Ealing Southall (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Ealing Southall


Type = Borough
Entity = Greater London
DivisionType = County
Division = Greater London
Year = 1983
MP = Virendra Sharma
Party = Labour
EP = London

Ealing Southall is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The seat is currently held by Virendra Sharma, after a by-election on 19 July 2007.

Boundaries

The constituency is located in the London Borough of Ealing in West London. In addition to Southall it includes those parts of Hanwell, West Ealing and Ealing south of the Great Western Main Line, as far east as the Underground line through Ealing Common. The constituency boundaries will be changed radically for the next election; large parts of the eastern end of the seat will be added to the new Ealing Central and Acton.

The other Ealing constituencies are Ealing North, and Ealing, Acton & Shepherd's Bush.

Demographics

The constituency has a high British Asian population - around 39% according to the 2001 census [http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=789618&c=Southall&d=27&e=13&g=331308&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=47] , the majority being of Indian origin, 28%. The Afro-Caribbean community amounts to 8%.

Members of Parliament

* "Constituency created" (1983)

= Elections =

Elections in the 2000s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Virendra Sharma
votes = 15,188
percentage = 41.3
change = -7.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Bakhai
votes = 10,118
percentage = 27.7
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Lit
votes = 8,230
percentage = 22.5
change = +0.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Sarah Edwards
votes = 1,135
percentage = 3.1
change = -1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Respect - The Unity Coalition
candidate = Salvinder Dhillon
votes = 588
percentage = 1.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = K. T. Rajan
votes = 285
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Christian Party
candidate = Yaqub Masih
votes = 280
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Jasdev Rai
votes = 275
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Official Monster Raving Loony Party
candidate = John Cartwright
votes = 188
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = English Democrats Party
candidate = Sati Chaggar
votes = 152
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Gulbash Singh
votes = 92
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Kuldeep Grewal
votes = 87
percentage = 0.2
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 5,070
percentage = 13.8
change = -10.5Election box turnout
votes = 36,618
percentage = 42.9
change = -13.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = -5.4

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Piara Khabra
votes = 22,937
percentage = 48.8
change = +1.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nigel Bakhai
votes = 11,497
percentage = 24.4
change = +14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mark Nicholson
votes = 10,147
percentage = 21.6
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Sarah Edwards
votes = 2,175
percentage = 4.6
change = +0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
candidate = Malkiat Bilku
votes = 289
percentage = 0.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,440
percentage = 24.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 47,045
percentage = 56.2
change = −0.6Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −6.6

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Piara Khabra
votes = 22,239
percentage = 47.5
change = −12.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Daniel Kawczynski
votes = 8,556
percentage = 18.3
change = −2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Avtar Lit
votes = 5,764
percentage = 12.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Baldev Sharma
votes = 4,680
percentage = 10.0
change = −0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Margaret Cook
votes = 2,119
percentage = 4.5
change = +2.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Salvinder Dhillon
votes = 1,214
percentage = 2.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Mushtaq Choudhry
votes = 1,666
percentage = 2.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harpal Brar
votes = 921
percentage = 2.0
change = −1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Mohammed Bhutta
votes = 169
percentage = 0.4
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 13,683
percentage = 29.2
change = Election box turnout
votes = 46,828
percentage = 56.8
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

At the 2001 Election, the Electoral Commissions book "Election 2001" {ISBN 978-1-84275-020-9} records the following three candidates with party names rejected for not being recorded on the register of political parties:

*Dhillon - Independent Community Candidate Empowering Change
*Bhutta - Qari
*Lit - Chairman of Sunrise Radio

Elections in the 1990s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Piara Khabra
votes = 32,791
percentage = 60.0
change = +12.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Penrose
votes = 11,368
percentage = 20.8
change = -12.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Nikki Thomson
votes = 5,687
percentage = 10.4
change = +2.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harpal Brar
votes = 2,107
percentage = 3.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Nicholas Goodwin
votes = 934
percentage = 1.7
change = -0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = B. Cherry
votes = 854
percentage = 1.6
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = ProLife Alliance
candidate = K. Klepacka
votes = 473
percentage = 0.9
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = R. Mead
votes = 428
percentage = 0.8
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 21,423
percentage =
change = Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 66.9
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Piara Khabra
votes = 23,476
percentage = 47.4
change = -3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = P. C. Treleaven
votes = 16,610
percentage = 33.6
change = -1.9Election box candidate
party = True Labour
candidate = Syd Bidwell
votes = 4,665
percentage = 9.4
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Pash Nandhra
votes = 3,790
percentage = 7.7
change = -5.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Nicholas Goodwin
votes = 964
percentage = 1.9
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 6,866
percentage = 13.8
change = -1.3Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 75.5
change = +5.8Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Elections in the 1980s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Syd Bidwell
votes = 26,480
percentage = 50.7
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Truman
votes = 18,503
percentage = 35.5
change = +5.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Monica Howes
votes = 6,947
percentage = 13.3
change = -2.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Workers Revolutionary Party (UK)
candidate = R. F. Lugg
votes = 256
percentage = 0.5
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 7,977
percentage = 15.2
change = -6.6Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 69.7
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Syd Bidwell
votes = 26,664
percentage = 52.3
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nigel Linacre
votes = 15,548
percentage = 30.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
candidate = Mahmud Nadeen
votes = 8,059
percentage = 15.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = National Front (UK)
candidate = E. Pendrous
votes = 555
percentage = 1.1
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = S. Paul
votes = 150
percentage = 0.3
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 11,116
percentage = 21.8
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes =
percentage = 71.4
change =Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

See also

* List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater London
* Ealing Southall by-election, 2007

External links

* [http://www.laboursouthall.com Labour Party's Ealing Southall website]
* [http://www.ealinglibdems.org.uk/ Ealing Liberal Democrats]
* [http://www.ealingsouthallconservatives.org.uk/ Ealing Conservatives]
* [http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/croydonloony/bromley.html#twelve Ealing loony candidate]
* [http://by_elections.blogspot.com/ By-elections blog]
* [http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/guide/seat-profiles/ealingsouthall UK Polling Report Blog]

References

*Rayment