British-Indian Hindu immigrants who arrived in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s traditionally voted Labour, attracted by its pro-immigrant and anti-imperialist message. It was Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson who brought out the Race Relations Act 1965, the first piece of legislation in the UK to address the prohibition of racial discrimination.
However, attitudes among many British-Indian Hindus shifted towards the Conservatives from 2010 when David Cameron became prime minister and made it his mission to recruit more Indian-origin people as parliamentary candidates and councillors. By this time, second and third-generation British-Indian Hindus were affluent and well integrated and more inclined towards Conservative ideology.
For the full story, please see the article by Naomi Canton at Religious Media Centre
