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
Interpretation. But nonetheless, its because of the withdrawal of the official Labour Candidate that weve seen George Galloway be able to come in and, as i say, we assume win tonight. D0 to come in and, as i say, we assume win tonight win tonight. Do you think, as we look ahead win tonight. Do you think, as we look ahead to win tonight. Do you think, as we look ahead to a win tonight. Do you think, as we look ahead to a general win tonight. Do you think, as we | look ahead to a General Election, there is going to be a lot more scrutiny on the candidates put forward, approximate particularly with the era of social media were in and all of the vitriol that you see flying around on social media . Its a really good question, whether its its a really good question, whether its social media or whether its camera phones, the world of technology has changed and the degree of Public Scrutiny to which our candidates and elected officials are subjected to. And of course were now entering a stage
Former Labour MP George Galloway has stormed to victory in the Rochdale by-election, taking the seat from his former party with a majority almost 6,000 votes.