Marsha Singh (11 October 1954 – 17 July 2012) was a British Labour Party

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, and the member of parliament (MP) for

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from

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. Singh stood down due to ill health. Singh had a degree in Languages, Politics and Economics of Modern Europe from

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. He was part of the Directorate of Education for

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from 1983 to 1990 and worked for the Bradford Community Health Trust from 1990 to 1997. Singh originally lived in the Manningham Ward of the area, and later moved to Allerton. At the 2010 general election, Singh managed to increase his majority by 5% with nearly 6,000 votes more than the second placed Zahid Iqbal, despite the Bradford West constituency being a Tory target. Singh managed a 14% majority over the Conservatives, even larger than that he had achieved when first elected in Labour's 1997 landslide election victory. On 29 February 2012, he announced his intention to retire owing to ill health. He officially vacated his seat by becoming

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on 2 March 2012. A by-election in the constituency was held on 29 March 2012 and the seat was a gain for

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of the

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, who benefitted from a huge swing against the Labour Party. Singh was married with two children and four grandchildren. He died four months after resigning, while on holiday in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Marsha 1954 births 2012 deaths Alumni of Loughborough University Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom Labour Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies People from Punjab, India UK MPs 1997–2001 UK MPs 2001–2005 UK MPs 2005–2010 UK MPs 2010–2015 Members of Parliament for Bradford West British people of Indian descent British people of Punjabi descent