Veteran left-winger George Galloway has lost the Rochdale seat he won only four months ago in a stunning by-election victory.
The Workers Party of Britain founder did not attend the count at Rochdale Leisure Centre to hear the general election result.
Labour’s Paul Waugh, a political journalist, won with 13,027 votes as Mr Galloway secured 11,587.
It was a huge turnaround from Mr Galloway’s landslide by-election victory, when he tapped into anger about Labour’s stance on the conflict in Gaza to win by more than 6,000 votes.
His campaign in February was hugely boosted by Labour’s decision to withdraw support for its candidate, Azhar Ali, over remarks widely alleged to be antisemitic.After his victory earlier this year, Mr Galloway said: "Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are two cheeks of the same backside and they both got well and truly spanked.
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Veteran left-winger George Galloway has lost the Rochdale seat he won only four months ago in a stunning by-election victory.
The Workers Party of Britain founder did not attend the count at Rochdale Leisure Centre to hear the general election result.
Labour’s Paul Waugh, a political journalist, won with 13,027 votes as Mr Galloway secured 11,587.
It was a huge turnaround from Mr Galloway’s landslide by-election victory, when he tapped into anger about Labour’s stance on the conflict in Gaza to win by more than 6,000 votes.
His campaign in February was hugely boosted by Labour’s decision to withdraw support for its candidate, Azhar Ali, over remarks widely alleged to be antisemitic.After his victory earlier this year, Mr Galloway said: "Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are two cheeks of the same backside and they both got well and truly spanked.
LIVE: Follow all the latest general election results newsLIVE: Greater Manchester and east Cheshire election resultsNigel Farage wins second seat of night for Reform UKTories facing ‘electoral Armageddon’ - ex-ministerLabour set for landslide as Reform surge hits Tory vote
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