A FORMER leader of the Respect Party, Salma Yaqoob, is to stand as a candidate for Bradford West in next month’s General Election.

Political activist Mrs Yaqoob, who was born in Bradford in 1971, has also served as a councillor in Birmingham.

She will be competing for votes with seven other candidates for the seat including Labour's Naz Shah (pictured) who beat Respect candidate George Galloway in the 2015 general election.

The other Bradford West candidates are George Peter Beaumont Grant (Con),

Alun Owen Griffiths (Lib Dem), Celia Ruth Hickson (Green), Muhammad Hijazi (Ind), Derrick John Hodgson (UKIP) and Khadim Hussain (party not listed).

The full list of candidates in the five seats in the Bradford district are:

Bradford East:

Imran Hussain (Lab)

Mark George Jewell (Lib Dem)

Paul Graeme Parkins (Better For Bradford)

Mark Russell Trafford (Con)

Andy Stanford (Green)

Jonathan Daniel Stewart Barras (UKIP)

David Ward (Ind)

Bradford South:

Judith Mary Cummins (Lab)

Tanya Ilsa Graham (Con)

Therese Hirst (English Democrats)

Darren James Parkinson (Green)

Stephen Anthony Place (UKIP)

Stuart David Thomas (Lib Dem)

Bradford West:

George Peter Beaumont Grant (Con)

Alun Owen Griffiths (Lib Dem)

Celia Ruth Hickson (Green)

Muhammad Hijazi (Ind)

Derrick John Hodgson (UKIP)

Khadim Hussain (Ind)

Naz Shah (Lab)

Salma Yaqoob (Ind)

Keighley:

Ros Brown (Green)

David Crabtree (Ind)

John Timothy Grogan (Lab)

Kristan Frederick Hopkins (Con)

Paul John Latham (UKIP)

Matt Walker (Lib Dem)

Shipley:

Steve Clapcote (Lab)

Philip Davies (Con)

Caroline Rosemary Jones (Lib Dem)

Sophie Walker (Women's Equality Party)