Marsha Singh
Marsha Singh | |
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Bradford West | |
In office 1 May 1997 – 2 March 2012 | |
Preceded by | Max Madden |
Succeeded by | George Galloway |
Personal details | |
Born | Punjab, India | 11 October 1954
Died | 17 July 2012 Dominican Republic | (aged 57)
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | Loughborough University |
Marsha Singh (11 October 1954 – 17 July 2012) was a British
. Singh stood down due to ill health.Singh had a degree in Languages, Politics and Economics of Modern Europe from
At the 2010 general election, Singh managed to increase his majority by 5% with nearly 6,000 votes more than the second placed Zahid Iqbal, despite the Bradford West constituency being a Tory target. Singh managed a 14% majority over the Conservatives, even larger than that he had achieved when first elected in Labour's 1997 landslide election victory.[1]
On 29 February 2012, he announced his intention to retire owing to ill health.
Singh was married with two children and four grandchildren. He died four months after resigning, while on holiday in the Dominican Republic.[5]
References
- ^ "Bradford West: Constituency | Politics | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Bradford MP Marsha Singh to quit". Bradford T&A. March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ Three Hundreds of Chiltern, HM Treasury, 2 March 2012.
- ^ Wintour, Patrick (29 March 2012). "George Galloway wins Bradford West by-election". The Guardian. London.
- ^ O'Rourke, Tanya (18 July 2012). "Tributes are paid as former Bradford MP Marsha Singh dies". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.