Maverick humiliates mainstream parties
STUNNING VICTORY FOR GEORGE GALLOWAY IN ROCHDALE BY-ELECTION
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The veteran campaigner for Palestine targeted Labour – and Keir Starmer in particular – in his victory speech. “Keir Starmer – this is for Gaza,” he declared.
ON a dreadful night for the mainstream political parties, independent candidate DAVID TULLY, a local businessman who campaigned on local issues, came second,
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Here’s how Rochdale voted:
- GEORGE GALLOWAY (Workers Party of Britain) – 12,335
- David Anthony Tully (Independent) – 6,638
- Paul Ellison (Conservative) – 3,731
- Azhar Ali (on the ballot as a Labour candidate) – 2,402
- Iain Donaldson (Liberal Democrats) – 2,164
- Simon Danczuk (Reform UK) – 1,968
- William Howarth (Independent) – 523
- Mark Coleman (Independent) – 455
- Guy Otten (on the ballot as a Green candidate) – 436
- Michael Howarth (Independent) – 246
- Ravin Rodent Subortna (Monster Raving Loony Party) – 209
Turnout was 39.7%