That George Galloway is doing- A stunning comments come back by George Galloway and Kierstammer's worst nightmare. Kierstammer, this is for Gaza. You have paid, and you will pay a high price for the role that you have played in enabling, encouraging, and covering for the catastrophe presently going on in occupied Palestine in the Gaza Strip.

Then from the count, Mr. Galloway headed back to his campaign HQ to address his jubilant supporters.

There are thousands of people here whose hearts are breaking over what's happening in Gaza.

The candidate, Labor, disowned over his comments on Israel, Azar Ali, came forth behind an independent and the Conservatives. Another former Labor MP, reform UK candidate, Simon Dantchuk, came a humiliating sixth, prompting his party leader to accuse opponents of dirty tricks.

Our candidate has suffered vile, racist abuse and death threats. Our staff have been intimidated. We've had to move them from accommodation. We've had to engage security guards. Our business supporters have been threatened with being firebombed.

In the Tau.

While Mr. Galloway's win was widely predicted, a surprise was independent David Tully coming second, well ahead of the established political parties.

I wanted to really try and break the mold of Labor, Tories, and that's what I feel we've achieved in the last four weeks.

With Sakeer already under fire from the left of his party and the SNP on Gaza ceasefire calls, Mr. Galloway's election in What was a safe labor seat is a disaster.

Mr. Galloway is back, and my word, he has served notice here that he's going to be ferocious in his attacks on his old party, the Labor Party. Remember, this is a man who was a Labor MP from 1987. He beat Roy Jenkins in Glasgow Hill Head. He was a Labor MP until 2003, when Tony Blair kicked him out for his very strong criticism of the Iraq war.

Mr. Galloway now hopes to field up to 50 pro-Palestine candidates in the general election, with the aim of inflecting more damage on Labor. John Craig, Sky News, Rochdale.