As the debates over Labour's vote share, the damage done to the Tories by Reform, the Liberal Democrat surge, the breakthrough of the Greens, and the collapse of the SNP rage in the politics discourse, here are the results disproportionate numbers of people who visit this site are interested in: the showing put in by the far left and the large comparatively large numbers of left wing independents.
The results are grouped by party, and are arranged in alphabetical order by constituency. Where applicable, +/- indicates the results from the 2019 election campaign. There are few of these as only a handful of candidates stood then. Underlining indicates a clash with another party/group. Clashes with left independents aren't included for reasons already explained. Likewise, for those fulminating over the inclusion of the Workers' Party on this list the explainer can be found on the same link.
Alliance for Green Socialism
Leeds North East - Mike Davies, 259 (0.6%, +0.3)
Lewisham North - John Lloyd, 119 (0.3%)
Communist Future
Manchester Central - Caitriona Rylance, 131 (0.3%)
Communist League
Manchester Rusholme - Peter Clifford, 167 (0.6%)
Tottenham - Pamela Holmes, 63 (0.2%, +0.1)
Communist Party of Britain
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney - Robert Griffiths, 309 (1.0%)
Bury South - Dan Ross, 181 (0.4%)
Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket - Darren Turner, 176 (0.3%)
Coatbridge and Bellshill - Drew Gilchrist, 181 (0.5%)
Edinburgh North and Leith - Richard Shilcock, 189 (0.4%)
Glasgow North East - Gary Steele, 146 (0.4%)
Hastings and Rye - Nicholas Davies, 136 (0.3%)
Ipswich - Freddie Sofar, 205 (0.5%)
Leicester South - Ann Green, 279 (0.7%)
Lewisham North - Oliver Snelling, 211 (0.5%)
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare - Bob Davenport, 212 (0.6%)
Newcastle East and Wallsend - Emma-Jane Phillips, 186 (0.4%)
South West Norfolk - Lorraine Douglas, 77 (0.2%)
Taunton and Wellington - Rochelle Russell, 134 (0.3%)
Left Independents
Aberdeen South - Sophie Molly, 225 (0.5%)
Banbury - Cassi Bellingham, 850 (1.8%)
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk - Ellie Merton, 329 (0.7%)
Bethnal Green and Stepney - Ajmal Masroor, 14,207 (30.5%)
Birmingham Edgbaston - Ammar Waraich, 3,336 (8.9%)
Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley - Mohammad Hafeez, 6,159 (14.8%)
Birmingham Ladywood - Akhmed Yakoob, 12,137 (33.2%)
Birmingham Perry Barr - Ayoub Khan, 13,303 (35.5%, ELECTED)
Birmingham Selly Oak - Kamel Hawwash, 2,842 (7.4%)
Blackburn - Adnan Hussain, 10,518 (27.0%, ELECTED)
Brentford and Isleworth - Zebunisa Rao, 486 (1.1%)
Bristol East - Wael Arafat, 257 (0.6%)
Bristol East - Farooq Siddique, 1,259 (2.7%)
Bromsgrove - Sam Ammar, 1,561 (3.1%)
Cardiff West - John Urquhart, 241 (0.5%)
Central Devon - Arthur Price, 477 (0.9%)
Chingford and Woodford Green - Faiza Shaheen, 12,445 (25.7%)
Dudley - Shakeela Bibi, 857 (2.4%)
East Ham - Tahir Mirza, 6,707 (17.7%)
Edmonton and Winchmore Hill - Khalid Sadur, 1,700 (4.1%)
Eltham and Chislehurst - John Courtneidge, 91 (0.2%)
Enfield North - Ertan Karpazli, 1,448 (3.3%)
Feltham and Heston - Damian Read, 373 (1.0%)
