Background
Born in Bradford, Shah was abandoned by her father when six years old after he ran off with their neighbour"s sixteen-year-old daughter.
Born in Bradford, Shah was abandoned by her father when six years old after he ran off with their neighbour"s sixteen-year-old daughter.
She served 14 years in prison for his murder. While in Pakistan, Shah was forced into an arranged marriage. Before being elected as an Member of Parliament, Shah was the chair of mental health charity, Sharing Voices Bradford, and had previously worked as a carer for disabled people, as an National Health Service Commissioner and a director for a regional association supporting local councils.
She was chosen to stand for the Labour party in March 2015 after the original candidate had stood down.
On 10 May 2015, Galloway announced that he was challenging the result, alleging that false statements and malpractice related to postal votes during the campaign meant that the result of the election should be set aside.
56th United Kingdom Parliament.