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Rochdale — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Rochdale was won by Labour at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 1,440 votes over Workers Party of Britain. This page covers every general election in Rochdale from 1832 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1832–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1832 John Fenton (Whig) 277 43.8% John Entwistle (Conservative) 31 (4.9 pts) 92.0%
1835 John Entwistle (Conservative) 369 53.1% John Fenton (Whig) 43 (6.2 pts) 93.2%
1837 John Fenton (Whig) 374 51.7% Alexander Ramsay (Conservative) 25 (3.5 pts) 84.4%
1841 William Sharman Crawford (Radical) 399 54.4% James Fenton (Conservative) 64 (8.7 pts) 72.2%
1847 William Sharman Crawford (Radical) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1852 Edward Miall (Radical) 529 58.5% Alexander Ramsay (Conservative) 154 (17.0 pts) 77.9%
1857 Alexander Ramsay (Conservative) 532 52.2% Edward Miall (Radical) 44 (4.3 pts) 81.3%
1859 Richard Cobden (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1865 Thomas Bayley Potter (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1868 Thomas Bayley Potter (Liberal) 4,455 57.7% William Whitworth Schofield (Conservative) 1,185 (15.3 pts) 83.2%
1874 Thomas Bayley Potter (Liberal) 4,498 52.9% Richard Wilson Gamble (Conservative) 500 (5.9 pts) 82.1%
1880 Thomas Bayley Potter (Liberal) 5,614 60.2% Richard Wilson Gamble (Conservative) 1,898 (20.3 pts) 83.5%
1885 Thomas Bayley Potter (Liberal) 5,552 55.7% Elliot Lees (Conservative) 1,135 (11.4 pts) 92.2%
1886 Thomas Bayley Potter (Liberal) 4,738 57.6% John Arthur Ransome Marriott (Conservative) 1,257 (15.3 pts) 76.0%
1892 Thomas Bayley Potter (Liberal) 5,460 54.9% Clement Royds (Conservative) 980 (9.9 pts) 85.8%
1895 Clement Molyneux Royds (Conservative) 4,781 46.0% William Leatham Bright (Liberal) 422 (4.1 pts) 88.2%
1900 Clement Royds (Conservative) 5,204 46.1% Alexander Gordon Cummings Harvey (Liberal) 19 (0.2 pts) 87.1%
1906 Alexander Gordon Cummins Harvey (Liberal) 5,912 45.9% Clement Royds (Conservative) 1,463 (11.4 pts) 93.0%
Dec 1910 Alexander Gordon Cummins Harvey (Liberal) 5,850 48.3% Nicholas Cockshutt (Conservative) 477 (3.9 pts) 88.0%
Jan 1910 Alexander Gordon Cummins Harvey (Liberal) 6,809 48.1% William Boyd Boyd-Carpenter (Conservative) 1,428 (10.1 pts) 93.5%
1918 Alfred Joseph Law (Unionist) 14,299 47.6% Henry Vivian Phillipps (Liberal) 7,847 (26.1 pts) 64.5%
1922 Stanley Burgess (Labour) 15,774 38.8% Alfred Joseph Law (Unionist) 2,768 (6.8 pts) 87.1%
1923 John Ramsay Bryce Muir (Liberal) 15,087 36.4% Stanley Burgess (Labour) 1,562 (3.8 pts) 87.8%
1924 William Thomas Kelly (Labour) 14,609 33.8% John Ramsay Bryce Muir (Liberal) 117 (0.3 pts) 90.3%
1929 William Thomas Kelly (Labour) 22,060 40.1% John Ramsay Bryce Muir (Liberal) 5,103 (9.3 pts) 87.6%
1931 Thomas Edward Jesson (Conservative) 25,346 45.1% William Thomas Kelly (Labour) 7,017 (12.5 pts) 88.8%
1935 William Thomas Kelly (Labour) 22,281 41.2% Gordon Murray (Conservative) 1,795 (3.3 pts) 84.7%
1945 Hyacinth Bernard Wenceslaus Morgan (Labour) 22,047 44.9% Edward May Nicol (Conservative) 5,195 (10.6 pts) 80.7%
1950 Joseph Hale (Labour) 25,484 44.9% Wentworth Schofield (Conservative) 4,276 (7.5 pts) 88.0%
1951 Wentworth Schofield (Conservative) 27,797 50.4% Joseph Hale (Labour) 454 (0.8 pts) 85.7%
1955 Wentworth Schofield (Conservative) 26,518 51.5% Jack McCann (Labour) 1,590 (3.1 pts) 82.8%
1959 Jack McCann (Labour) 21,689 41.5% Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy (Liberal) 2,740 (5.2 pts) 85.6%
1964 Jack McCann (Labour) 22,927 46.7% Dr Thomas Lyrian Hobday (Liberal) 8,715 (17.8 pts) 82.3%
1966 Jack McCann (Labour) 24,481 52.4% Edward Collins (Conservative) 11,242 (24.1 pts) 79.0%
1970 Jack McCann (Labour) 19,247 41.6% Cyril Smith (Liberal) 5,171 (11.2 pts) 72.8%
Feb 1974 Cyril Smith (Liberal) 25,266 49.1% Lawrence Cunliffe (Labour) 8,899 (17.3 pts) 77.3%
Oct 1974 Cyril Smith (Liberal) 20,092 42.7% John Connell (Labour) 2,753 (5.9 pts) 70.3%
1979 Cyril Smith (Liberal) 22,172 45.0% John Connell (Labour) 5,294 (10.8 pts) 73.7%
1983 Cyril Smith (Liberal) 21,858 46.1% Valerie Broon (Labour) 7,587 (16.0 pts) 70.8%
1987 Cyril Smith (Liberal) 22,245 43.4% Arthur Williams (Labour) 2,779 (5.4 pts) 74.6%
1992 Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat) 22,776 42.8% David Williams (Labour) 1,839 (3.5 pts) 76.5%
1997 Lorna Fitzsimons (Labour) 23,758 49.4% Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat) 4,545 (9.4 pts) 70.2%
2001 Lorna Fitzsimons (Labour) 19,406 49.2% Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat) 5,655 (14.3 pts) 56.7%
2005 Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat) 16,787 41.1% Lorna Fitzsimons (Labour) 442 (1.1 pts) 58.4%
2010 Simon Danczuk (Labour) 16,699 36.4% Paul Rowen (Liberal Democrat) 889 (1.9 pts) 58.4%
2015 Simon Danczuk (Labour) 20,961 46.1% Mohammed Masud (UKIP) 12,442 (27.4 pts) 59.1%
2017 Tony Lloyd (Labour) 29,035 58.0% Jane Howard (Conservative) 14,819 (29.6 pts) 64.2%
2019 Tony Lloyd (Labour) 24,475 51.6% Atifa Shah (Conservative) 9,668 (20.4 pts) 60.3%
2024 Paul Waugh (Labour) 13,027 32.8% George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain) 1,440 (3.6 pts) 54.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1832

