Rochdale

Current MP

Paul Waugh

Labour (Co-op)

Efficiency 6.4/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Rochdale

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,084 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election4,000 local · 3,084,713 total
• Call an immediate general election1,551 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,032 local · 720,772 total
• Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only823 local · 195,930 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data773 local · 260,974 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers748 local · 427,447 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act703 local · 550,136 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders529 local · 244,450 total
• Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners487 local · 114,026 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 410 local · 281,794 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there371 local · 257,442 total
• Every school & college to be obliged to have an evacuation chair & training350 local · 104,197 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!339 local · 229,772 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge336 local · 203,824 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!321 local · 221,477 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures299 local · 257,938 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison298 local · 191,591 total
• Retain legal right to assessment and support in education for children with SEND291 local · 132,789 total
• Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to Gaza283 local · 198,966 total

About Rochdale

Rochdale is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 72,507 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.