatonIshtiaq Ahmed2,183Independ
ManninghamMuhammed Ali Islam4,100Independ
Thornton AllertonBeverley Winifred Mullaney1,721Labour P
TollerAtira Malik2,548Independ
Population (2021 Census)
118,788
Electorate 77,897 · 2024 register
Median income
£23,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
30.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
61
36 primary · 10 secondary
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