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fenton Whig 27743.8% Yes
John Entwistle Conservative 24638.9% No
James Taylor Radical 10917.2% No

1835

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Entwistle Conservative 36953.1% Yes
John Fenton Whig 32646.9% No

1837

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Fenton Whig 37451.7% Yes
Alexander Ramsay Conservative 34948.3% No

1841

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Sharman Crawford Radical 39954.4% Yes
James Fenton Conservative 33545.6% No

1847

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Sharman Crawford Radical Unopposed Yes

1852

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Edward Miall Radical 52958.5% Yes
Alexander Ramsay Conservative 37541.5% No

1857

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Ramsay Conservative 53252.2% Yes
Edward Miall Radical 48847.8% No

1859

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard Cobden Liberal Unopposed Yes

1865

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bayley Potter Liberal Unopposed Yes

1868

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bayley Potter Liberal 4,45557.7% Yes
William Whitworth Schofield Conservative 3,27042.3% No

1874

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bayley Potter Liberal 4,49852.9% Yes
Richard Wilson Gamble Conservative 3,99847.1% No

1880

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bayley Potter Liberal 5,61460.2% Yes
Richard Wilson Gamble Conservative 3,71639.8% No

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bayley Potter Liberal 5,55255.7% Yes
Elliot Lees Conservative 4,41744.3% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bayley Potter Liberal 4,73857.6% Yes
John Arthur Ransome Marriott Conservative 3,48142.4% No

