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	Map1	Rochdale
	Map2	GreaterManchester
	Entity	Greater Manchester
	Type	County
	County	Greater Manchester
	Year	1832
	MP	Paul Rowen
	Party	Liberal Democrats
	EP	North West England

Rochdale is a Constituency represented in the House Of Commons of the Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It elects one Member Of Parliament (MP) by the First Past The Post system of election.


BOUNDARIES


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


HISTORY


Rochdale was one of the constituencies created by the Reform Act Of 1832 , and As Of 2006 has been a Labour / 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 the larger-than-life 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 . A native Rochdalian and a former Labour Party member himself, he had a substantial personal vote which always helped to see off his Labour challengers.

After his retirement, contests have been tighter. The Liberal Democrats held the seat at first, with Liz Lynne winning at the 1992 General Election , only to lose to Labour's Lorna Fitzsimons at the 1997 Election . However, they regained the seat at the 2005 Election , with Paul Rowen defeating Fitzsimons.


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ELECTION RESULTS

title General Election 2005 : Rochdale

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate Paul Rowen   votes 16,787   percentage 411   change +62

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Lorna Fitzsimons   votes 16,343   percentage 400   change -92

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Khalid Hussain   votes 4,270   percentage 105   change -29

party British National Party   candidate Derek Adams   votes 1,773   percentage 43   change +43

party United Kingdom Independence Party   candidate John Whittaker   votes 499   percentage 12   change +12

party Green Party of England and Wales   candidate Samir Chatterjee   votes 448   percentage 11   change -07

party Islam Zinda Baad Platform   candidate Dr Mohammed Salim   votes 361   percentage 09   change +09

party Veritas (political party)   candidate Carl Faulkner   votes 353   percentage 09   change +09

votes 444   percentage 11

votes 40,834   percentage 584   change +17

winner Liberal Democrats (UK)   loser Labour Party (UK)   swing +77

title General Election 2001 : Rochdale

party Labour Party (UK)   candidate Lorna Fitzsimons   votes 19,406   percentage 492   change -02

party Liberal Democrats (UK)   candidate Paul Rowen   votes 13,751   percentage 349   change -51

party Conservative Party (UK)   candidate Elaina Cohen   votes 5,274   percentage 134   change +46

party Green Party of England and Wales   candidate Nick Harvey   votes 728   percentage 18   change ''N/A''

party Independent (politician)   candidate Mohammed Salim   votes 253   percentage 06   change +02

votes 5,655   percentage 143

votes 39,412   percentage 567   change -133

winner Labour Party (UK)

SEE ALSO

• List Of Parliamentary Constituencies In Greater Manchester