Tulip, Rupa, Afsana, Rushanara reelected UK lawmakers
Labour candidate Tulip Siddiq, the granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has secured her fourth term as MP for Hampstead and Highgate, UK, with 23,432 votes (48.3 percent). Her nearest competitor, Conservative candidate Don Williams, garnered 8,462 votes, according to BBC election data.
Siddiq was first elected to the House of Commons in May 2015 for Hampstead and Kilburn, gaining international recognition with her inaugural parliamentary speech. In 2019, she was re-elected for Hampstead and Kilburn and was listed among London's most influential politicians by the Evening Standard's Progress 1000. She has since served as Shadow Minister for Children & Early Years and Shadow Economic Secretary.
In a similar vein, Labour candidate Rupa Huq has been re-elected as MP for Ealing Central and Acton. Huq received 22,340 votes (46.8 percent), while her closest opponent, Conservative candidate James Windsor-Clive, secured 8,345 votes (17.5 percent). First elected in 2015, Huq has now been re-elected four times. Labour candidate Afsana Begum retained her seat as MP for Poplar and Limehouse, winning 18,535 votes (43.1 percent). Her nearest competitor, Green Party candidate Nathalie Bienfait, received 5,985 votes (13.9 percent). Begum was first elected in 2019.
Additionally, Rushanara Ali, the first person of Bangladeshi origin elected to the House of Commons in 2010, has been re-elected. The Labour candidate obtained 15,896 votes (34.1 percent), with independent candidate Ajmal Masroor coming in second with 14,207 votes (30.5 percent).