Ealing Southall — UK General Election Results

Ealing Southall was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 15,793 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Ealing Southall from 1983 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1983–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 Syd Bidwell (Labour) 26,664 52.3% Nigel Linacre (Conservative) 11,116 (21.8 pts) 71.4%
1987 Syd Bidwell (Labour) 26,480 50.7% Michael Truman (Conservative) 7,977 (15.3 pts) 69.7%
1992 Piara Khabra (Labour) 23,476 47.4% Philip Treleaven (Conservative) 6,866 (13.9 pts) 75.5%
1997 Piara Khabra (Labour) 32,791 60.0% John Penrose (Conservative) 21,423 (39.2 pts) 66.9%
2001 Piara Khabra (Labour) 22,239 47.0% Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative) 13,683 (28.9 pts) 57.5%
2005 Piara Khabra (Labour) 22,937 48.8% Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrat) 11,440 (24.3 pts) 56.2%
2010 Virendra Sharma (Labour) 22,024 51.5% Gurcharan Singh (Conservative) 9,291 (21.7 pts) 64.5%
2015 Virendra Sharma (Labour) 28,147 65.0% James Symes (Conservative) 18,760 (43.3 pts) 66.3%
2017 Virendra Sharma (Labour) 31,720 70.3% Fabio Conti (Conservative) 22,090 (48.9 pts) 69.5%
2019 Virendra Sharma (Labour) 25,678 60.8% Tom Bennett (Conservative) 16,084 (38.1 pts) 65.7%
2024 Deirdre Costigan (Labour) 23,000 49.1% Georgie Calle (Conservative) 15,793 (33.7 pts) 59.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Syd Bidwell Labour 26,66452.3% Yes
Nigel Linacre Conservative 15,54830.5% No
Mahmud Nadeen Liberal 8,05915.8% No
Ernest Pendrous National Front 5551.1% No
Sohan Singh Paul Independent 1500.3% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Syd Bidwell Labour 26,48050.7% Yes
Michael Truman Conservative 18,50335.5% No
Monica Howes Liberal 6,94713.3% No
Richard Lugg Workers Revolutionary 2560.5% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Piara Khabra Labour 23,47647.4% Yes
Philip Treleaven Conservative 16,61033.6% No
Syd Bidwell True Labour 4,6659.4% No
Pash Nandhra Liberal Democrat 3,7907.7% No
Nicholas Goodwin Green 9641.9% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Piara Khabra Labour 32,79160.0% Yes
John Penrose Conservative 11,36820.8% No
Nikki Thomson Liberal Democrat 5,68710.4% No
Harpal Brar Socialist Labour 2,1073.9% No
Nicholas Goodwin Green 9341.7% No
Bruce Cherry Referendum Party 8541.6% No
Kinga Klepacka ProLife Alliance 4730.9% No
Dr Richard Mead UKIP 4280.8% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Piara Khabra Labour 22,23947.0% Yes
Daniel Kawczynski Conservative 8,55618.1% No
Avtar Lit Independent 5,76412.2% No
Baldev Sharma Liberal Democrat 4,6809.9% No
Margaret Cook Green 2,1194.5% No
Mushtaw Choudhry Independent 1,6663.5% No
Salvinder Dhillon Independent 1,2142.6% No
Harpal Brar Socialist Labour 9211.9% No
Mohammed Bhutta Independent 1690.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Piara Khabra Labour 22,93748.8% Yes
Nigel Bakhai Liberal Democrat 11,49724.4% No
Mark Nicholson Conservative 10,14721.6% No
Sarah Edwards Green 2,1754.6% No
Malkiat Bilku Workers Revolutionary 2890.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Virendra Sharma Labour 22,02451.5% Yes
Gurcharan Singh Conservative 12,73329.8% No
Nigel Bakhai Liberal Democrat 6,38314.9% No
Suneil Basu Green 7051.6% No
Mehboob Anil Christian Party, Proclaiming Christ's Lordship 5031.2% No
Sati Chaggar English Democrats 4081.0% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Virendra Sharma Labour 28,14765.0% Yes
James Symes Conservative 9,38721.7% No
Jaspreet Mahal Green 2,0074.6% No
John Poynton UKIP 1,7694.1% No
Kavya Kaushik Liberal Democrat 1,5503.6% No
Jagdeesh Singh National Liberal Party - True Liberalism 4611.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Virendra Sharma Labour 31,72070.3% Yes
Fabio Conti Conservative 9,63021.3% No
Nigel Bakhai Liberal Democrat 1,8924.2% No
Peter Ward Green 1,0372.3% No
John Poynton UKIP 5041.1% No
Arjinder Thiara Workers Revolutionary Party 3620.8% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Virendra Sharma Labour 25,67860.8% Yes
Tom Bennett Conservative 9,59422.7% No
Tariq Mahmood Liberal Democrat 3,9339.3% No
Darren Moore Green 1,6884.0% No
Rosamund Beattie Brexit Party 8672.1% No
Suzanne Fernandes Christian Peoples Alliance 2870.7% No
Hassan Zulkifal Workers Revolutionary Party 1700.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Deirdre Costigan Labour 23,00049.1% Yes
Georgie Calle Conservative 7,20715.4% No
Neil Reynolds Green 4,3569.3% No
Darshan Singh Azad Workers Party of Britain 4,2379.1% No
Tariq Mahmood Liberal Democrat 2,8326.0% No
Steve Chilcott Reform UK 2,5855.5% No
Niko Omilana Independent 7401.6% No
Sangeet Kaur Bhail Independent 5571.2% No
Peter Ward Rejoin EU 4751.0% No
Joe Bhangu Independent 3190.7% No
Jaginder Singh Independent 2950.6% No
Pedro Da Conceicao Independent 2130.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1983: Labour margin 21.8 pts 1987: Labour margin 15.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 13.9 pts 1997: Labour margin 39.2 pts 2001: Labour margin 28.9 pts 2005: Labour margin 24.3 pts 2010: Labour margin 21.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 43.3 pts 2017: Labour margin 48.9 pts 2019: Labour margin 38.1 pts 2024: Labour margin 33.7 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Ealing Southall has been contested at 11 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Ealing Southall in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Ealing Southall in 2024 with 23,000 votes (49.1%), a majority of 15,793 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Ealing Southall since 1983?

Since 1983, Ealing Southall has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Ealing Southall?

The closest result on record for Ealing Southall was 1992, when Labour beat Conservative by just 6,866 votes (13.9 percentage points).

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