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Bayley Potter Liberal 5,46054.9% Yes
Clement Royds Conservative 4,48045.1% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Molyneux Royds Conservative 4,78146.0% Yes
William Leatham Bright Liberal 4,35941.9% No
George Nicoll Barnes Independent Labour 1,25112.0% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Clement Royds Conservative 5,20446.1% Yes
Alexander Gordon Cummings Harvey Liberal 5,18545.9% No
Charles Allen Clarke Labour 9018.0% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Gordon Cummins Harvey Liberal 5,91245.9% Yes
Clement Royds Conservative 4,44934.6% No
Samuel George Hobson Independent Labour 2,50619.5% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Gordon Cummins Harvey Liberal 5,85048.3% Yes
Nicholas Cockshutt Conservative 5,37344.3% No
David Daniel Irving Social Democratic Federation 1,90115.7% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alexander Gordon Cummins Harvey Liberal 6,80948.1% Yes
William Boyd Boyd-Carpenter Conservative 5,38138.0% No
David Daniel Irving Social Democratic Federation 1,75512.4% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Joseph Law Unionist 14,29947.6% Yes
Henry Vivian Phillipps Liberal 6,45221.5% No
Richard Henry Tawney Labour 4,95616.5% No
John Joseph Terrett National Democratic and Labour 2,3587.8% No
John Fitzgerald Jones National Party 1,9926.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stanley Burgess Labour 15,77438.8% Yes
Alfred Joseph Law Unionist 13,00632.0% No
John Ramsay Bryce Muir Liberal 11,89429.2% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Ramsay Bryce Muir Liberal 15,08736.4% Yes
Stanley Burgess Labour 13,52532.6% No
Nicholas Cockshutt Unionist 12,84531.0% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Kelly Labour 14,60933.8% Yes
John Ramsay Bryce Muir Liberal 14,49233.5% No
Thomas Edward Jesson Unionist 14,11232.7% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Kelly Labour 22,06040.1% Yes
John Ramsay Bryce Muir Liberal 16,95730.8% No
John Haslam Unionist 15,96229.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Edward Jesson Conservative 25,34645.1% Yes
William Thomas Kelly Labour 18,32932.6% No
George Elliot Dodds Liberal 12,57222.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Thomas Kelly Labour 22,28141.2% Yes
Gordon Murray Conservative 20,48637.9% No
George Elliot Dodds Liberal 11,31120.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hyacinth Bernard Wenceslaus Morgan Labour 22,04744.9% Yes
Edward May Nicol Conservative 16,85234.3% No
Charles Gordon Cummins Harvey Liberal 10,21120.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Joseph Hale Labour 25,48444.9% Yes
Wentworth Schofield Conservative 21,20837.4% No
Roger Thomas Baldwin Fulford Liberal 10,04217.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wentworth Schofield Conservative 27,79750.4% Yes
Joseph Hale Labour 27,34349.6% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Wentworth Schofield Conservative 26,51851.5% Yes
Jack McCann Labour 24,92848.5% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack McCann Labour 21,68941.5% Yes
Ludovic Henry Coverley Kennedy Liberal 18,94936.2% No
Tom Normanton Conservative 11,66522.3% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack McCann Labour 22,92746.7% Yes
Dr Thomas Lyrian Hobday Liberal 14,21228.9% No
Tom Normanton Conservative 11,96824.4% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack McCann Labour 24,48152.4% Yes
Edward Collins Conservative 13,23928.3% No
Beatrice Seear Liberal 9,00419.3% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack McCann Labour 19,24741.6% Yes
Cyril Smith Liberal 14,07630.4% No
Mark Andrew Conservative 12,97828.0% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Smith Liberal 25,26649.1% Yes
Lawrence Cunliffe Labour 16,36731.8% No
Lillian Green Conservative 7,93315.4% No
Mike Sellors National Front 1,8853.7% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Smith Liberal 20,09242.7% Yes
John Connell Labour 17,33936.8% No
Rochfort James De Burgh Young Conservative 7,74016.4% No
Michael Walmsley Sellors National Front 1,9274.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Smith Liberal 22,17245.0% Yes
John Connell Labour 16,87834.3% No
Iain Picton Conservative 9,49419.3% No
James Merrick National Front 6901.4% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Smith Liberal 21,85846.1% Yes
Valerie Broon Labour 14,27130.1% No
Alan D'A Fearn Conservative 10,61622.4% No
Peter Barker National Front 4631.0% No
Peter Courtney Unemployed Party 2040.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Cyril Smith Liberal 22,24543.4% Yes
Arthur Williams Labour 19,46638.0% No
Clive Condie Conservative 9,56118.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Liz Lynne Liberal Democrat 22,77642.8% Yes
David Williams Labour 20,93739.4% No
Duncan Goldie-Scott Conservative 8,62616.2% No
