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A dozen candidates of Pakistani origin won their respective constituencies and are set to become members of the British Parliament. Of them, three belong to the Conservative Party while eight are from Labour.
More than 40 candidates of Pakistani origin were in the run for the polls. Of the total, around 31 were from mainstream parties such as Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats while the rest were from smaller parties or contesting as independents.
Naz Shah of Labour retained her hold on the Braford West constituency after defeating Conservative Party's George Grant.
The Pakistani-origin Member of Parliament received 29,444 votes against her main opponent’s 7,542.
The constituency has the most Muslim voters in any constituency in Britain — with total registered voters at 40,290, of which 20,669 are Muslim.
In the 2015 polls, Shah had defeated Respect Party’s George Galloway with a majority of over 11,000 votes.
The turnout in the constituency stood at 67.4%.
Labour Party’s Rosena Allen-Khan retained her Tooting seat with 34,694 votes, against the Conservative Party’s Dan Watkins who secured only 19,236 votes.
Rosena had won the seat earlier after Sadiq Khan resigned to become the London Mayor.
The turnout in the constituency remained at 74.7%.
In the 2015 polls, Sadiq had bagged the constituency with a small margin — getting 25,263 votes against 22,421 votes for Watkins.
Labour’s Shahbana Mehmood contested for reelection from Birmingham Ladywood, winning the seat after attaining 34,166 votes against 5,452 for Andrew Browning of the Conservative Party.
The turnout in the constituency was 59%.
Mehmood was one of the first women elected to the UK Parliament. In the 2015 polls, she had got 26,444 votes against Isabel Sigmac of the Conservative Party who got 4,576.
Labour Party’s Afzal Khan bagged the Manchester Gorton constituency with 35,085 votes.
According to the BBC, Khan, who becomes the city's first Muslim MP, said his election after the Manchester bombing sent a "powerful message to the terrorists and the racists".
His chief opponent, Shaden Jaradat of the Conservative Party, bagged 3,355 votes.
The turnout in the constituency was 61%.
A total of 33,493 votes were cast for Sajid Javid, the Conservative Party candidate who won the Bromsgrove constituency. He defeated Labour’s Michael Thompson, who received 16,920 votes.
The turnout in the constituency was 73%.
Javid had also won the seat in the 2015 polls with a sizeable majority.
Contesting for reelection from Bolton South East, Labour’s Yasmin Qureshi won after bagging 25,676 votes. She defeated the Conservative Party’s Sarah Pochin who got 12,550 votes.
The turnout in the constituency was 61.4%.
In the 2015 polls, Qureshi had received 20,555 votes, defeating the UKIP candidate who got 9,627 votes.
Labour’s Khalid Mahmood successfully defended his Birmingham Perry Bar seat for a record fifth time, bagging 30,109 votes against Conservative Party’s Charlotte Hodivala, who got 11,726 votes.
The turnout in the constituency remained 63.1%.
In the 2015 polls, Mahmood had won the seat after receiving around three times the number of votes compared to Hodivala.
Labour’s Imran Hussain also successfully defended his seat of Bradford East by bagging 29,831 votes against Conservative Party’s Mark Trafford, who got 9,291 votes.
The turnout in the constituency was 64.8%.
The constituency has the second most Muslim votes in any constituency in Britain. In total, there are 41,406 voters, of which 15,299 are Muslims.
Hussain served as the Shadow International Development Minister in the last cabinet.
Conservative Party’s Rehman Chishti retained his grip on the Gillingham and Rainham constituency for the third time after getting 21,091 votes against Labour’s Andrew Stamp, who got 17,661 votes.
Turnout stood at 66.9% in the constituency.
Chishti holds the honour of being the youngest member of parliament of Pakistani decent when he was elected in 2010 at the age of 31.
In 2015, he had won the constituency by nearly twice the number of votes from the Labour candidate.
In a tight race, Labour’s Mohammad Yasin managed to win the Bedford constituency by taking 22,712 votes against the Conservative Party’s Richard Fuller who bagged 21,923.
Yasin, who has served as a councillor in Bedoford for 11 years and as cabinet member for two, contested for the parliament seat for the first time.
Turnout in the constituency remained at 67.5%.
Fuller had won the seat in 2015 with around a 1,000-lead vote from the Labour candidate.
Conservative Party’s Nus Ghani secured her seat from Wealdon with 37,027 votes and defeated Labour’s Angela Smith, who got 13,399.
The turnout in the constituency remained at 74.3%.
In 2015, Ghani had bagged the seat with a huge margin as well.
Labour’s Faisal Rashid won the Warrington South constituency after getting 29,994 votes against 27,445 votes received by the Conservative Party’s David Mowat.
The turnout in the constituency stood at 72.4%.
