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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Marsha Singh.jpg
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Marsha Singh
| office = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]]<br />for [[Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford West]]
| parliament =
| majority =
| predecessor = [[Max Madden]]
| successor = [[George Galloway]]
| term_start = 1 May 1997
| term_end = 2 March 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|10|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Punjab, India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|7|17|1954|10|11|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Dominican Republic]]
| nationality = British
| spouse =
| party = [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
| relations =
| children = 2
| residence =
| alma_mater = [[Loughborough University]]
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'''Marsha Singh''' (11 October 1954 – 17 July 2012) was a British [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] [[politician]], and the [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford West]] from [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] to [[2012 Bradford West by-election|2012]]. Singh stood down due to ill health.

Singh had a degree in Languages, Politics and Economics of Modern Europe from [[Loughborough University]]. He was part of the Directorate of Education for [[Bradford City Council]] 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 United Kingdom general election|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/constituency/750/bradford-west |title=Bradford West: Constituency | Politics | guardian.co.uk |work=The Guardian|accessdate=6 August 2011}}</ref>

On 29 February 2012, he announced his intention to retire owing to ill health.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/9561895.Bradford_MP_Marsha_Singh_to_quit/ |title=Bradford MP Marsha Singh to quit|publisher=Bradford T&A |accessdate=1 March 2012}}</ref> He officially vacated his seat by becoming [[Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds]] on 2 March 2012.<ref>[http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/press_17_12.htm Three Hundreds of Chiltern], HM Treasury, 2 March 2012.</ref> A [[2012 Bradford West by-election|by-election in the constituency]] was held on 29 March 2012 and the seat was a gain for [[George Galloway]] of the [[Respect Party]], who benefitted from a huge swing against the Labour Party.<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2012/mar/30/george-galloway-bradford-west-byelection
|title= George Galloway wins Bradford West by-election
|date=29 March 2012
|location=London
|work=The Guardian
|first=Patrick
|last=Wintour}}</ref>

Singh was married with two children and four grandchildren. He died four months after resigning, while on holiday in the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/9821832.Tributes_are_paid_as_former_Bradford_MP_Marsha_Singh_dies/ |work=Bradford Telegraph and Argus |date=18 July 2012 |title=Tributes are paid as former Bradford MP Marsha Singh dies |last=O'Rourke |first=Tanya}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-4792,00.html Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Marsha Singh MP]
*[https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/marsha_singh/bradford_west TheyWorkForYou.com - Marsha Singh MP]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/profile/marsha-singh?INTCMP=SRCH As a contributor] for [[The Guardian]]
*{{C-SPAN}}

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| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bradford West]]
| years = [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997]] – [[2012 Bradford West by-election|2012]]
| before = [[Max Madden]]
| after = [[George Galloway]]
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