Oldham Central and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)
Oldham Central and Royton | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Greater Manchester |
1983–1997 | |
Number of members | One |
Replaced by | Oldham East and Saddleworth and Oldham West and Royton |
Created from | Heywood & Royton, Oldham East and Oldham West[1] |
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 to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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.
Boundaries
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Alexandra, Coldhurst, Royton North, Royton South, St James', St Mary's, St Paul's, and Waterhead.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
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1983 | James Lamond | Labour | |
1992 | Bryan Davies | Labour | |
1997 | constituency abolished: see Oldham West and Royton |
Elections
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | James Lamond | 18,611 | 41.4 | N/A | |
Conservative | Joseph Alexander Farquhar | 15,299 | 34.1 | N/A | |
Social Democratic | Martin Jackson | 11,022 | 24.5 | N/A | |
Majority | 3,312 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 44,932 | 66.9 | N/A | ||
Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | James Lamond | 21,759 | 48.1 | +6.7 | |
Conservative | Joseph Alexander Farquhar | 15,480 | 34.3 | +0.2 | |
Social Democratic | Mrs. Ann Dunn | 7,956 | 17.6 | −6.9 | |
Majority | 6,279 | 13.9 | +6.5 | ||
Turnout | 45,195 | 69.2 | +2.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Labour | Bryan Davies | 23,246 | 51.1 | +2.9 | |
Conservative | Patricia Morris | 14,640 | 32.2 | −2.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Mrs. Ann Dunn | 7,224 | 15.9 | −1.7 | |
Natural Law | Ian David Dalling | 403 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 8,606 | 18.9 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 45,513 | 74.2 | +4.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |||
Notes and references
- ↑ "'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. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 Dec 2010.
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