Sonia Kumar wins Dudley for Labour, beating Conservative Marco Longhi
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00:00At the election of a Member of Parliament for Dudley, do hereby give notice that the number of votes recorded for each candidate at the said election is as follows.
00:11Shaquille Bibi, Independent, 857.
00:18Ian Flynn, Liberal Democrat, 1056.
00:26Aftab Hussain, The Workers' Party, 621.
00:33Sonia Kumar, Labour Party, 12,215.
00:44Marco Longhi, The Conservative Party Candidate, 10,300.
00:54John Mota, Independent Candidate, 136.
01:04The Akari, The Green Party Candidate, 1150.
01:09And I believe in unity, not division.
01:13Those who voted for Labour the first time in this election, thank you.
01:24I will do everything I can, do in my power, to deliver the change you voted for.
01:30Those who didn't vote for me, I hope to gain your trust as the years go on.
01:35We ran this election for a changed Labour Party.
01:39We will prioritise working people, fight for economic stability, cheaper bills, safer streets and the NHS being back on its feet.
01:49Secure our borders and break down barriers to opportunity.
01:53And I believe that as a politician, we should be serving and I will continue to serve now as your MP.
02:00Thank you very much.
02:10It is customary to start a speech at an election thanking the counting officers keeping us safe.
02:21A special note of thanks goes to my chairman, to my team that have been unbelievable.
02:30We could have not thrown more than this at this election.
02:34So congratulations Sonia for what you have accomplished.
02:39A very special thanks goes to my wife and to my children.
02:46They haven't seen much of me in the last few years, well since my election,
02:51but they have certainly seen an awful lot less of me during the course of the last six weeks.
02:57Except for my wife who was stood by me every step of the way.
03:03There will be a time for the Conservative Party to consider what has happened.
03:09Now is not that time. I just want to say congratulations again Sonia and well done everyone. Thank you.
03:23I'd like to say thank you to everyone who voted for me.
03:26The vote was entitled 39. Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified, 3.
03:33Being unmarked, a holy void for uncertainty, 68.
03:37I have therefore rejected 110 ballots, 1-1-0.
03:41The turnout from this constituency was 51.09%
03:46and I do hereby declare that Sonia Kumar is duly elected.