posted joe twyman there- — want to focus on that. posted joe twyman there.d joe twyman there. some say - want to focus on that. posted joe - twyman there. some say by-elections twyman there. some say by—elections boring boring — this one certainly wasn't. —— pollsterjoe. let's speak to our political correspondent rob watson. george galloway set to return to parliament yet again. a prominent supporter of palestinian rights, and rochdale and its large muslim population. is itfairto is it fair to say that won him the election? fix, is it fair to say that won him the election? �* ., ., , ., election? a tight one. one wants to be careful with _ election? a tight one. one wants to be careful with by-elections - election? a tight one. one wants to | be careful with by-elections because be careful with by—elections because there aren't any exit polls so people aren't asked why exactly they voted the way they did and "how much do you know about the broader backgrounds of the candidates? " but all that have been said, given that rochdale has a muslim population, about

joe twyman, thank ou galloway and his team. joe twyman, thank you for— galloway and his team.h us today. i galloway and his team. joe twyman, thank you for being with us today. a | thank you for being with us today. a reminder of the main news, george galloway has won the rochdale by—election. the leader of the workers party of britain received 12,000 votes, nearly double those of the independent candidate david culley who came second, the conservatives in third place. —— david tulley. if you want analysis, you can get it on our special low paid, up and running on the bbc news website and out. you can find that at bbc.co.uk/news or on the bbc news app. more analysis at five a.m.. time for a look at the weather with elizabeth. hello there. well, february was mild on the whole, and it was also very wet for many of us, particularly across parts of east anglia, where some spots saw as much as three times the average february rainfall. now, as we head into march and the start of the meteorological spring, well, it's all about to turn colder. there'll be some frosty nights and the p

joe twyman, for — of trouble themselves. 0k. joe twyman, for the _ of trouble themselves. 0k.here on bbc news, then the news is that george galloway has won the rochdale by—election — and here is the moment that the result was announced. george galloway — workers party of britain candidate — 12,000... britain candidate —12,000... cheering and applause ..12,335. we're going to go straight back to rochdale, because peter saull has george galloway with him. george galloway with him. george galloway, congratulations. you're _ george galloway, congratulations. you're live — george galloway, congratulations. you're live on bbc news.— george galloway, congratulations. you're live on bbc news. thank you. congratulations. _ you're live on bbc news. thank you. congratulations. what _ you're live on bbc news. thank you. congratulations. what message i you're live on bbc news. thank you. | congratulations. what message does your victory send? | congratulations. what message does your victory send?— your victory send? i think the bi est your victory send? i think the biggest message _ your

want to go back to joe twyman. the back tojoe twyman.rge calvin camping saying if they did win it would be a total rejection of mainstream party politics. it would be an interesting win —— the george galloway campaign. it be an interesting win -- the george galloway campaign.— galloway campaign. it would be. by election campaigns _ galloway campaign. it would be. by election campaigns are _ galloway campaign. it would be. by election campaigns are unusual - galloway campaign. it would be. by election campaigns are unusual in l election campaigns are unusual in some anyways and for so many reasons. but it could be the case that george galloway? and if he does, i am sure a lot of the will be about notjust palestine, the important issue that he has campaign on, but also mainstream politics generally. in the major parties, what they deliver people in areas like rochdale, and i'm sure we will hear a lot about labour in days to come. it hear a lot about labour in days to come. , , ., , come. it is interesting that this seems to be — come. it i

joining us throughout the night is polling expertjoe twyman, who is the co—founder of deltapoll, a publicut. 39.7%. that's quite good for a by election? 39.796. that's quite good for a by election? �* , ., ., ., ., election? it's around the average that we have _ election? it's around the average that we have seen _ election? it's around the average that we have seen in _ election? it's around the average that we have seen in recent - election? it's around the average that we have seen in recent set l election? it's around the average| that we have seen in recent set of by elections, slightly higher than kingswood and willingboro, which has come up this year, slightly lower than the by elections we saw in the run—up to the end of the year. find run-up to the end of the year. and we were talking _ run—up to the end of the year. and we were talking about the fact that george galloway pause 19 are confident. how much of a surprise would that be to you as a poster —— george bailey's team? indie would that be to you as a poster -- george bailey's team?— george bailey's team? we did not know wha

without a doubt, george is going to move forward in parliament. joining me now is polling expertjoe twyman the question is whether this is a one off under unique circumstances or if there are wider implications in this election year. wider implications in this election ear. ., . . wider implications in this election ear. ., ., ., ., wider implications in this election ear. ., ., ., year. you always have to be careful when it comes _ year. you always have to be careful when it comes to _ year. you always have to be careful when it comes to by-elections - year. you always have to be careful when it comes to by-elections not l year. you always have to be careful. when it comes to by-elections not to when it comes to by—elections not to read too much into it because they are always unusual and they have specific circumstances that make them different from a general election. that was particularly the case in rochdale. it was not only unusual, it was unique. the combination of circumstances is something we have never seen before, particularly the disavowing of the labour candidate by the party

i'm joined byjoe twyman, the director of deltapoll, public employment...hout— hope you got a voice that carries protesters shou , ., . , ., protesters shout my voice is louder than my my voice is louder. what are the olls my voice is louder. what are the polls saying _ my voice is louder. what are the polls saying about _ my voice is louder. what are the polls saying about this? - my voice is louder. what are the polls saying about this? is - my voice is louder. what are the polls saying about this? is too . polls saying about this? is too early to have anything detailed, but the economy is always a big issue. it's really important to look at the long—term trends in the polls, both in terms of... the most important issues facing the country. the economy cost of living have been on top of concerns the country and for the families for many months. in terms of voting, the conservatives have been in trouble for four years. you have to go back to december 2021. labour have been hit by double digits since september 2020 and every published poll. —— september 202

also joining us throughout the night is the polling expertjoe twyman from deltapoll.portant and continue to be extremely important in the run—up to the election this year or very early next year. do you think there was a sense the public — and i was at one of the by—elections up in wellingborough, and there were a lot of people saying to me this had lost faith in our politics and our politicians. basically, they were saying to me they didn't believe them when they said things. from the polling that you do, is that a sense that you can see across the country?— see across the country? well, it's sometimes _ see across the country? well, it's sometimes easy _ see across the country? well, it's sometimes easy to _ see across the country? well, it's sometimes easy to overestimate | see across the country? well, it's i sometimes easy to overestimate the degree to which that is a new phenomenon. when the houses of parliament caught fire in 1826, people gathered on the other side of the thames to cheer. so it's not a new thing. but it is the case in recent years, back to the