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Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency)

Rochdale is a constituency, which is currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom by Paul Waugh of the Labour and Co-operative Party since 2024. Rochdale has elected one Member of Parliament (MP) since its creation in 1832.[a]

Rochdale
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of Rochdale in North West England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate71,697 (2023)[1]
Major settlementsRochdale, Littleborough, Wardle
Current constituency
Created1950
Member of ParliamentPaul Waugh (Labour Co-op)
SeatsOne
1832–1950
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Created fromLancashire

Boundaries

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Historic

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Map of 2010-2024 boundaries

As there were no township boundaries in 1832, the original constituency was defined as a circular area in a radius of three-quarters of a mile from the old market place in Rochdale. In 1868 the boundary was extended to include Wardleworth, Spotland, Wuerdle, Belfield, Newbold, Buersill, and Marland.[2]

1918–1950: The County Borough of Rochdale

1950–1983: As prior but with redrawn boundaries

1983–1997: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Balderstone, Brimrod and Deeplish, Castleton, Central and Falinge, Healey, Newbold, Norden and Bamford, Smallbridge and Wardleworth, and Spotland

1997–2010: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Balderstone, Brimrod and Deeplish, Central and Falinge, Healey, Littleborough, Newbold, Smallbridge and Wardleworth, Spotland, and Wardle

2010–2024: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Balderstone and Kirkholt, Central Rochdale, Healey, Kingsway, Littleborough Lakeside, Milkstone and Deeplish, Milnrow and Newhey, Smallbridge and Firgrove, Spotland and Falinge, and Wardle and West Littleborough

Current

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Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which came into effect for the 2024 general election, the constituency was reduced in size to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the Spotland and Falinge ward (as it existed on 1 December 2020) to the new constituency of Heywood and Middleton North.[3]

History

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Rochdale in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974–83

Rochdale was one of the constituencies created by the Reform Act of 1832, and was a Labour Party/Liberal Democrat marginal for many years, although it was held by the Conservatives for part of the 1950s, until a 1958 by-election.

It was held for two decades by Cyril Smith, first of the Liberal Party and then of the Liberal Democrats. He won a by-election in 1972, taking the seat from Labour, and held it until his retirement in 1992. After Smith's death it emerged that he had been a serial child abuser.[4]

Since Smith's retirement, contests have been tighter. The Liberal Democrats held the seat with Liz Lynne at the 1992 general election, but lost to Labour's Lorna Fitzsimons at the 1997 election. However, the Liberal Democrats regained the seat at the 2005 election, with Paul Rowen.

In 2010, the town was brought to national attention when the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown was caught on a tape recording describing a local woman, Gillian Duffy, as a "bigot" after having a conversation with her while campaigning (later described as Bigotgate by the UK media). Despite this unfavourable publicity, Labour still managed to narrowly win the seat from the Liberal Democrats; and in 2015 achieved their highest majority in the seat's history, with the Liberal Democrats falling to fourth place.

Constituency profile

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The constituency is one of two covering the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. It contains most of the town of Rochdale itself as well as Littleborough, Wardle and some of the surrounding rural area.

For the 2010 UK general election, the seat gained the villages of Milnrow and Newhey from Oldham East and Saddleworth and lost the areas of Sudden, Marland, and part of Norden to Heywood and Middleton, a 19.16% boundary change. Those changes made the seat a notional Labour victory in the Rallings and Thrasher figures[5] which were used by the Press Association for determining gains, losses and swings. However, other predictions by political commentator Martin Baxter[6][failed verification] showed the seat maintaining a narrow Lib Dem majority. The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2010 estimated that had the seat been fought on these boundaries in 2005, Labour would have won the seat with approximately 40.9% of the vote to the Liberal Democrats' 40.7%.[7]

