Chuka Umunna "humbled" by Streatham victory .Once hailed as the UK young Obama and one of the top ten black Politicians in the UK The Boy wonder has finally done it calling it a humbling experience .With the UK Election in a Hung Parliament and Gordon Brown still holding on .We Congratulate Mr Umunna for a Landmark achievement.
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Labour’s Chuka Umunna, said he was “humbled” by winning a close fought contest to take the Streatham seat.
Labour’s Chuka Umunna, said he was “humbled” by winning a close fought contest to take the Streatham seat.
Mr Umunna, standing for the first time, took the seat with a 3259-vote majority.
He hauled a massive 20,037 votes, beating his nearest rival, Lib Dem candidate Chris Nicholson, who received 16,778 votes.
He called the victory “a quite extraordinary night”.
He said: “I was born and bred in this constituency and the fact so many of my neighbours,
close friends and people I know in the community and that I am tasked to
represent them is something that makes me deeply humbled.
“I know our party will do everything we can for the residents of this fantastic place.”
Mr Umunna has ensured the seat remains in Labour hands after Keith Hill MP stepped
down this election after 18 years in the job.
Chuka Umunna (born October 1978) is a Labour MP, political activist and commentator, and an employment lawyer. In March 2008, he was chosen by local Labour Party members as the party's prospective parliamentary candidate for the Streatham constituency, following the retirement of Keith Hill MP. He is of mixed Nigerian, Irish and English descent.[1] He was elected to parliament in the general election of May 6th 2010.
