George Galloway wins Rochdale by-election by 6000 votes: UK Politics as it happened

Galloway dedicates his successful by-election victory to Gaza after winning 40% of the votes.

George Galloway has won a resounding victory in the Rochdale by-election. Credit: AP Photo/Jon Super

George Galloway wins the Rochdale by-election by almost 6,000 votes, winning 40% of the votes.
The Workers Party of Britain overturned a Labour majority with 12,335 votes.
In Galloway’s victory speech, he addressed the Labour leader saying: “Kier Starmer, this is for Gaza”
David Tully, an independent came second achieving 6,638 votes.
The turnout in the by-election was 39.7%.