Gerry Sutcliffe holds Bradford South (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Gerry Sutcliffe holds Bradford South
6:12am Friday 7th May 2010 in News By Newsdesk
Gerry Sutcliffe gives his victory speech in Bradford South today
Sitting Labour MP Gerry Sutcliffe has held his Bradford South seat.
He said he was delighted to be elected for the fifth time.
However, his majority has almost halved from 9,167 in 2005 to 4,622 in 2010.
Gerry Sutcliffe tells us he wants to push forward with the city centre regeneration and adds: "Clearly I'm delighted to be elected for a fifth time.
"It's great to have that level of support from people who have worked with me and we look forward to representing Bradford in the years to come."
Alun Griffiths (Lib Dem) 6,948
Jamie Illingworth (UKIP) 1,339
James Lewthwaite (Democratic Nationalist) 315
Matt Palmer (Con) 11,060
Gerry Sutcliffe (Lab) 15,682
Sharon Sutton (BNP) 2,651
mattpalmer says...
5:39pm Sun 9 May 10
I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who supported me at this election. Obviously I'm sorry we didn't win, but we made good progress, and I'll stay and fight for the people of Bradford. Thanks in particular to a small but dedicated team of volunteers - I'm proud of the way we fought this election in Bradford South, and we will keep working!