Candidate, 523. Applause guy otten, green party candidate, 436. Ravin rodent subortna, official Monster Raving Loony Party candidate, 209. Cheering David Anthony tully, independent candidate, 6,648. Cheering and applause that was 6,638. I do hereby declare that George Galloway is duly elected. Cheering and applause welcome to rochdale. The cheering and applause welcome to rochdale. ,. , welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 39. 7 . Welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 397 thank welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 397 thank you. Welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 39. 7 . Thank you, ladies welcome to rochdale. The turnout was 39. 796. Thank you, ladies and 39. 7 . Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Mr galloway. So George Galloway will now come to the stage. Keir starmer, this is for gaza. Applause you have paid, and you will pay, a high price for the role that you have played in enabling, encouraging and covering for the catastrophe presently going on in occupied palestine in the gaza st
Respected labour mp, sir tony lloyd. On paper, it should have been relatively straightforward for labour to win. Labour has won there for the past 1a years. Azhar ali won the contest to be labours candidate and appeared as their candidate on the ballot paper. But Labour Disowned and suspended him over remarks widely alleged to be anti semitic. He said sorry for what he said. George galloway won the Bradford West By Election in 2012 another constituency with a significant Muslim Population he is standing. His critics accuse him of Stoking Division in towns he previously has had little to do with. In a campaign with a heavy focus on the plight of people in gaza, he said he offers a voice to people who otherwise wouldnt have one. He is a former labour mp and a former respect mp. His campaign was focused on the 30 of the constituency which is muslim. Simon danczuk is claiming to be a real alternative. He is the reform uk candidate, which used to be the brexit party, and he was the mp for r