Ealing Southall Borough constituency
Ealing Southall shown within Greater London
Created:	1983
MP:	Vacant, previously Piara Khabra
Party:	None, previously Labour
Type:	House of Commons
County:	Greater London
EP constituency:	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. A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Piara Singh Khabra (20 November 1921[1] – 19 June 2007) was a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall from 1992 until his death. ... This is a list of political parties in the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... In the United Kingdom each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Political parties 8 Committees 22 Last election June 2004 (785 MEPs) Meeting place Brussels and Strasbourg Secretariat Luxembourg and Brussels Website europarl. ... London is a constituency of the European Parliament. ... A borough constituency (in Scotland, a burgh constituency) is a type of parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The Houses of Parliament, as seen over Westminster Bridge The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ...

The seat is currently vacant, following the death of Piara Khabra, who had been the MP for Ealing Southall since 1992.[1] A by-election will be held on 19 July 2007. Piara Singh Khabra (20 November 1921[1] – 19 June 2007) was a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall from 1992 until his death. ... Ealing Southall shown within London The Ealing Southall by-election, 2007 is a forthcoming by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Ealing Southall, in West London. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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 London Borough of Ealing is a London borough in the west of the city. ... Satellite image of the inner part of West London Ayad Dibis is the best in West London. ... It has been suggested that Southalls South Asian community be merged into this article or section. ... Hanwell is a town situated in the London Borough of Ealing in west London, between Ealing and Southall. ... West Ealing is a place in the London Borough of Ealing in west London. ... Ealing is a town in the London Borough of Ealing. ... Maidenhead Railway Bridge The Great Western Main Line is a main line railway in England, which includes routes westwards from London to South Wales, Cornwall and other districts. ... The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internally called HT-7U) is a project being undertaken to construct an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. ... The London Underground is a transit system that serves much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ... Ealing Common is a station on the Uxbridge branch of the Piccadilly Line, and on the Ealing Broadway branch of the District Line, in Zone 3. ... Ealing Central and Acton will be a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

The other Ealing constituencies are Ealing North, and Ealing, Acton & Shepherd's Bush. Ealing North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ealing, Acton and Shepherds Bush is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Demographics

The constituency has a high British Asian population - around 39% according to the 2001 census[2], the majority being of Indian origin, 28%. The African community community amounts to 8%. The term British Asian is used to denote a person of Southern Asian ancestry or origin, or sometimes Western Asian origin, who was born in or was an immigrant to the United Kingdom. ... UK Census 2001 logo A nationwide census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001. ...

Members of Parliament

• Constituency created (1983)

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Elections

Elections in the 2000s

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: Ealing Southall shown within London The Ealing Southall by-election, 2007 is a forthcoming by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Ealing Southall, in West London. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced // ) is a British political party. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Piara Singh Khabra (20 November 1921[1] – 19 June 2007) was a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall from 1992 until his death. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ... Logo of the current Workers Revolutionary Party The Workers Revolutionary Party is a small Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Piara Singh Khabra (20 November 1921[1] – 19 June 2007) was a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall from 1992 until his death. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... Daniel Robert Kawczynski (born January 24, 1972) is the Conservative Party Member for Parliament for Shrewsbury and Atcham in Shropshire, England. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) is the principal Green political party in England and Wales. ... The Socialist Labour Party (SLP) is a small left-wing political party in the United Kingdom. ... Harpal Brar was born in Muktsar, Punjab, India in 1939. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The Electorial Commission is an independent body with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. ...

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

It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Qari. (Discuss) Qari is an Arabic word meaning reciter. A qari is a person who recites the Quran with correct pronunciation and proper Tajwid. ... Sunrise Radio is the United Kingdoms first radio station catering specifically for the Asian community. ...

Elections in the 1990s

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Elections in the 1980s

Margaret Thatcher David Steel Election 1987 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Sydney James Bidwell (14 January 1917 – 25 May 1997) was a British Labour politician. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... Logo of the current Workers Revolutionary Party The Workers Revolutionary Party is a small Trotskyist political party in the United Kingdom. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ... The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Sydney James Bidwell (14 January 1917 – 25 May 1997) was a British Labour politician. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and is the second oldest extant political party in the world. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ... In the United Kingdom, the British National Front (most commonly called the National Front or NF) is a far right-wing political party that had its heyday during the 1970s and 80s. ... Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ... The Labour Party has been, since its founding in the early 20th century, the principal political party of the left in England, Scotland and Wales. ... Swing in a British political context is a single figure used as an indication of the scale of voter change in a single constituency. ...

See also

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

The adminstrative region and ceremonial county of Greater London, together with the enclave of the City of London, is divided into 74 Parliamentary constituencies (all Borough constituencies). ... Ealing Southall shown within London The Ealing Southall by-election, 2007 is a forthcoming by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Ealing Southall, in West London. ...

References

• This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.