Workers Party of Britain
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Not to be confused with Socialist Workers Party (UK).
The Workers Party of Britain (WPB), also called the Workers Party of Great Britain (WPGB) or Workers Party GB,[12][13][14] is a socialist and socially conservative political party in the United Kingdom, led by and identified with politician George Galloway.
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Leader | George Galloway |
Deputy Leaders | Andy Hudd Chris Williamson Peter Ford |
Founder | George Galloway |
Founded | December 2019; 4 years ago (2019-12) |
Headquarters | 91 Church Road Birmingham B13 9AE[1] |
Membership (November 2023) | 2,962[2] |
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Political position | Left-wing[7][8] to far-left[9][10] |
Local government[11] | 5 / 18,725 |
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The party was founded in 2019 and won a parliamentary seat when Galloway won the Rochdale by-election in February 2024. However, he lost his seat to Paul Waugh of the Labour Party five months later in the general election in July 2024.
As of July 2024, the party has five local councillors and no seats in the House of Commons.[15]