Mowat had won the constituency with an around 2,000-vote margin from the Labour candidate in 2015.
More than 40 candidates of Pakistani origin were in the run for the polls. Of the total, around 31 were from mainstream parties such as Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats while the rest were from smaller parties or contesting as independents.
Naz Shah of Labour retained her hold on the Braford West constituency after defeating Conservative Party's George Grant.
The Pakistani-origin Member of Parliament received 29,444 votes against her main opponent’s 7,542.
The constituency has the most Muslim voters in any constituency in Britain — with total registered voters at 40,290, of which 20,669 are Muslim.
In the 2015 polls, Shah had defeated Respect Party’s George Galloway with a majority of over 11,000 votes.
The turnout in the constituency stood at 67.4%.
Labour Party’s Rosena Allen-Khan retained her Tooting seat with 34,694 votes, against the Conservative Party’s Dan Watkins who secured only 19,236 votes.
Rosena had won the seat earlier after Sadiq Khan resigned to become the London Mayor.
The turnout in the constituency remained at 74.7%.
In the 2015 polls, Sadiq had bagged the constituency with a small margin — getting 25,263 votes against 22,421 votes for Watkins.
Labour’s Shahbana Mehmood contested for reelection from Birmingham Ladywood, winning the seat after attaining 34,166 votes against 5,452 for Andrew Browning of the Conservative Party.
The turnout in the constituency was 59%.
Mehmood was one of the first women elected to the UK Parliament. In the 2015 polls, she had got 26,444 votes against Isabel Sigmac of the Conservative Party who got 4,576.
Labour Party’s Afzal Khan bagged the Manchester Gorton constituency with 35,085 votes.
According to the BBC, Khan, who becomes the city's first Muslim MP, said his election after the Manchester bombing sent a "powerful message to the terrorists and the racists".
His chief opponent, Shaden Jaradat of the Conservative Party, bagged 3,355 votes.
The turnout in the constituency was 61%.
A total of 33,493 votes were cast for Sajid Javid, the Conservative Party candidate who won the Bromsgrove constituency. He defeated Labour’s Michael Thompson, who received 16,920 votes.
The turnout in the constituency was 73%.
Javid had also won the seat in the 2015 polls with a sizeable majority.
Contesting for reelection from Bolton South East, Labour’s Yasmin Qureshi won after bagging 25,676 votes. She defeated the Conservative Party’s Sarah Pochin who got 12,550 votes.
The turnout in the constituency was 61.4%.
In the 2015 polls, Qureshi had received 20,555 votes, defeating the UKIP candidate who got 9,627 votes.
Labour’s Khalid Mahmood successfully defended his Birmingham Perry Bar seat for a record fifth time, bagging 30,109 votes against Conservative Party’s Charlotte Hodivala, who got 11,726 votes.
The turnout in the constituency remained 63.1%.
In the 2015 polls, Mahmood had won the seat after receiving around three times the number of votes compared to Hodivala.
Labour’s Imran Hussain also successfully defended his seat of Bradford East by bagging 29,831 votes against Conservative Party’s Mark Trafford, who got 9,291 votes.
The turnout in the constituency was 64.8%.
The constituency has the second most Muslim votes in any constituency in Britain. In total, there are 41,406 voters, of which 15,299 are Muslims.
Hussain served as the Shadow International Development Minister in the last cabinet.
Conservative Party’s Rehman Chishti retained his grip on the Gillingham and Rainham constituency for the third time after getting 21,091 votes against Labour’s Andrew Stamp, who got 17,661 votes.
Turnout stood at 66.9% in the constituency.
Chishti holds the honour of being the youngest member of parliament of Pakistani decent when he was elected in 2010 at the age of 31.
In 2015, he had won the constituency by nearly twice the number of votes from the Labour candidate.
In a tight race, Labour’s Mohammad Yasin managed to win the Bedford constituency by taking 22,712 votes against the Conservative Party’s Richard Fuller who bagged 21,923.
Yasin, who has served as a councillor in Bedoford for 11 years and as cabinet member for two, contested for the parliament seat for the first time.
Turnout in the constituency remained at 67.5%.
Fuller had won the seat in 2015 with around a 1,000-lead vote from the Labour candidate.
Conservative Party’s Nus Ghani secured her seat from Wealdon with 37,027 votes and defeated Labour’s Angela Smith, who got 13,399.
The turnout in the constituency remained at 74.3%.
In 2015, Ghani had bagged the seat with a huge margin as well.
Labour’s Faisal Rashid won the Warrington South constituency after getting 29,994 votes against 27,445 votes received by the Conservative Party’s David Mowat.
The turnout in the constituency stood at 72.4%.
Mowat had won the constituency with an around 2,000-vote margin from the Labour candidate in 2015.
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