Frome and East Somerset - Gareth Heathcote, 294 (0.6%)
Grantham and Bourne - Charmaine Morgan, 1,245 (2.7%, +1.8)
Harrow West - Pamela Fitzpatrick, 4,120 (9.1%)
Heywood and Middleton North - Chris Furlong, 4,349 (11.7%)
Holborn St Pancras - Andrew Feinstein, 7,312 (18.9%)
Hove and Portslade - Tanushka Marah, 3,048 (5.9%)
Ilford North - Leanne Mohamad, 15,119 (32.2%)
Ilford South - Noor Begum, 9,643 (23.4%)
Islington North - Jeremy Corbyn, 24,120 (49.2%, ELECTED)
Kensington and Bayswater - Emma Dent Coad, 1,824 (4.1%)
Kingston and Surbiton - Yvonne Tracey, 1,177 (2.3%)
Leicester East - Claudia Webbe, 5,532 (11.8%)
Leicester South - Shockat Adam, 14,739 (35.2%, ELECTED)
Leyton and Wanstead - Shanell Johnson, 4,173 (9.5%)
Liverpool Garston - Sam Gorst, 3,294 (7.8%)
Liverpool Wavertree - Ann San, 1,191 (3.0%)
Mid Cheshire - Helen Clawson, 850 (2.0%)
Monmouthshire - Owen Lewis, 457 (0.9%)
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West - Yvonne Ridley, 3,627 (8.8%)
Newport East - Pippa Bartolotti, 1,802 (4.7%)
Oxford East - Jabu Nala-Hartley, 600 (1.5%)
Preston - Michael Lavalette, 8,715 (21.8%)
Reading West and Mid Berkshire - Adrian Abbs, 562 (1.2%)
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough - Maxine Bowler, 2,537 (8.0%)
Sittingbourne and Sheppey - Mike Baldock, 3,238 (7.9%)
South Dorset - Giovanna Lewis, 185 (0.4%)
South West Wiltshire - Thomas Culshaw, 441 (1.0%)
Southport - Sean Halsall, 922 (2.0%)
Stockport - Asley Walker, 193 (0.4%)
Stockton West - Monty Brack, 45 (0.1%)
Stoke-on-Trent Central - Andy Polshaw, 315 (0.9%)
Stratford and Bow - Fiona Lali, 1,791 (4.1%)
Stratford and Bow - Steve Headley, 375 (0.9%)
Tottenham - Nandita Lal, 2,348 (5.8%)
Tunbridge Wells - Hassan Kassem, 609 (1.1%)
Walsall and Bloxwich - Aftab Nawaz, 7,600 (20.4%)
Wells and Mendip Hills - Abi McGuire, 1,849 (3.7%)
West Ham and Beckton - Sophia Naqvi, 7,180 (19.8%)
West Suffolk - Katie Parker, 485 (1.1%)
Wigan - Jan Cunliffe, 406 (1.0%)
Windsor - David Buckley, 1,629 (3.6%, +2.6)
Wycombe - Ajaz Rehman, 1,913 (4.3%)
People Before Profit
Belfast North - Fiona Ferguson, 936 (2.3%, +2.2)
Belfast West - Gerry Carroll, 5,048 (12,7%, -1.4)
Foyle - Shaun Harkin, 2,444 (6.4%, +3.6)
Scottish Socialist Party
Glasgow East - Liam McLaughlan, 466 (1.3%)
Rutherglen - Bill Bonnar, 541 (1.3%)
Socialist Equality Party
Holborn and St Pancras - Tom Scripps, 61 (0.2%, +0.1)
Inverness, Skye, and West Rossshire - Darren Paxton, 178 (0.4%)
Socialist Labour Party
Bangor Aberconwy - Katherine Jones, 424 (1.0%)
Barnsley South - Terry Robinson, 227 (0.6%)
Birmingham Perry Bar - Shangara Singh, 453 (1.2%)
Camborne and Redruth - Robert Hawkins, 342 (0.7%)
Central Ayrhsire - Lois McDaid, 329 (0.8%)
Edinburgh North and Leith - David Jacobsen, 227 (0.5%)
Forest of Dean - Saiham Sikder, 90 (0.2%)
Gloucester - Akhlaque Ahmed, 496 (1.1%)
Mansfield - Peter Dean, 423 (1.0%)
North Ayrshire and Arran - James McDaid, 232 (0.5%)
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport - Robert Hawkins, 183 (0.4%)
South Derbyshire - Paul Liversuch, 183 (0.4%)
Socialist Party of Great Britain
Clapham and Brixton Hill - Bill Martin, 122 (0.3%)
Folkestone and Hythe - Andy Thomas, 71 (0.2%)
