George Galloway wins Bradford West by-election

IF THINGS DON'T CHANGE, THEN THIS ELECTION SHOWS HOW THE ISLAMISTS WILL SLOWLY BUT SURELY TAKE CONTROL OF BRITAIN; (AT FIRST IT WILL BE MORE LIKE HOW THE AKP TOOK OVER TURKEY - AND THEN PERHAPS FOR ITS DEATH-THROES, AS THE FEW REMAINING CHRISTIAN BRITS FIGHT BACK, LIKE LEBANON IN THE 1970'S-80'S; IOW: IT WILL NOT RESEMBLE HOW IRAN WAS ISLAMIFIED).

From the BBC:

Respect Party candidate George Galloway has taken the Bradford West parliamentary seat from Labour, winning the by-election by 10,140 votes. ... Mr Galloway won 18,341 votes, a 56% share of the total vote. Labour candidate Imran Hussein came second with 8,201 votes as the party's share of the vote was 20% down on its 2010 figure.

... A Liberal Democrat spokesman said the party was "clearly disappointed" with the result while David Ward, Lib Dem MP for Bradford East, said Mr Galloway still spoke for the old Labour Party.

"This was the Asian community within Bradford, really, who are in some ways punishing the Labour Party for abusing them and using them in the past," he said.

But Salma Yaqoob, the Respect Party leader, said it was "patronising" to suggest that Mr Galloway - a critic of the UK's mission in Afghanistan - had been dependent on support from Muslims for his victory.

'Spectacular' loss

She told Radio 4's Today programme: "Look at the result...Over 50% of the vote. That is not just one community coming out to vote. That is young, old people, people across all areas. In fact in every area across the constituency, Respect won."