Rochdale (UK Parliament constituency) The Liberal Democrats held the seat at first, with Liz Lynne winning at the 1992 general election, only to lose to Labour's Lorna Fitzsimons at the 1997 election. However, they regained the seat at the 2005 election, with Paul Rowen defeating Fitzsimons. In 2010, the town was brought to national attention when then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown was caught on a tape recording describing a local woman, Gillian Duffy, as a "bigot" after having a conversation with her while campaigning (later described as "Bigotgate" by the UK media), but despite the unfavourable publicity, Labour still managed to narrowly win the seat
Gordon Brown (footballer, born 1929) at Nottingham City Hospital at the age of 81 on the morning of 15 August 2010. Gordon Brown (footballer, born 1929) Gordon Steele Brown (21 March 1929 – 15 August 2010) was an English footballer. Born in Church Warsop, Nottinghamshire, Brown played junior football in Worksop before signing a professional contract with Nottingham Forest in December 1946. He joined York City in June 1950 after serving in the British Army in 1948 to 1949.<ref name="YORK CITY : 1946/47 – 2003/04"></ref> He was a member of the team which played in the FA Cup semi-final in 1955. He left the club