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
Aberdeen North - Lucas Grant, 214 (0.5%)
Birmingham Erdington - Corinthia Ward, 37 (0.1%)
Bristol North East - Dan Smart, 399 (1.0%)
Cardiff East - John Williams, 195 (0.5%)
Chorley - Martin Powell-Davies, 632 (1.9%)
Coventry East - Dave Nellist, 797 (2.2%)
Crawley - Robin Burnham, 153 (0.3%)
Croydon West - April Ashley, 247 (0.5%)
Doncaster North - Andy Hiles, 212 (0.7%)
Dundee Central - Jim McFarlane, 600 (1.5%)
Folkestone and Hythe - Momtaz Khanom, 249 (0.6%)
Gateshead Central and Whickham - Norman Hall, 369 (0.9%)
Glasgow North East - Chris Sermanni, 236 (0.7%)
Glasgow South - Brian Smith, 473 (1.1%)
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes - Mark Gee, 222 (0.6%)
Hull North and Cottingham - Michael Whale, 262 (0.7%)
Ilford South - Andy Walker, 376 (0.9%)
Islington South and Finsbury - Ethan Saunders, 215 (0.5%)
Leeds Central and Headingley - Louie Fulton, 186 (0.6%)
Leicester West - Steve Score, 317 (0.9%)
Liverpool Riverside - Roger Bannister, 622 (1.9%)
Mansfield - Karen Seymour, 123 (0.3%)
Northampton South - Katie Simpson, 296 (0.7%)
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport - Alex Moore, 220 (0.5%)
Reading Central - Adam Gillman, 221 (0.5%)
Sheffield Central - Isabelle France, 409 (1.3%)
Sheffield Heeley - Mick Suter, 398 (1.0%)
Smethwick - Ravaldeep Bath, 163 (0.5%)
South West Devon - Ben Davy, 141 (0.3%)
Southampton Itchen - Decland Clune, 264 (0.7%)
Southampton Test - Maggie Fricker, 366 (1.0%)
Southgate and Wood Green - Karl Vidol 785 (1.7%)
Swansea West - Gareth Bromhall, 337 (0.9%)
Swindon North - Scott Hunter, 139 (0.3%)
Uxbridge and South Ruislip - Gary Harbord, 223 (0.5%)
Walthamstow - Nancy Taaffe, 561 (1.2%)
West Ham and Beckton - Lois Austin, 190 (0.5%)
Worcester - Mark Davies, 280 (0.6%)
Worsley and Eccles - Sally Griffiths, 241 (0.6%)
Transform
Bishop Auckland - Rachel Maughan, 331 (0.8%)
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor - Brian Agar, 264 (0.7%)
Workers' Party GB
Alloa and Grangemouth - Tom Flanagan, 223 (0.5%)
Altrincham and Sale West - Amir Burney, 643 (1.2%)
Ashton-under-Lyne – Aroma Hassan, 2,835 (8.0%)
Aylesbury – Jan Gajdos, 516 (1.0%)
Barking – Hamid Shah, 3,578 (9.8%)
Bath - Matthew Alford, 230 (0.5%)
Battersea - Hazel James, 499 (1.1%)
Bedford - Prince Sadiq Chaudhury, 996 (2.4%)
Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North - James Giles, 9,089 (26.6%)
Birmingham Yardley - Jody McIntyre, 10,582 (29.3%)
Blackburn - Craig Murray, 7,105 (18.3%)
Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney - Choudhry Yasir Iqbal, 570 (1.9%)
Bolton North East - Syeda Misbah Kazmi, 1,463 (3.4%)
Bolton South and Walkden - Jack Khan, 4,673 (12.7%)
Bootle - Ian Smith, 526 (1.4%)
Bradford South – Harry Boota, 513 (1.6%)
Brent East - James Mutimer, 1,052 (2.8%)
Brent West – Nadia Klok, 2,774 (6.7%)
Brentford and Isleworth – Nisar Malik, 2,746 (6.1%)
Bridgwater - Gregory Tanner, 168 (0.4%)
Bromsgrove - Aheesha Zahir, 144 (0.3%)
Broxtowe - Maqsood Syed, 388 (0.8%)
Burton and Uttoxeter - Azmat Mir, 2,056 (4.5%)
Bury North - Shafat Ali, 1,917 (4.2%)
Bury South - Sameera Ashraf, 1,023 (2.4%)
