George Galloway has won the by-election with a majority of 5,697.
Mr Galloway celebrated the victory with a speech on-stage.
Taking aim at the leader of the Labour party, Galloway said: “Keir Starmer, this is for Gaza.
“You have paid and you will pay a high price for the role you have played.”
Independent candidate David Tully came second with 6,638 – a fantastic result for the local businessman.
Conservative Paul Ellison came third with 3,731.
The Labour Party, who abandoned their candidate, have now lost the seat – coming in fifth place.
The turnout for the election was 39.7%, which is 27.3 percentage points below the national turnout of 67% from the last general election.
However, it is also a slightly higher turnout than other recent by-elections in Kingswood and Wellingborough, with 37% and 38% respectively.
The results are as follows:
- Azhar Ali, Labour Party: 2,402
- Mark Coleman, Independent: 455
- Simon Danczuk, Reform UK: 1,968
- Iain Donaldson, Liberal Democrats: 2,164
- Paul Ellison, The Conservative Party candidate: 3,731
- George Galloway, Workers Party of Britain: 12,335
- Michael Howarth, Independent: 246
- William Howarth, Independent: 523
- Guy Otten, Green Party: 436
- Ravin Subortna, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party: 209
- David Tully, Independent: 6,638
Featured image credit: Charlie Valentine
