2024 Rochdale by-election
UK parliamentary by-election
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- A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Rochdale was held on 29 February 2024, following the death of incumbent Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd.
- Constituency Rochdale is a constituency in the North West region of England, located in the east of Greater Manchester.
- Following the 1997 general election, Rochdale was considered a Labour–Liberal Democrat marginal.
- In the 2016 European Union membership referendum, Rochdale voted 3:2 in favour of Brexit.
- British Asians make up 18.
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WikipediaA by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Rochdale was held on 29 February 2024, following the death of incumbent Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd. It was won by George Galloway of the Workers Party of Britain, who received 40% of the vote and overturned a 9,668 vote Labour majority from the 2019 general election.
Rochdale is a constituency in the North West region of England, located in the east of Greater Manchester. The constituency is based on the town of the same name.
Following the 1997 general election, Rochdale was considered a Labour–Liberal Democrat marginal. This changed when the UK Independence Party finished second in the 2015 general election. In the 2016 European Union membership referendum, Rochdale voted 3:2 in favour of Brexit.
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