Demographics

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The population was recorded as 114,386 in 2021. The ethnic composition was 62.7% White, 29.6% Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh, and 3.1% Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African.[8] The religious composition was 38.1% Christian, 30.5% Muslim, and 0.9% other. 26.0% claimed no religious affiliation.[8]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[9] Party
1832 John Fenton Whig[10][11][12]
1835 John Entwistle Conservative[10]
1837 John Fenton Whig[10][11][12]
1841 William Sharman Crawford Radical[13][14][15][16][17]
1852 Edward Miall
1857 Alexander Ramsay Conservative[18][19][20]
1859 Richard Cobden Liberal
1865 Thomas Potter
1895 Clement Royds Conservative
1906 Gordon Harvey Liberal
1918 Alfred Law Unionist
1922 Stanley Burgess Labour
1923 Ramsay Muir Liberal
1924 William Kelly Labour
1931 Thomas Jesson Conservative
1935 William Kelly Labour
1940 by-election Hyacinth Morgan
1950 Joseph Hale
1951 Wentworth Schofield Conservative
1958 by-election Jack McCann Labour
1972 by-election Cyril Smith Liberal
1987 Liberal Democrats
1992 Liz Lynne
1997 Lorna Fitzsimons Labour
2005 Paul Rowen Liberal Democrats
2010 Simon Danczuk Labour
2015 Independent[21]
2017 Tony Lloyd Labour
2024 by-election George Galloway Workers Party
2024 Paul Waugh Labour Co-op

Results

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Rochdale[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Paul Waugh 13,027 32.8 −18.0
Workers Party George Galloway 11,587 29.2 N/A
Reform UK Michael Howard 6,773 17.1 +8.9
Conservative Paul Ellison 4,273 10.8 −20.8
Liberal Democrats Andy Kelly 2,816 7.1 −0.4
Green Martyn Savin 1,212 3.1 +1.2
Majority 1,440 3.6 –15.7
Turnout 39,688 55.7 –3.0
Registered electors 71,264
Labour Co-op hold Swing
2024 Rochdale by-election[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Workers Party George Galloway 12,335 39.7 N/A
Independent David Tully 6,638 21.3 N/A
Conservative Paul Ellison 3,731 12.0 −19.2
Labour[b] Azhar Ali 2,402 7.7 −43.9
Liberal Democrats Iain Donaldson 2,164 7.0 ±0.0
Reform UK Simon Danczuk 1,968 6.3 −1.9
Independent William Howarth 523 1.7 N/A
Independent Mark Coleman 455 1.5 N/A
Green[c] Guy Otten 436 1.4 −0.7
Independent Michael Howarth 246 0.8 N/A
Monster Raving Loony Ravin Rodent Subortna 209 0.7 N/A
Majority 5,697 18.4 N/A
Turnout 31,107 39.7 −20.4
Registered electors
Workers Party gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[26]
Party Vote %
Labour 21,379 50.8
Conservative 13,270 31.6
Brexit Party 3,451 8.2
Liberal Democrats 3,168 7.5
Green 790 1.9
Turnout 42,058 58.7
Electorate 71,697
General election 2019: Rochdale[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Lloyd 24,475 51.6 –6.4
Conservative Atifa Shah 14,807 31.2 +2.8
Brexit Party Chris Green 3,867 8.2 N/A
Liberal Democrats Andy Kelly 3,312 7.0 –1.0
Green Sarah Croke 986 2.1 N/A
Majority 9,668 20.4 –9.2
Turnout 47,447 60.1 –4.0
Labour hold Swing –4.6
General election 2017: Rochdale[28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Tony Lloyd 29,035 58.0 +11.9
Conservative Jane Howard 14,216 28.4 +11.4
Liberal Democrats Andy Kelly 4,027 8.0 –2.3
UKIP Christopher Baksa 1,641 3.3 –15.5
Independent Simon Danczuk 883 1.8 N/A
Greater Manchester Homeless Voice Andy Littlewood 242 0.5 N/A
Majority 14,819 29.6 +2.3
Turnout 50,044 64.1 +6.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 2015: Rochdale[29][30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Danczuk 20,961 46.1 +9.7
UKIP Mohammed Masud 8,519 18.8 +14.4
Conservative Azi Ahmed 7,742 17.0 –1.1
Liberal Democrats Andy Kelly 4,667 10.3 –24.1
Rochdale First Farooq Ahmed 1,535 3.4 N/A
Green Mark Hollinrake 1,382 3.0 N/A
National Front Kevin Bryan 433 1.0 –3.9
Islam Zinda Baad Platform Mohammed Salim 191 0.4 –0.8
Majority 12,442 27.3 +25.3
Turnout 45,430 57.4 –0.7
Labour hold Swing –2.3
General election 2010: Rochdale[31][32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Simon Danczuk 16,699 36.4
Liberal Democrats Paul Rowen 15,810 34.4
Conservative Mudasir Dean 8,305 18.1
National Front Chris Jackson 2,236 4.9
UKIP Colin Denby 1,999 4.4
Islam Zinda Baad Platform Mohammed Salim 545 1.2
Independent John Whitehead 313 0.7
Majority 889 2.0
Turnout 45,907 58.1
Labour win (new boundaries)

