Rochdale General Election results: George Galloway loses seat as Labour's Paul Waugh takes victory
Published 4th Jul 2024, 06:00 GMT
Updated 5th Jul 2024, 03:50 GMT
George Galloway’s stint as Rochdale MP has proved to be a short one after Labour’s Paul Waugh took victory in the General Election.
Galloway of the Workers Party had won a landslide victory picking up nearly 40% of the votes in February and was looking to defend the seat. But as Labour marched toward an almost unprecedented landslide, Waugh took the seat for Sir Keir Starmer’s party by around 1,500 votes.
In Heywood and Middleton North Elsie Blundell won for Labour with Reform’s Steve Potter in second.
Heywood and Middleton North
- Elsie Blundell – Labour -15,069 - elected
- Chris Furlong – Independent - 4,349
- Steve Potter – Reform - 8,987
- Tom Shaw – Liberal Democrats - 2,302
- Laura-Beth Thompson -Conservative - 6,423
Turnout - 51%
Rochdale
- Paul Ellison – Conservative - 4,723
- George Galloway – Workers Party - 11,587
- Michael Howard – Reform - 6,773
- Andy Kelly – Liberal Democrats - 2,816
- Martyn Savin – Green - 1,212
- Paul Waugh – Labour - 13,027 - elected
Turnout - 55%