Oldham Central and Royton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Oldham and Royton areas in the north-west of Greater Manchester, England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
| Oldham Central and Royton | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Oldham Central and Royton in Greater Manchester, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997 | |
| County | Greater Manchester |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Heywood & Royton, Oldham East and Oldham West[1] |
| Replaced by | Oldham East and Saddleworth and Oldham West and Royton |
The constituency was created for the 1983 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election, when it was largely replaced by the new constituency of Oldham West & Royton.
History edit
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Boundaries edit
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Alexandra, Coldhurst, Royton North, Royton South, St James's, St Mary's, St Paul's, and Waterhead.
Members of Parliament edit
| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | James Lamond | Labour | |
| 1992 | Bryan Davies | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Oldham West and Royton | ||
Elections edit
Elections in the 1980s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Lamond | 18,611 | 41.4 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Farquhar | 15,299 | 34.1 | ||
| SDP | Martin Jackson | 11,022 | 24.5 | ||
| Majority | 3,312 | 7.3 | |||
| Turnout | 44,932 | 66.9 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Lamond | 21,759 | 48.1 | +6.7 | |
| Conservative | Joseph Farquhar | 15,480 | 34.3 | +0.2 | |
| SDP | Ann Dunn | 7,956 | 17.6 | −6.9 | |
| Majority | 6,279 | 13.8 | +6.5 | ||
| Turnout | 45,195 | 69.2 | +2.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bryan Davies | 23,246 | 51.1 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Patricia Morris | 14,640 | 32.2 | −2.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Dunn | 7,224 | 15.9 | −1.7 | |
| Natural Law | Ian Dalling | 403 | 0.9 | New | |
| Majority | 8,606 | 18.9 | +5.1 | ||
| Turnout | 45,513 | 74.2 | +5.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Notes and references edit
- ^ "'Oldham Central and Royton', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.