Workers Party of Britain leader George Galloway failed to show up at the General Election count that saw him booted out as the MP for Rochdale.
The former Rochdale MP, who lost his Rochdale seat to Labour on July 5, claimed to be an MP 'for all Rochdalians' and promised to 'make Rochdale great again' back in February.
Galloway received 11,508 votes, behind Labour’s Paul Waugh, who won the seat with a total of 13,047 votes. The Workers Party leader didn't turn up for the count in Rochdale, which he only won in the by-election four months ago, overturning a labour majority. Follow the election results in Greater Manchester and the UK live in our dedicated live blog here. And there were cheers and applause among Labour councillors and supporters at Manchester Central as it was announced that George Galloway had lost his seat in Rochdale.
On the BBC election programme on Friday (July 5) Neil Kinnock, the former Labour leader, described Mr Galloway as 'repulsive'.
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