In the most recent UK general elections, three Labour Party candidates from Pakistani ancestry emerged victorious.For the third time running, Yasmin Qureshi and Afzal Khan were re-elected, while Naz Shah also triumphed.
Based on preliminary findings, British-Pakistani politician Mohammad Afzal Khan received 15,050 votes to be elected to a third term in the British Parliament.Numerous legislators with Kashmiri and British Pakistani ancestry participated in this election as candidates for several parties. The precise count of qualified applicants won’t become evident until all outcomes are declared, though.
A large number of British Pakistani candidates ran in the Southeast, the Southeast, Greater Manchester, Bradford, Bedford, Dewsbury, Birmingham and the West Midlands, and Scotland. A large number of British Pakistani candidates ran in the Southeast, the Southeast, Greater Manchester, Bradford, Bedford, Dewsbury, Birmingham and the West Midlands, and Scotland.
The following is a list of well-known Pakistani and Kashmiri candidates that were either front-runners for major parties or in safe seats with a good chance of winning:
- Shabana Mahmood (Labour) in Birmingham: Ladywood
- Khalid Mahmood (Labour) in Birmingham: Perry Barr
- Tahir Ali (Labour) in Birmingham: Hall Green & Moseley
- Naz Shah (Labour) in Bradford West
- Imran Hussain (Labour) in Bradford East
- Yasmin Qureshi (Labour) in Bolton South and Walkden
- Zarah Sultana (Labour) in Coventry South
- Rehman Chishti (Conservative) in Gillingham and Rainham
- Rosena Allin-Khan (Labour) in London:Tooting
- Afzal Khan (Labour) in Manchester: Rusholme
- Saqib Bhatti (Conservative) in Meriden and Solihull East
- Nusrat Ghani (Conservative) in Sussex Weald
- Mohammad Yasin (Labour) in Bedford
- Dr. Zubir Ahmed (Labour) in Glasgow South West, Scotland