Caerfyrddin - David Evans, 216 (0.5%)
Cambridge - Khalid Abu-Tayyem, 951 (2.3%)
Carshalton and Wallington - Atif Rashid, 441 (0.9%)
Ceredigion Preseli - Taghrid Al-Mawed, 228 (0.5%)
Chatham and Aylesford - Matt Valentine, 340 (0.8%)
Cheadle - Tanya Manzoor, 811 (1.6%)
Chelmsford - Mark Kenlen, 105 (0.2%)
Chelsea and Fulham - Sabi Patwary, 538 (1.1%)
Chesham and Amersham - Muhammad Pervez Khan, 466 (0.9%)
Chesterfield - Julie Lowe, 248 (0.6%)
Cities of London and Westminster - Hoz Shafiei, 727 (1.9%)
Coventry East - Paul Bedson, 1,027 (2.8%)
Coventry South - Mohammed Ali Syed, 777 (1.8%)
Crawley - Linda Bamieh, 2,407 (5.3%)
Crewe and Nantwich - Phillip Lane, 373 (0.8%)
Croydon South - Kulsum Hussin, 612 (1.2%)
Croydon West - Ahsan Ullah, 708 (1.9%)
Derby South - Chris Williamson, 5,205 (13.9%)
Doncaster Central - Tosh McDonald, 758 (2.0%)
Dover and Deal - Colin Tasker, 98 (0.2%)
Dudley - Aftab Hussein, 621 (1.7%)
Dundee Central - Raymond Mennie, 192 (0.5%)
Ealing Central and Acton - Nada Jarche, 1,766 (3.7%)
Ealing North – Sam Habeeb, 3,139 (7.3%)
Ealing Southall - Darsham Singh Azad, 4,237 (9.1%)
Edmonton and Winchmore Hill - Denise Headley, 668 (1.6%)
Eltham and Chislehurst - Sean Stewart, 356 (0.8%)
Enfield North - Aishat Anifowoshe, 668 (1.5%)
Erith and Thamesmead - Mohammed Abu Shahed, 1,071 (2.7%)
Feltham and Heston – Amrit Mann, 2,201 (5.7%)
Gloucester - Steve Gower, 974 (2.1%)
Gorton and Denton - Amir Burney, 3,766 (10.3%)
Greenwich and Woolwich - Sheikh Raquib, 570 (1.3%)
Hackney South and Shoreditch - Mohammed Hussain, 1,007 (2.4%)
Halifax - Shakir Saghir, 2,543 (6.3%)
Hammersmith and Chiswick - Raj Gill, 439 (1.0%)
Harrow East - Sarajulhaq Parwani, 723 (1.5%)
Hartlepool - Thomas Dudley, 248 (0.7%)
Hastings and Rye - Philip Colley, 362 (0.8%)
Havant - Jennifer Alemanno, 211 (0.5%)
Hayes and Harlington - Rizwana Karim, 1,975 (5.2%)
Hendon - Imtiaz Palekar, 1,518 (3.7%)
Hornsey and Friern Barnet – Dino Philippos, 766 (1.6%)
Ilford South - Golam Tipu, 1,366 (3.3%)
Kingston and Surbiton - Ali Abdulla, 395 (0.8%)
Knowsley - Graham Padden, 245 (0.7%)
Leeds Central and Headingley - Owais Rajput, 691 (2.2%)
Leeds North East - Dawud Islam, 2,067 (4.6%)
Leeds South - Muhammad Azeem, 719 (2.3%)
Leeds West and Pudsey - Jamel El Kheir, 633 (1.6%)
Lewisham East - Steph Koffi, 577 (1.4%)
Lewisham North - Mian Akbar, 457 votes (1.0%)
Lewisham West and East Dulwich – Gwenton Sloley, 427 (0.9%)
Leyton and Wanstead - Mahtab Aziz, 1,633 (3.7%)
Lincoln - Linda Richardson, 479 (1.1%)
Luton North - Waheed Akbar, 3,914 (10.1%)
Luton South and South Bedfordshire - Yasin Rehman, 3,110 (8.1%)
Manchester Central - Parham Hashemi, 1,888 (4.8%)
Manchester Rusholme - Mohhamed Bilal, 3,660 (12.6%)
Manchester Withington - Elizabeth Greenwood, 1,774 (4.3%)
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare – Anthony Cole, 530 (1.5%)
Mid Derbyshire - Josiah Uche, 150 (0.3%)
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East - Mehmoona Ameen, 2,007 (5.8%)
Mitcham and Morden – Mehmood Jamshed, 1,091 (2.4%)
Newark - Collan Siddique, 150 (0.3%)
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend - Muhammed Ghori, 430 (1.0%)
