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Rochdale — 2024

Paul Waugh (Labour Party) was elected with 13,027 votes32.8% of 39,688 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 32.8% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −17.2 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 39,688

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes.Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Paul Waugh Labour Party (Labour and Co-operative)13,02732.8%−17.2 ptsElected
2George Galloway Workers Party of Britain 11,58729.2%
3Michael Howard Reform UK 6,77317.1%
4Paul Ellison Conservative Party 4,27310.8%
5Andy Kelly Liberal Democrats 2,8167.1%
6Martyn Savin Green Party 1,2123.1%

Electorate 72,507 · Turnout 54.7% · Majority 1,440 · Back to 2024 overview

Source data: House of Commons Library general election results 2024, retrieved 2026-05-18, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.