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Rochdale
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Your member of parliament
Paul Waugh
Labour (Co-op)Labour won Rochdale at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,440 votes, or 3.6 points. A swing of 1.8 points to Workers Party of Britain would take it. That makes it safer than 82 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 568.
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How safe is this seat?
Marginal
A majority of 3.6 points, which is larger than 82 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Workers Party of Britain by 1,440 votes.
Majority
1,440
3.6% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.7%
-5.0 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
6
39,688 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul WaughElected | Labour | 13,027 | 32.8% | -0.9 |
| George Galloway | Workers Party of Britain | 11,587 | 29.2% | +28.5 |
| Michael Howard | Reform UK | 6,773 | 17.1% | +2.8 |
| Paul Ellison | Conservative | 4,273 | 10.8% | -12.9 |
| Andy Kelly | Liberal Democrat | 2,816 | 7.1% | -5.1 |
| Martyn Savin | Green Party | 1,212 | 3.1% | -3.3 |
Marginal. Decided by under five points. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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