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor - Minhajul Suhon, 246 (0.6%)
North Durham - Chris Bradburn, 928 (2.2%)
North East Cambridgeshire - Clayton Payne, 190 (0.5%)
North Somerset - Suneil Basu, 133 (0.2%)
Northampton North - Khalid Razzaq, 1,531 (3.7%)
Nottingham East - Issan Ghazni, 2,465 (6.8%)
Nottingham South - Paras Ghazni, 1,496 (4.6%)
Nuneaton - John Homer, 967 (2.3%)
Oldham East and Saddleworth - Shanaz Saddique, 4,647 (11.6%)
Oxford East - Zaid Marham, 615 (1.6%)
Pendle and Clitheroe - Syed Hashmi, 336 (0.7%)
Peterborough - Amjad Hussain, 5,051 (12.1%)
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport - Guy Haywood, 311 (0.7%)
Poplar and Limehouse - Kamran Khan, 1,463 (3.4%)
Putney - Heiko Khoo, 433 (1.0%)
Queen's Park and Maida Vale - Irakli Menabde, 1,792 (4.7%)
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough - Robert Watson, 268 (0.8%)
Redditch - Mohammed Amin, 765 (1.8%)
Richmond and Northallerton - Louise Dickens, 90 (0.2%)
Rochdale - George Galloway, 11,587 (29.2%)
Rochester and Strood - John Innes, 245 (0.6%)
Romford - Zhafaran Qayum, 898 (2.0%)
Rossendale and Darwen - Tayab Ali, 491 (1.1%)
Rotherham - Taukir Iqbal, 1,714 (4.6%)
Salford - Mustafa Abdullah, 791 (2.0%)
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough - Mark Tyler, 1,437 (4.5%)
Sheffield Central - Caitlin Hardy, 656 (2.1%)
Sheffield Hallam - Mohammed Moui-Tabrizy, 281, (0.5%)
Sheffield Heeley - Steven Roy, 594 (1.5%)
Sheffield South East - Muzafar Rahman, 1,453 (4.1%)
Shipley - Waqas Khan, 269 (0.6%)
Slough - Adnan Shabbir, 1,105 (2.6%)
Smethwick - Nahim Rubani, 2,449 (7.0%)
South Northamptonshire – Mick Stott, 246 (0.5%)
Southampton Test - Wajahat Shaukrat, 775 (2.2%)
Southgate and Wood Green - Geoff Moseley, 833 (1.8%)
Stalybridge and Hyde - Audel Shirin, 1,214 (3.3%)
Stockport - Ayesha Khan, 1,630 (3.7%)
Stourbridge - Mohammed Ramzan, 1,067 (2.7%)
Stratford and Bow – Halima Khan, 3,274 (7.5%)
Streatham and Croydon North - Wasseem Sherwani, 910 (2.0%)
Stretford and Urmston - Khalila Choudhury, 4,461 (9.7%)
Sutton Coldfield - Wajad Burkey, 653 (1.4%)
Tamworth - Adam Goodfellow, 170 (0.4%)
Thurrock - Yousaff Khan, 691 (1.8%)
Tooting - Tarik Hussain, 807 (1.5%)
Torbay – Paul Moor, 234 (0.5%)
Tottenham - Jennifer Obaseki, 659 (1.6%)
Twickenham - Umair Malik, 347 (0.6%)
Wakefield and Rothwell - Keith Mason, 705 (1.7%)
Wallasey - Philip Bimpson, 462 (1.1%)
Walthamstow - Imran Arshad, 1,535 (3.3%)
Watford - Khalid Chohan, 2,659 (6.0%)
Widnes and Halewood - Michael Murphy, 415 (1.1%)
Wimbledon - Aaron Mafi, 346 (0.6%)
Windsor - Simran Dhillon, 621 (1.4%)
Wolverhampton South East - Athar Warraich, 915 (2.7%)
Wolverhampton West - Vikas Chopra, 576 (1.3%)
Worsley and Eccles - Nasri Barghouti, 466 (1.1%)
Wycombe - Khalil Ahmed, 3,344 (7.5%)
Wythenshawe and Sale East - John Barstow, 714 (1.8%)
Workers Revolutionary Party
Hackney South and Shoreditch - Carol Small, 310 (0.7%, +0.5)
Hammersmith and Chiswick - Scott Dore, 216 (0.5%)
Liverpool Garston - Frank Swinney, 112 (0.3%)
Oxford East - Brandon French, 197 (0.5%)
Peckham - Mariatu Kargbo, 355 (0.9%, +0.6)
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16 comments:
No greens in this list?