Ken Henderson BNP 6201.2% No
Vincent Lucker Natural Law 2210.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lorna Fitzsimons Labour 23,75849.4% Yes
Liz Lynne Liberal Democrat 19,21340.0% No
Mervyn Turnberg Conservative 4,2378.8% No
Gary Bergin BNP 6531.4% No
Mohammed Salim Islam Zinda Baad Platform 2210.5% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lorna Fitzsimons Labour 19,40649.2% Yes
Paul Rowen Liberal Democrat 13,75134.9% No
Elaina Cohen Conservative 5,27413.4% No
Nick Harvey Green 7281.8% No
Mohammed Salim Independent 2530.6% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Rowen Liberal Democrat 16,78741.1% Yes
Lorna Fitzsimons Labour 16,34540.0% No
Khalid Hussain Conservative 4,27010.5% No
Derek Adams BNP 1,7734.3% No
John Whittaker UKIP 4991.2% No
Samir Chatterjee Green 4481.1% No
Mohammed Salim Islam Zinda Baad Platform 3610.9% No
Carl Faulkner Veritas 3530.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Danczuk Labour 16,69936.4% Yes
Paul Rowen Liberal Democrat 15,81034.4% No
Mudasir Dean Conservative 8,30518.1% No
Chris Jackson National Front 2,2364.9% No
Colin Denby UKIP 1,9994.4% No
Mohammed Salim Islam Zinda Baad Platform 5451.2% No
John Whitehead Independent 3130.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Simon Danczuk Labour 20,96146.1% Yes
Mohammed Masud UKIP 8,51918.8% No
Azi Ahmed Conservative 7,74217.0% No
Andy Kelly Liberal Democrat 4,66710.3% No
Farooq Ahmed Rochdale First Party 1,5353.4% No
Mark Hollinrake Green 1,3823.0% No
Kevin Bryan National Front 4331.0% No
Mohammed Salim Islam Zinda Baad Platform 1910.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Lloyd Labour 29,03558.0% Yes
Jane Howard Conservative 14,21628.4% No
Andy Kelly Liberal Democrat 4,0278.0% No
Christopher Baksa UKIP 1,6413.3% No
Simon Danczuk Independent 8831.8% No
Andy Littlewood Greater Manchester Homeless Voice 2420.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Lloyd Labour 24,47551.6% Yes
Atifa Shah Conservative 14,80731.2% No
Chris Green Brexit Party 3,8678.2% No
Andy Kelly Liberal Democrat 3,3127.0% No
Sarah Croke Green 9862.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Waugh Labour 13,02732.8% Yes
George Galloway Workers Party of Britain 11,58729.2% No
Michael Howard Reform UK 6,77317.1% No
Paul Ellison Conservative 4,27310.8% No
Andy Kelly Liberal Democrat 2,8167.1% No
Martyn Savin Green 1,2123.1% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1832: Whig margin 4.9 pts 1835: Conservative margin 6.2 pts 1837: Whig margin 3.5 pts 1841: Radical margin 8.7 pts 1852: Radical margin 17.0 pts 1857: Conservative margin 4.3 pts 1868: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1874: Liberal margin 5.9 pts 1880: Liberal margin 20.3 pts 1885: Liberal margin 11.4 pts 1886: Liberal margin 15.3 pts 1892: Liberal margin 9.9 pts 1895: Conservative margin 4.1 pts 1900: Conservative margin 0.2 pts 1906: Liberal margin 11.4 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 3.9 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 10.1 pts 1918: Unionist margin 26.1 pts 1922: Labour margin 6.8 pts 1923: Liberal margin 3.8 pts 1924: Labour margin 0.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 9.3 pts 1931: Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1935: Labour margin 3.3 pts 1945: Labour margin 10.6 pts 1950: Labour margin 7.5 pts 1951: Conservative margin 0.8 pts 1955: Conservative margin 3.1 pts 1959: Labour margin 5.2 pts 1964: Labour margin 17.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 24.1 pts 1970: Labour margin 11.2 pts Feb 1974: Liberal margin 17.3 pts Oct 1974: Liberal margin 5.9 pts 1979: Liberal margin 10.8 pts 1983: Liberal margin 16.0 pts 1987: Liberal margin 5.4 pts 1992: Liberal Democrat margin 3.5 pts 1997: Labour margin 9.4 pts 2001: Labour margin 14.3 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 1.1 pts 2010: Labour margin 1.9 pts 2015: Labour margin 27.4 pts 2017: Labour margin 29.6 pts 2019: Labour margin 20.4 pts 2024: Labour margin 3.6 pts 1832 1835 1837 1841 1852 1857 1868 1874 1880 1885 1886 1892 1895 1900 1906 Dec 1910 Jan 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Rochdale has been contested at 49 general elections on record since 1832. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Whig, Conservative, Radical, Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Rochdale in the 2024 general election?

Labour won Rochdale in 2024 with 13,027 votes (32.8%), a majority of 1,440 votes over Workers Party of Britain in second place.

Which parties have won Rochdale since 1832?

Since 1832, Rochdale has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, Radical, Unionist, Whig.

What was the closest result in Rochdale?

The closest result on record for Rochdale was 1900, when Conservative beat Liberal by just 19 votes (0.2 percentage points).

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