Nadine Osman
Over 290 Muslim councillors are estimated to have been elected in the English local elections held on May 4, according to data exclusively compiled by The Muslim News.
An estimated 832 Muslim candidates stood in the local elections, of which 293 (35 per cent) were elected.
Thirty six percent of the councils that held elections had at least one Muslim candidate standing for election. Oldham Council had the highest number of Muslim candidates (74) and the highest number of elected Muslim councillors (20).
Party Breakdown
| POLITICAL PARTY | CANDIDATE | ELECTED |
| LABOUR PARTY | 354 | 223 |
| CONSERVATIVE PARTY | 277 | 45 |
| LIB DEM PARTY | 110 | 18 |
| GREEN PARTY | 29 | 3 |
| INDEPENDENT | 48 | 1 |
| OTHER PARTIES | 14 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 832 | 293 |
As is the case in almost all local elections throughout England. Muslim candidates were most represented in the Labour Party. Three-quarters of all newly elected councillors (223) stood for labour; in contrast, only 45 of the 277 Muslim candidates who stood for the Conservative Party were elected.
Gender breakdown of Muslim candidates
Only 31 per cent of the newly elected Muslim councillors are women. However, Muslim women candidates had a higher success rate than their male counterparts. 91 of the 186 Muslim women who stood for seats won their elections, which is almost a 50 per cent success rate, 17 per cent higher than the success rate of Muslim men.
The overwhelming majority, 90 per cent, of Muslim women candidates elected to councils stood for the Labour Party.
No Muslim candidate stood in the four mayoral elections held.
