In the recent Rochdale local elections, the Workers Party of Britain (WPB) secured significant gains, winning two seats from Labour. Minaam Ellahi won in the Milkstone and Deeplish ward with 1,812 votes and a majority of 1,099, while Farooq Ahmed captured Central Rochdale with 2,016 votes. The election results showed a notable shift in voter preference, with WPB gaining 53% of the votes in Central Rochdale, a dramatic increase from previous figures. Labour's representation in the council now stands at 44 seats, a decrease of one seat, while the Workers Party has increased their seats to two. The voter turnout was 37.67%.
๐จ WPB GAIN CENTRAL ROCHDALE โ๏ธ WPB 53% (+53) ๐ด LAB 41% (-32) ๐ LD 4% (-14) ๐ต CON 3% (-7) ๐จ WORKERS PARTY GAIN FROM LABOUR https://t.co/nc2OBreKvM
Rochdale Council Result #LE2024: LAB: 14 (-1) CON: 3 (=) WPB: 2 (+2) LDM: 1 (=) LOC: 0 (-1) Council Now: LAB 44, CON 9, LDM 3, WPB 2, LOC 2. Labour HOLD. https://t.co/uG0kRbreBc
These results are coming in quickly! Central Rochdale is taken by the Workers Party from Labour. Farooq Ahmed won the seat with 2,016 votes. That is two seats for George Gallowayโs Workers Party into Rochdale council
Workers Party GAIN Central Rochdale (Rochdale) from Labour #LocalElections2024
Minaam Ellahi of Works Party of Britain GAIN from Labour in Milkstone & Deeplish ward, with a majority of 1,099. #Rochdale #LocalElections2024 https://t.co/Dz8Qrteyiw
RESULT - Milkstone and Deeplish Minaam Ellahi (WPB) 1,812 Shahid Mohammed (Lab) 713 Rifat Mahmood (Lib) 152 Philip Edward Starr (Con) 118 Feruz Ali (Grn) โ 111 Turnout 37.67% #RochdaleElections https://t.co/g8k0T9wfFQ