Rochdale by-election – live: Vote counting underway as voting ends in election overshadowed by Gaza war

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Polling stations are closed for the Rochdale by-election, where former Labor MP and Celebrity Big Brother candidate George Galloway is the favorite to win the vote. seat.

Mr. Galloway would be the only British Workers' Party MP in the UK if he wins.

Former Rochdale Labor MP Simon Danczuk banned for standing in the 2017 Labor elections. generals after apologizing for “inappropriate” text messages sent to a 17-year-old girl, is running for the Reform Party.

He believes the vote is a two-horse race between him and Mr Galloway.

The Labor Party withdrew its support for its candidate, Azhar Ali, following his suggestion that 'Israel was complicit in the massacre. of his own people on October 7. His name could not be removed from the ballot papers but the party did not have a candidate.

The other candidates are Iain Donaldson (Liberal Democrat), Paul Ellison (Conservative), Michael Howarth (independent), William Howarth (independent), Ravin Rodent Subortna (official Monster Raving Loony party) and David Tully (independent). ).