British Muslim Initiative

The 2010 General Election is the most closely contested in our country for a generation. No party is assured or confident of victory.

As British citizens we are morally bound to participate in the political process to secure the best government for our country and pursue our legitimate aspirations. Although it is often difficult to distinguish between parties, we should identify candidates most deserving of our support who have good chances of winning. Muslims need to vote responsibly and tactically, which may require supporting a candidate with whom we may not agree on every political view.

After substantial research and wide consultation, taking local, national and international issues into consideration, BMI has compiled a list of recommended candidates in order to help individuals make an informed choice at the elections.

The Muslim vote does not only count. It can decide. Vote responsibly and vote tactically.

Barking Margaret Hodge	Batley and Spen Mike Wood	Battersea, Balham & Wandsworth Martin Linton	Beaconsfield Dominic Grieve
Bethnal Green, Bow Abjol Miah	Birmingham Hall Green Salma Yaqoob	Birmingham Ladywood Shabana Mahmood	Birmingham Northfield Richard Burden
Birmingham Perry Barr Karen Hamilton	Birmingham Yardley John Hemming	Bolton South East Yasmin Qureshi	Bradford West Marsha Singh
Brent Central Sarah Teather	Brighton Pavilion Caroline Lucas	Bromsgrove Sajid Javid	Bury North Maryam Khan
Cardiff Central Jenny Willott	Carshalton and Wallington Tom Brake	Croydon Central Andrew Pelling	Croydon North Gerry Jerome
Dewsbury Shahid Malik	Ealing Central and Acton Bassam Mahfouz	Guildford Sue Doughty	Hackney North & Stoke Newington Diane Abbott
Hammersmith Andrew Slaughter	Hampstead and Kilburn Glenda Jackson	Harborough Edward Garnier	Harrow West Gareth Thomas
Hayes and Harlington John McDonnell	Holborn & St Pancras Frank Dobson	Ilford North Sonia Nabila Klein	Islington North Jeremy Corbyn
Islington South and Finsbury Bridget Fox	Leicester South Peter Soulsby	Liverpool Riverside Richard Marbrow	Liverpool Wavertree Colin Eldridge
Leeds North West Greg Mulholland	Luton North Kelvin Hopkins	Luton South Qurban Hussain	Manchester Gorton Sir Gerald Kaufman
Milton Keynes South Phylis Starky	Oldham East and Saddleworth Elwyn Watkins	Pendle Gordon Prentice	Peterborough Ed Murphy
Poplar & Limehouse George Galloway	Reigate Crispin Blunt	Reading East Gareth Epps	Westminster North Karen Buck
Rochdale Paul Rowen	Stratford-on-Avon Nadhim Zahawi	Tooting Sadiq Khan	Watford Sal Brinton