Iqbal Mohamed

Not to be confused with Mohammad Iqbal.
Iqbal Mohamed
MP
Member of Parliament
for Dewsbury and Batley
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency established
Majority6,934 (18.2%)
Personal details
Born
Iqbal Hussain Mohamed

Dewsbury, England
Political partyIndependent (part of the Independent Alliance)
Alma materDurham University
Websiteimohamed4mp.co.uk

Iqbal Hussain Mohamed is a British independent politician, engineer, and IT consultant who has served as the Member of Parliament for Dewsbury and Batley since 2024.[1] Mohamed defeated Heather Iqbal of the Labour Party whilst campaigning on a pro-Palestine platform.[2][3] He became the first independent MP to be elected to a seat in Yorkshire since 1907.[4]

  1. ^ Siddique, Haroon (7 July 2024). "Who are the pro-Gaza independents who unseated Labour MPs?". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Dewsbury and Batley - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ Imran, Yousra Samir (1 July 2024). "Is Labour trying to split the Muslim vote in Dewsbury and Batley?". Hyphen. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  4. ^ Jones, Steve (5 July 2024). "Dewsbury voters welcome historic independent MP". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2024.