Rochdale

Rochdale is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Paul Waugh (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 6 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Hold
Majority
1,440
Electorate
72,507
Turnout
54.7%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

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
Paul Waugh
Labour
13,027 32.8% -18.0%
George Galloway
Workers Party of Britain
11,587 29.2% 29.2%
Michael Howard
Reform UK
6,773 17.1% 8.9%
Paul Ellison
Conservative
4,273 10.8% -20.8%
Andy Kelly
Liberal Democrat
2,816 7.1% -0.4%
Martyn Savin
Green Party
1,212 3.1% 1.2%