After being nominated for the first time by the Labour Party, two women of Bangladeshi origin, Rufia Ashraf and Rumi Chowdhury, lost by a narrow margin in fierce competition. The two constituencies are known as Conservative strongholds and vote banks.

Former mayor Rufiya Ashraf came in second with 15,504 votes in the South Northamptonshire seat. Sarah Bool of the Conservative Party won by getting 19191 votes here. 

Priti Patel, the Conservative Party's star candidate, won the Witham seat with 18,827 votes. Councillor Rumi Chowdhury got 13682 votes here.