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Historic Win: Four British-Nigerians Elected to UK Parliament
In a landmark election, the Labour Party secured a decisive victory, winning 412 seats out of 650 and bringing an end to the Conservative Party’s 14-year reign. Keir Starmer, Labour leader, has been appointed the new Prime Minister, following Rishi Sunak’s concession and resignation as Tory leader.
The four British-Nigerians won seats in the election, marking a significant milestone for the diaspora community are:
Kemi Badenoch
Kemi Badenoch, a well-known British-Nigerian, secured victory for Conservative party in the North West Essex constituency during the Parliamentary elections held on July 4th.
British-Nigerian businessman, Bayo Alaba, won the Southend East and Rochford for Labour Party.
Alaba won with 15,395 votes against the Conservative Party’s candidate, Gavin Haran with 11,368 votes.
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Taiwo Owatemi
A former Member of Parliament of Nigerian descent, Taiwo Owatemi, also won the UK Parliament election in Coventry North West for the Labour Party.
Owatemi polled 19,696 votes to defeat her main rival, Tom Mercer from the Tories, who secured 8,522 votes.
Chi Onwurah
Chi Onwurah has been re-elected as an MP to represent Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West for the Labour Party in the UK Parliament election.
Onwurah came victorious with 18,875 votes on July 4 as the Labour Party recorded a landslide win that unseated the Tories.
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