Rochdale

Rochdale is a former constituency. It ceased to exist following the boundary change in 2024. It was located in the North West region of England. The seat was last held by George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain) between 29 February 2024 to 30 May 2024.

2024-02-29 Rochdale By-election

The 2024-02-29 Rochdale By-election was held on 29 February 2024. A total of 11 candidates ran for election.

Summary

WPB
Workers Party of Britain Gain
Majority
5,697
Electorate
78,801
Turnout
39.5%

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
George Galloway
Workers Party of Britain
12,335 39.7% 39.4
David Anthony Tully
Independent
6,638 21.3% 21.2
Paul Simon Ellison
Conservative
3,731 12.0% -19.3
Azhar Ali
Labour
2,402 7.7% -43.9
Iain Donaldson
Liberal Democrat
2,164 7.0% -0.1
Simon Christopher Danczuk
Reform UK
1,968 6.3% -1.9
William Leckie Howarth
Independent
523 1.7% 1.7
Mark Coleman
Independent
455 1.5% 1.5
Guy Nicholas Otten
Green Party
436 1.4% -0.7
Michael Howarth
Independent
246 0.8% 0.8
Ravin Rodent Subortna
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
209 0.7% 0.7