kˈɑːn wʌz sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ɪn fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn ɔnðə lˈeɪbɚ pˈɑːɹɾiz lˈɪst fɔːɹ nˈɔːɹθ wˈɛst ˈɪŋɡlənd æt ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pˌɑːɹləmˈɛntɚɹi ᵻlˈɛkʃən ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn ænd, ˌɔn twˈɛnti tˈuː mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn, hiː wʌz ɹᵻtˈɜːnd æz ˌɛmˌiːpˈiː tə ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən pˈɑːɹləmənt tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt nˈɔːɹθ wˈɛst ˈɪŋɡlənd.
Khan was selected in February 2013 on the Labour Party's list for North West England at the European Parliamentary election of 2014 and, on 22 May 2014, he was returned as MEP to the European Parliament to represent North West England.