George Galloway Loses Seat in Rochdale 4 Months After By-Election Victory

Only four months after winning a by-election in Rochdale, George Galloway of the Workers’ Party has lost the seat to Labour’s Paul Waugh. Labour won Rochdale back from the Workers’ Party leader George Galloway, who won the seat four months ago in a by-election dominated by the Israel–Hamas war in Gaza. On Feb. 29 Mr. Galloway, a long-time supporter of the Palestinian cause, won the seat from Labour with almost 40 percent of the vote. Labour pulled out of supporting Mr. Ali, who ended up winning only 2,402 votes. But...