The Times Guide to the House of Commons 2010 reported that based on the notional 2005 result on the new boundaries the Labour vote had fallen by 4.5% and the Liberal Democrat vote had fallen by 6.1%, while the Conservative voteshare increased by 7.6%.[7]

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Rochdale[33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Rowen 16,787 41.1 +6.2
Labour Lorna Fitzsimons 16,345 40.0 –9.2
Conservative Khalid Hussain 4,270 10.5 –2.9
BNP Derek Adams 1,773 4.3 N/A
UKIP John Whittaker 499 1.2 N/A
Green Samir Chatterjee 448 1.1 –0.7
Islam Zinda Baad Platform Mohammed Salim 361 0.9 N/A
Veritas Carl Faulkner 353 0.9 N/A
Majority 444 1.1 N/A
Turnout 40,834 58.4 +1.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing +7.7
General election 2001: Rochdale[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lorna Fitzsimons 19,406 49.2 –0.2
Liberal Democrats Paul Rowen 13,751 34.9 –5.1
Conservative Elaina Cohen 5,274 13.4 +4.6
Green Nick Harvey 728 1.8 N/A
Independent Mohammed Salim 253 0.6 +0.2
Majority 5,655 14.3 +4.9
Turnout 39,412 56.7 –13.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Rochdale[35][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lorna Fitzsimons 23,758 49.4
Liberal Democrats Liz Lynne 19,213 40.0
Conservative Mervyn Turnberg 4,237 8.8
BNP Gary Bergin 653 1.4
Islam Zinda Baad Platform Mohammed Salim 221 0.5
Majority 4,545 9.4
Turnout 48,082 70.0
Labour win (new boundaries)
General election 1992: Rochdale[37][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Liz Lynne 22,776 42.8 –0.6
Labour David Williams 20,937 39.4 +1.4
Conservative Duncan Goldie-Scott 8,626 16.2 –2.4
BNP Ken Henderson 620 1.2 N/A
Natural Law Vincent J. Lucker 221 0.4 N/A
Majority 1,839 3.4 –2.0
Turnout 53,180 76.5 +1.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing –1.0

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Rochdale[39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cyril Smith 22,245 43.4 –2.7
Labour David Williams 19,466 38.0 +7.9
Conservative Clive Condie 9,561 18.6 –3.8
Majority 2,779 5.4 –10.6
Turnout 51,272 74.6 +3.8
Liberal hold Swing –5.3
General election 1983: Rochdale[40]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Cyril Smith 21,858 46.1
Labour Valerie Broom 14,271 30.1
Conservative Alan Fearn 10,616 22.4
National Front Peter Barker 463 1.0
Unemployed Party Peter Courtney 204 0.4
Majority 7,587 16.0
Turnout 47,412 70.8
Liberal win (new boundaries)

