Workers Party of Britain leader George Galloway failed to show up at the General Election count that saw him booted out as the MP for Rochdale.
The former Rochdale MP, who lost his Rochdale seat to Labour on July 5, claimed to be an MP ‘for all Rochdalians’ and promised to ‘make Rochdale great again’ back in February.
Galloway received 11,508 votes, behind Labour’s Paul Waugh, who won the seat with a total of 13,047 votes. The Workers Party leader didn’t turn up for the count in Rochdale, which he only won in the by-election four months ago, overturning a labour majority.
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And there were cheers and applause among Labour councillors and supporters at Manchester Central as it was announced that George Galloway had lost his seat in Rochdale.
On the BBC election programme on Friday (July 5) Neil Kinnock, the former Labour leader, described Mr Galloway as ‘repulsive’.
It was just four months ago that Galloway promised he would try and improve health services, by reopening an A&E and maternity unit at Rochdale Infirmary.
He also pledged to crack down on grooming gangs, clean the town hall clock, bring back ‘big name’ retailers to the town including Primark, and secure the future of Rochdale AFC.
Posting to X after the result, Mr Galloway wrote: “I thank the people of Rochdale who gave me 54 sitting days in the last parliament as their MP.
“Big thanks to my agent, my campaign team and the thousands who voted for me today. We took the government party to within 1,500 votes and serve notice on Labour that we are here to stay in Rochdale.
“We will field a full slate of council candidates, establish a full-time office there, campaign to re-open the Maternity Ward and A&E, and keep up the pressure on Labour in the town.”
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