# Rochdale

The east of the North West. About 108,184 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 80 square kilometres.

Paul Waugh has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Rochdale since July 2024. They won by 1,440 votes on a 54.7% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001446. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Paul Waugh has been the Labour (Co-op) MP for Rochdale since July 2024.
They won by 1,440 votes on a 54.7% turnout.

MP: [Paul Waugh](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5071) (Labour (Co-op)).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Rochdale

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Paul Waugh (elected) | Labour and Co-operative Party | 13,027 | 32.8% |
| George Galloway | Workers Party of Britain | 11,587 | 29.2% |
| Michael Howard | Reform UK | 6,773 | 17.1% |
| Paul Ellison | Conservative | 4,273 | 10.8% |
| Andy Kelly | Liberal Democrat | 2,816 | 7.1% |
| Martyn Savin | Green Party | 1,212 | 3.1% |

Electorate 72,507. Turnout 54.7%. Majority 1,440 (3.6%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3727

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 3.6%** (July 2024). The winner in Rochdale had a majority of 3.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 83rd smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 54.7%** (July 2024). Turnout in Rochdale at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.7% (House of Commons Library). 159th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 102,919** (2021). Rochdale had 102,919 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 279th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 89%** (2022). About 89% of people in Rochdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochdale#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001446) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 89% of people in Rochdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001446) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Rochdale.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001446) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Rochdale, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Rochdale.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001446) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Rochdale had 102,919 usual residents at the census.

## How Rochdale compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Rochdale | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 3.6% | joint 83rd smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 54.7% | 159th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 102,919 | 279th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 89% | joint 123rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Rochdale?

Rochdale had 102,919 usual residents at the census.
Rochdale is the 279th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Rochdale

Most of Rochdale lies in Rochdale. These figures are published for the whole of Rochdale, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Rochdale itself. [See Rochdale](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)

- **Average house price: £211,022** (August 2026). Rochdale’s average house price was £211,022 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,660** (2025). Full-time workers living in Rochdale earned a median of £34,660 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 46th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.1×** (2025). A home in Rochdale costs 6.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 101st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 34.3** (2025). Rochdale has a deprivation score of 34.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 17th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Rochdale in brief

The winner in Rochdale had a majority of 3.6% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Rochdale at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 54.7%.
Rochdale had 102,919 usual residents at the census.
About 89% of people in Rochdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001446
- Council: [Rochdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/rochdale)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 79.71 km²
- People, mid-2024: 108,184*
- Wards: 9
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 59
- Output areas: 304

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Calder Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/calder-valley), [Oldham East and Saddleworth](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-east-and-saddleworth), [Heywood and Middleton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/heywood-and-middleton-north), [Rossendale and Darwen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rossendale-and-darwen), [Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/oldham-west-chadderton-and-royton)

## Similar places

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## Latest updates for Rochdale

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001446

## How to cite

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