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cyril Smith 22,172 45.03 +2.37
Labour J Connell 16,878 34.28 −2.53
Conservative I S Picton 9,494 19.28 +2.85
National Front S Merrick 690 1.40 2.69
Majority 5,295 10.75 +4.90
Turnout 49,234 73.66 +3.38
Liberal hold Swing
General election October 1974: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cyril Smith 20,092 42.66 −6.45
Labour J Connell 17,339 36.81 +5
Conservative R J de B Young 7,740 16.43 +2.85
National Front M W Sellors 1,927 4.09 +0.43
Majority 2,753 5.85 −11.45
Turnout 47,098 70.28 −7.07
Liberal hold Swing
General election February 1974: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cyril Smith 25,266 49.11 +6.82
Labour L F Cunliffe 16,367 31.81 +0.69
Conservative L Green 7,933 15.42 −2.24
National Front M W Sellors 1,885 3.66 "N/A"
Majority 8,899 17.3 +6.13
Turnout 49,234 73.66 +3.38
Liberal hold Swing
1972 Rochdale by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Cyril Smith 19,296 42.29 +11.89
Labour L F Cunliffe 14,203 31.12 −10.45
Conservative D A Tripper 8,060 17.66 −10.37
Independent J Merrick 4,074 8.93 "N/A"
Majority 5,093 11.17 0
Turnout 45,633 69.06 −3.71
Liberal gain from Labour Swing +11.17
General election 1970: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack McCann 19,247 41.57 −10.82
Liberal Cyril Smith 14,076 30.40 +11.13
Conservative M Andrew 12,978 28.03 −0.30
Majority 5,171 11.17 −12.89
Turnout 46,301 72.77 −6.19
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack McCann 24,481 52.39 +5.7
Conservative Edward G.L. Collins 13,239 28.33 +3.96
Liberal Nancy Seear 9,004 19.27 –9.67
Majority 11,242 24.06
Turnout 46,724 78.96
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack McCann 22,927 46.69 +5.22
Liberal Thomas Lyrian Hobday 14,212 28.94 –7.29
Conservative Tom Normanton 11,968 24.37 +2.07
Majority 8,715 17.75
Turnout 49,107 82.26
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack McCann 21,689 41.47 –6.98
Liberal Ludovic Kennedy 18,949 36.23 N/A
Conservative Tom Normanton 11,665 22.30 –29.25
Majority 2,740 5.24
Turnout 52,303 85.47
Labour hold Swing
1958 Rochdale by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack McCann 22,133 44.66 −3.79
Liberal Ludovic Kennedy 17,603 35.52 N/A
Conservative John E. Parkinson 9,827 19.83 −31.72
Majority 4,530 9.14 N/A
Turnout 49,563
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +14.0
General election 1955: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wentworth Schofield 26,518 51.55 +1.14
Labour Jack McCann 24,928 48.45 −1.14
Majority 1,590 3.10 +2.28
Turnout 51,446 82.8 −2.9
Conservative hold Swing +1.1
General election 1951: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Wentworth Schofield 27,797 50.41
Labour Joseph Hale 27,343 49.59
Majority 454 0.82 N/A
Turnout 55,140 85.66
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1950: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Joseph Hale 25,484 44.9
Conservative Wentworth Schofield 21,208 37.4
Liberal Roger Fulford 10,042 17.7
Majority 4,276 7.5
Turnout 56,734 87.90
Labour win (new boundaries)

Elections in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hyacinth Morgan 22,047 44.89
Conservative Edward May Nicol 16,852 34.31
Liberal Charles Gordon Cummins Harvey 10,211 20.79
Majority 5,195 10.58
Turnout 49,110 80.68
Labour hold Swing
1940 Rochdale by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Hyacinth Morgan Unopposed N/A N/A
Labour hold

Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1935: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Kelly 22,281 41.20 +8.61
Conservative W. Gordon Murray 20,486 37.88 –7.18
Liberal Elliott Dodds 11,311 20.92 –1.43
Majority 1,795 3.32 N/A
Turnout 54,078 84.69
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
General election 1931: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Thomas Jesson 25,346 45.06
Labour William Kelly 18,329 32.59
Liberal Elliott Dodds 12,572 22.35
Majority 7,017 12.48 N/A
Turnout 56,247 88.79
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Kelly 22,060 40.2 +6.4
Liberal Ramsay Muir 16,957 30.8 –2.7
Unionist John Haslam 15,962 29.0 –3.7
Majority 5,103 9.4 +9.1
Turnout 54,979 87.6 –2.7
Labour hold Swing +4.5
General election 1924: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour William Kelly 14,609 33.8 +1.2
Liberal Ramsay Muir 14,492 33.5 –2.9
Unionist Thomas Jesson 14,112 32.7 +1.7
Majority 117 0.3 N/A
Turnout 43,213 90.3 +2.5
Labour gain from Liberal Swing
General election 1923: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ramsay Muir 15,087 36.4 +7.2
Labour Stanley Burgess 13,525 32.6 –6.2
Unionist Nicholas Cockshutt 12,845 31.0 –1.0
Majority 1,562 3.8 N/A
Turnout 41,457 87.8 +0.7
Liberal gain from Labour Swing
General election 1922: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stanley Burgess 15,774 38.8 +22.3
Unionist Alfred Law 13,006 32.0 –15.6
Liberal Ramsay Muir 11,894 29.2 +7.7
Majority 2,768 6.8 N/A
Turnout 40,674 87.1 +22.6
Labour gain from Unionist Swing

Elections in the 1910s

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General election 1918: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Unionist Alfred Law 14,299 47.6 +6.7
Liberal Vivian Phillipps 6,452 21.5 –23.1
Labour R. H. Tawney 4,956 16.5 N/A
National Democratic John Joseph Terrett 2,358 7.8 N/A
National John Fitzgerald Jones 1,992 6.6 N/A
Majority 7,847 26.1 N/A
Turnout 30,057 64.5 –23.5
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

General election December 1910: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Harvey 5,850 44.6 –4.2
Conservative Nicholas Cockshutt 5,373 40.9 +2.3
Social Democratic Federation Dan Irving 1,901 14.5 +1.9
Majority 477 3.7 –6.5
Turnout 11,124 88.0 –5.5
Liberal hold Swing
General election January 1910: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Harvey 6,809 48.8 +2.9
Conservative William Boyd Boyd-Carpenter 5,381 38.6 +2.0
Social Democratic Federation Dan Irving 1,755 12.6 N/A
Majority 1,428 10.2 –1.1
Turnout 13,945 93.5 +0.5
Liberal hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s

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General election 1906: Rochdale[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gordon Harvey 5,912 45.9 0.0
Conservative Clement Royds 4,449 34.6 −11.5
Independent Labour S. G. Hobson 2,506 19.5 N/A
Majority 1,463 11.3 N/A
Turnout 12,867 93.0 +5.9
Registered electors 13,831
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.8
General election 1900: Rochdale[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clement Royds 5,204 46.1 0.0
Liberal Gordon Harvey 5,185 45.9 +4.0
Labour Repr. Cmte. C. Allen Clarke 901 8.0 –4.0
Majority 19 0.2 –4.0
Turnout 11,290 87.1 –1.1
Registered electors 12,968
Conservative hold Swing −2.0

Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Rochdale[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Clement Royds 4,781 46.1 +1.0
Liberal William Leatham Bright 4,359 41.9 –13.0
Ind. Labour Party George Barnes 1,251 12.0 N/A
Majority 422 4.2 N/A
Turnout 10,391 88.2 +2.4
Registered electors 11,782
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.0
General election 1892: Rochdale[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Potter 5,460 54.9 –2.7
Conservative Clement Royds 4,480 45.1 +2.7
Majority 980 9.8 –5.4
Turnout 9,940 85.8 +9.8
Registered electors 11,584
Liberal hold Swing −2.7

Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Rochdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Potter 4,738 57.6 +1.9
Conservative John Marriott 3,481 42.4 –1.9
Majority 1,257 15.2 +3.8
Turnout 9,969 76.0 –16.2
Registered electors 10,808
Liberal hold Swing +1.9
General election 1885: Rochdale[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Potter 5,552 55.7 −4.5
Conservative Elliot Lees 4,417 44.3 +4.5
Majority 1,135 11.4 −9.0
Turnout 9,969 92.2 +8.7
Registered electors 10,808
Liberal hold Swing −4.5
General election 1880: Rochdale[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Potter 5,614 60.2 +7.3
Conservative Richard Wilson Gamble[44] 3,716 39.8 −7.3
Majority 1,898 20.4 +14.6
Turnout 9,330 83.5 +1.4
Registered electors 11,172
Liberal hold Swing +7.3

Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: Rochdale[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Potter 4,498 52.9 −4.8
Conservative Richard Wilson Gamble[44] 3,998 47.1 +4.8
Majority 500 5.8 −9.6
Turnout 8,496 82.1 −1.2
Registered electors 10,352
Liberal hold Swing −4.8

Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: Rochdale[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Potter 4,455 57.7 N/A
Conservative William Whitworth Schofield[45] 3,270 42.3 N/A
Majority 1,185 15.4 N/A
Turnout 7,725 83.2 N/A
Registered electors 9,280
Liberal hold Swing N/A
General election 1865: Rochdale[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Potter Unopposed
Registered electors 1,358
Liberal hold
By-election, 15 April 1865: Rochdale[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Potter 646 56.6 N/A
Conservative William Brett 496 43.4 N/A
Majority 150 13.2 N/A
Turnout 1,142 84.1 N/A
Registered electors 1,358
Liberal hold Swing N/A
  • Caused by Cobden's death.

Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1859: Rochdale[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Cobden Unopposed
Registered electors 1,340
Liberal gain from Conservative
General election 1857: Rochdale[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Ramsay 532 52.2 +10.7
Radical Edward Miall 488 47.8 −10.7
Majority 44 4.4 N/A
Turnout 1,020 81.3 +3.4
Registered electors 1,255
Conservative gain from Radical Swing +10.7
General election 1852: Rochdale[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical Edward Miall 529 58.5 N/A
Conservative Alexander Ramsay 375 41.5 N/A
Majority 154 17.0 N/A
Turnout 904 77.9 N/A
Registered electors 1,160
Radical hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1840s

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General election 1847: Rochdale[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical William Sharman Crawford Unopposed
Registered electors 1,026
Radical hold
General election 1841: Rochdale[10][43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical William Sharman Crawford 399 54.4 N/A
Conservative James Fenton[46] 335 45.6 −2.7
Majority 64 8.8 N/A
Turnout 734 72.2 −12.2
Registered electors 1,016
Radical gain from Whig Swing

Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1837: Rochdale[10][43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Fenton (MP for Rochdale) 374 51.7 +4.8
Conservative Alexander Ramsay 349 48.3 −4.8
Majority 25 3.4 N/A
Turnout 723 84.4 −8.8
Registered electors 857
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +4.8
By-election, 19 April 1837: Rochdale[10][43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Fenton (MP for Rochdale) 383 53.0 +6.1
Conservative Clement Royds 339 47.0 −6.1
Majority 44 6.0 N/A
Turnout 722 84.2 −9.0
Registered electors 857
Whig gain from Conservative Swing +6.1
  • Caused by Entwistle's death
General election 1835: Rochdale[10][43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Entwistle (politician) 369 53.1 +14.2
Whig John Fenton (MP for Rochdale) 326 46.9 +3.1
Majority 43 6.2 N/A
Turnout 695 93.2 +1.2
Registered electors 746
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +5.6
General election 1832: Rochdale[10][43]
Party Candidate Votes %
Whig John Fenton (MP for Rochdale) 277 43.8
Tory John Entwistle (politician) 246 38.9
Radical James Taylor 109 17.2
Majority 31 4.9
Turnout 632 92.0
Registered electors 687
Whig win (new seat)

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer). As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
  2. ^ Ali was suspended from the Labour Party on 12 February 2024, after nominations closed on 2 February, so he was still identified as the Labour Party candidate on the ballot paper.[24]
  3. ^ The Green Party withdrew Otten's endorsement on 7 February 2024, after nominations closed on 2 February, so he was still identified as the Green Party candidate on the ballot paper.[25]

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