When his appeal to the Labour National Executive Committee failed, he decided to stand as a "True Labour" candidate, but finished third behind the official Labour candidate Piara Khabra, with 9% of the vote.
After his bid to the Labour National Executive Committee was rejected, he opted to participate as an independent "True Labour" contender, ultimately finishing third against the party's endorsed candidate Piara Khabra, garnering 9% of the total votes.