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| George Galloway wins Bradford West by-election | |
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| Respect Party candidate George Galloway has won the Bradford West by-election, taking the seat from Labour by more than 10,000 votes. | |
| Mr Galloway, expelled from Labour in 2003, said it was the "most sensational victory" in by-election history. | |
| The by-election was triggered after Labour's Marsha Singh, who had a majority of 5,763 at the 2010 General Election, resigned on health grounds. | |
| Labour had held the seat since 1974, except for a brief period in the 1980s. | |
| Mr Galloway won the by-election with 18,341 votes, pushing Labour candidate Imran Hussein into second with 8,201. | |
| Conservative candidate Jackie Whiteley was third, with 2,746 votes. Jeanette Sunderland, of the Liberal Democrats, secured 1,505 votes. | |
| Mr Galloway was expelled by Labour in 2003 for his anti-Iraq war comments. | Mr Galloway was expelled by Labour in 2003 for his anti-Iraq war comments. |
| He pulled off one of the results of the 2005 General Election when he overturned a large Labour majority in Bethnal Green and Bow to become the anti-war Respect Party's first MP. | He pulled off one of the results of the 2005 General Election when he overturned a large Labour majority in Bethnal Green and Bow to become the anti-war Respect Party's first MP. |
| His win in Bradford West is a remarkable comeback after disappointing showings at the 2010 General Election and the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections. | |
| The outcome was being closely watched by all the parties as a snapshot of voter opinion, following last week's Budget and ahead of council and mayoral elections next month. | |
| The Conservatives came second in the constituency in 2010, on a 65% turnout, ahead of the Liberal Democrats in third. | The Conservatives came second in the constituency in 2010, on a 65% turnout, ahead of the Liberal Democrats in third. |
| Labour have held the seat since 1974, except for a brief period in the early 1980s when the sitting MP defected to the SDP. | Labour have held the seat since 1974, except for a brief period in the early 1980s when the sitting MP defected to the SDP. |
| There have been five by-elections in England and Scotland since the start of the current Parliament - Oldham and Saddleworth, Barnsley Central, Leicester South, Inverclyde and Feltham and Heston - with Labour retaining all five seats. | There have been five by-elections in England and Scotland since the start of the current Parliament - Oldham and Saddleworth, Barnsley Central, Leicester South, Inverclyde and Feltham and Heston - with Labour retaining all five seats. |