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Rochdale

Every general election and by-election in Rochdale since 1918. Latest: Paul Waugh, Labour, majority 1,440.

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Member of Parliament

Paul Waugh

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 1,440

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Paul Waugh ElectedLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		13,02732.8%
George Galloway sitting MPWorkers Party of Britain11,58729.2%
Michael HowardReform UK6,77317.1%
Paul EllisonConservative4,27310.8%
Andy KellyLiberal Democrats2,8167.1%
Martyn SavinGreen1,2123.1%
Valid votes39,688
Majority1,4403.6%

Lab hold Turnout 54.7% of 72,507 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 16.5%Labour, 1922: 38.8%Labour, 1923: 32.6%Labour, 1924: 33.8%Labour, 1929: 40.1%Labour, 1931: 32.6%Labour, 1935: 41.2%Labour, 1945: 44.9%Labour, 1950: 44.9%Labour, 1951: 49.6%Labour, 1955: 48.5%Labour, 1959: 41.5%Labour, 1964: 46.7%Labour, 1966: 52.4%Labour, 1970: 41.6%Labour, February 1974: 31.8%Labour, October 1974: 36.8%Labour, 1979: 34.3%Labour, 1983: 30.1%Labour, 1987: 38.0%Labour, 1992: 39.4%Labour, 1997: 49.4%Labour, 2001: 49.2%Labour, 2005: 40.0%Labour, 2010: 36.4%Labour, 2015: 46.1%Labour, 2017: 58.0%Labour, 2019: 51.6%Labour, 2024: 32.8%Conservative, 1918: 47.6%Conservative, 1922: 32.0%Conservative, 1923: 31.0%Conservative, 1924: 32.7%Conservative, 1929: 29.0%Conservative, 1931: 45.1%Conservative, 1935: 37.9%Conservative, 1945: 34.3%Conservative, 1950: 37.5%Conservative, 1951: 50.4%Conservative, 1955: 51.6%Conservative, 1959: 22.3%Conservative, 1964: 24.4%Conservative, 1966: 28.3%Conservative, 1970: 28.0%Conservative, February 1974: 15.4%Conservative, October 1974: 16.4%Conservative, 1979: 19.3%Conservative, 1983: 22.4%Conservative, 1987: 18.7%Conservative, 1992: 16.2%Conservative, 1997: 8.8%Conservative, 2001: 13.4%Conservative, 2005: 10.5%Conservative, 2010: 18.1%Conservative, 2015: 17.0%Conservative, 2017: 28.4%Conservative, 2019: 31.2%Conservative, 2024: 10.8%Liberal, 1918: 21.5%Liberal, 1922: 29.2%Liberal, 1923: 36.4%Liberal, 1924: 33.5%Liberal, 1929: 30.8%Liberal, 1931: 22.4%Liberal, 1935: 20.9%Liberal, 1945: 20.8%Liberal, 1950: 17.7%Liberal, 1959: 36.2%Liberal, 1964: 28.9%Liberal, 1966: 19.3%Liberal, 1970: 30.4%Liberal, February 1974: 49.1%Liberal, October 1974: 42.7%Liberal, 1979: 45.0%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 42.8%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 40.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 34.9%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 41.1%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 34.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 10.3%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 8.1%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 7.0%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 7.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 46.1%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 43.4%Workers Party of Britain, 2024: 29.2%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.4%UK Independence Party, 2015: 18.8%UK Independence Party, 2017: 3.3%
Vote share in Rochdale at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Alliance WPB UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Rochdale lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Rochdale (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Paul WaughWPB1,4403.654.7%Lab hold
By-election Feb 2024WPB George GallowayInd5,69718.339.5%WPB gain from Lab
2019Lab Tony LloydCon9,66820.460.1%Lab hold
2017Lab Tony LloydCon14,81929.664.1%Lab hold
2015Lab Simon DanczukUKIP12,44227.458.8%Lab hold
2010Lab Simon DanczukLD8891.958.1%Lab hold
2005LDLab4421.157.9%
2001LabLD5,65514.456.7%Lab hold
1997LabLD4,5459.570.0%
1992LDLab1,8393.576.5%LD gain from Alliance
1987AllianceLab2,7795.474.6%Alliance hold
1983AllianceLab7,58716.070.3%
1979LibLab5,29410.873.7%Lib hold
October 1974LibLab2,7535.970.3%Lib hold
February 1974LibLab8,89917.377.4%
1970LabLib5,17111.272.9%Lab hold
1966LabCon11,24224.179.0%Lab hold
1964LabLib8,71517.882.3%Lab hold
1959LabLib2,7405.285.6%Lab gain from Con
1955ConLab1,5903.182.8%
1951ConLab4540.885.7%Con gain from Lab
1950LabCon4,2047.488.0%
1945LabCon5,19510.680.7%
1935LabCon1,7953.384.7%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab7,01712.588.8%Con gain from Lab
1929LabLib5,1039.387.6%Lab hold
1924LabLib1170.390.3%Lab gain from Lib
1923LibLab1,5623.887.8%Lib gain from Lab
1922LabCon2,7686.887.1%Lab gain from Con
1918ConLib7,84726.164.5%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Rochdale?

Paul Waugh (Labour) won Rochdale at the 2024 general election with a majority of 1,440.

Which parties have won Rochdale?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 17, Liberal 4, Conservative 4, Liberal Democrats 2, SDP–Liberal Alliance 2.

Which region is Rochdale in?

Rochdale is in North West.

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