No surprises as Virendra Sharma holds his seat
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Labour's Virendra Sharma has held his seat in Ealing Southall which he won in the 2007 by-election. Turnout was high - nearly 65 per cent with an electorate of 66,970.
Virendra Sharma said:'' I am humbled and honoured to have been re-elected to represent the people of Ealing Southall in Parliament again. I will redouble my efforts to serve and speak up for all my constituents.''
| Ealing Southall Constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Candidate |
Party |
2007 By-Election Result |
2010 Result |
| Virendra Sharma | Labour | 15,188 |
22,024 |
| Gurcharan Singhi | Conservative | 8,230
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12,733 |
| Nigel Bakhai | Liberal Democrat | 10,118
|
6,383 |
| Suniel Basu | Green Party | 1,135 |
705 |
| Mehboob Anil | The Christian Party | - |
503 |
| Sati Chaggar | English Democrats | - |
408 |
Nigel Bakhai said, '' It was always going to be a difficult campaign but I thought I ran a good campaign. I've not got out in Southall as much as I would have liked - concentrating on my council seat in Elthorne but I think I have helped raised the profile of the Liberal Democrats in the area.''
May 7, 2010