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The former Labour MP will return to parliament, representing his fourth constituency in 37 years
George Galloway’s campaign team claimed early on in the night that the former Labour and Respect MP would win “comfortably”, and so it proved.
Galloway won 12,335 votes – 39.7% of the total – in a much more sweeping victory than anyone had predicted, giving him a 5,697-vote majority.
George Galloway (WPB) – 12,335
David Tully (Ind) – 6,638
Paul Ellison (Con) – 3,731
Azhar Ali (on the ballot as Lab) – 2,402
Iain Donaldson (LD) – 2,164
Simon Danczuk (Reform) – 1,968
William Howarth (Ind) – 523
Mark Coleman (Ind) – 455
Guy Otten (Green) – 436
Michael Howarth (Ind) – 246
Ravin Rodent Subortna (Loony) – 209
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