2007 Ealing Southall by-election

2007 Ealing Southall by-election
19 July 2007
Constituency of Ealing Southall
Turnout42.9%
  First party Second party Third party
 
LD
Candidate Virendra Sharma Nigel Bakhai Tony Lit
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Popular vote 15,188 10,118 8,230
Percentage 41.5% 27.7% 22.5%
Swing 7.3% 3.3% 0.9%
MP before election

Piara Khabra
Labour

Elected MP

Virendra Sharma
Labour

A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Ealing Southall was held on 19 July 2007, triggered by the death of incumbent Labour Party member of Parliament (MP) Piara Khabra. It was won by Virendra Sharma, who held the seat for Labour.

It took place on the same day as the 2007 Sedgefield by-electionwhich was initiated by the resignation of recently-departed Prime Minister Tony Blair; they were the first by-elections to be held during the premiership of the new Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.

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