Confusingly, Fiona Lali in Stratford and Bow was running as an independent "Supported by the Revolutionary Communist Party", as opposed to running as RCP. I don't know if there are any other such "submarine parties" among the independents - she seems to have been the only candidate promoted by the RCP.
Why do you do this?
I came here hoping for an analysis of the indies who actually won, remarkably enough, in the face of the mentality of the article you write here.
You really should question your motives in posting this tripe.
No, no Greens. Including them would have taken far longer to compile!
I must say, that Left Independents Party's doing very well for a newcomer. Wonder what their secret is?
Some good results for WPB, to be fair, although both their weird platform & my own past experience of a) Galloway b) Respect and c) George Galloway FFS? in 2024? makes me highly reluctant to pin any hopes on them.
The rest... ugh. They should have listened to Edmund Griffiths and/or not bothered.
As organiser for Transform South West Wiltshire, we supported Independent Socialist Candidate Thomas Culshaw (Not listed as far as I could see)
Thanks Phil. You have to wonder what is the tactic? I know in the past when I was I was involved in socialist politics, we did it to raise the profile. I voted CPB this time but what is the tactics?
There were more left independents I reckon
Needs to include Assemble candidates e.g. Farooq Siddique got 1,259 (2.7%) in Bristol East.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001132
Who's MP for Sheffield Darnall?
This is very useful. Many thanks. You have though missed one out. That is Bromsgrove where Sam Ammar gained 1,561 votes, over 10 times that of the WP Aheesha Zahir who you have recorded.
Sam was the Chair of the local LP and had applied to stand but Starmer parachuted in Neena Gill, even though it is an ultra safe Tory seat. Sam resigned from the LP and stood independently. Please can you amend this.
Sam is a British Palestinian and a support of Unite 4 Palestine so I can vouch for her
tony greenstein
Khalid Sadur stood as a Transform candidate in Edmonton and Winchmore Hill.
Looking at this list there are very many "people of global majority" looking names in it, a much higher proportion than among the general population, and indeed immigrants, or recent descendants of immigrants, once upon a time northern, welsh, irish, scottish, were in the past the core of the working class. But it is remarkable how few jamaican/african/polish/chinese/indian/... looking names there seem to be, and my guess that most of the names of "people of global majority" in the list are pakistanis (some may be bangladeshi, but looking at the constituency places I doubt many are). These are some statistics that may be relevant:
https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/uk-population-by-ethnicity/demographics/working-age-population/latest/
“71.8% (26.9 million) of the working age population identified as white British – 89.3% (1.6 million) in Wales and 70.8% (25.2 million) in England after white British, the ethnic groups making up the largest percentages of the working age population were white ‘other’ (7.7%, 2.8 million), black (4.4%, 1.6 million), Indian (3.4%, 1.2 million), black African (2.8%, 1.0 million) and Pakistani (2.7%, 1.0 million)
Which brings me to another topic that is one of the many topics that seems rarely mentioned: the UK population grew from 62m to 71m in the past 15 years, and those new 9m residents are mostly working class (or "lumpenproletariat") working-age adults and nearly all do not have the right to vote. My guesstimate is that currently 20-25% of the english working class are polish/nigerian/romanian/... immigrants without the right to vote (and usually without property). I also guess that the high cost and bureaucracy of acquiring citizenship are designed to keep the number of poor people without the right to vote as high as possible.
Ayoub Khan who won Birmingham Perry Barr was a LibDem for over 20 years and only did quit the two months ago
Here in Wales Labour vote was down and Plaid Cymru vote was increased..
Which along with figures given in this article is definitely food for thought BUT sadly changes nothing and like USA the facade of Democracy continues..
It's not a constituency: it's a ward in Sheffield SE, Clive Betts (LP). Qais al-Ahdal won the ward with 52% of the vote in May as an independent campaigning on Gaza. Interestingly, of the 23 constituencies Reform didn't stand in, five were in Sheffield.
In the previous post on far left candidates, it was said that 242 is by far the most who have ever stood. In 2001, the Socialist Alliance stood 114, the SLP 98 and the Scottish Socialist Party 72. That's 284, plus maybe 25-30 other far left. Of course the results were not as good as last week.
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