12 British-Pakistanis win seats in UK general elections

As many as 30 candidates of Pakistani origin contested the polls

As many as 30 candidates of Pakistani origin contested in the June 8 elections in the United Kingdom, of which 12 have been successful in reaching the House of Commons.

Of the 12 successful British-Pakistanis, which include five women candidates, nine belong to the Labour while three represent the Conservative party.

Although most candidates succeeded in the previous elections but Afzal Khan from Gorton area of Manchester and Muhammad Yaseen from Bendford have been elected on Labour party’s tickets for the first time.



Pakistan-based British candidate of the Labour party Yasmin Qureshi was re-elected as MP from Bolton South East.

I'm very humbled to have been re-elected again with an increase majority. Thank you to everyone who supported me. pic.twitter.com/MFWop774Gf

— Yasmin Qureshi MP (@YasminQureshiMP) June 9, 2017

Similarly, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan from Labour won from Tooting, London with a 15,000 majority. Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, sent his congratulations to the emergency room doctor for her "incredible result".

Huge congratulations to my friend @DrRosena and her hard-working team. Incredible result here in Tooting. #GE2017 pic.twitter.com/EreiNppEQn

— Sadiq Khan (@SadiqKhan) June 9, 2017

Shabana Mahmood contesting from Birmingham, Ladywood was re-elected as the Labour MP from her constituency. She won with an overwhelming margin of over 28,000 votes.

Humbled and thrilled to be re-elected as the @UKLabour MP to serve the people of my wonderful constituency Birmingham Ladywood.

— Shabana Mahmood MP (@ShabanaMahmood) June 9, 2017

From Bradford West, Labour party's Naz Shah was elected with over 29,000 votes.

Indian candidates

Meanwhile, 12 Indian candidates also managed to make their way to the British parliament.

Of those successful British-Indians, seven represent the Labour while five were elected on tickets from the Conservatives.

With additional input from BBC Urdu