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| Tulip Siddiq FRSA MP | |
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 Siddiq in June 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Hampstead and Kilburn | |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Glenda Jackson |
| Majority | 15,560 (26.6%) |
| Camden London Borough Councillor for Regent's Park | |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore Blackwell |
| Succeeded by | Nadia Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Tulip Rizwana Siddiq 16 September 1982 |
| Website | Official |
Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, (born 16 September 1982) was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Hampstead and Kilburn at the 2015 general election. She is vice-chairwoman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism and a member of the Women and Equalities Select Committee. She was previously a councillor for Regent's Park and Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities in Camden Council.
Political career
In a 2006 by-election, Siddiq stood for Camden Council but did not win. It was a safe Liberal Democrats seat which had been held by them for 25 years. In May 2010, in the Camden election, Siddiq became the first Bengali female councillor in Camden Council, where she was Cabinet Member for Culture and Communities until May 2014.
In July 2013, Siddiq was selected as the Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for the Hampstead and Kilburn constituency in the 2015 general election, following a vote by local party members.
In the 2015 general election, Siddiq held the Hampstead and Kilburn seat with 23,977 votes, with a turnout of 67.3%.
In June 2015, Siddiq was appointed a vice-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group against Antisemitism. She is also a member of the Women and Equalities Select Committee.