Oldham Central and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)

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

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.

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's, St Mary's, St Paul's, and Waterhead.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member [2]	Party
	1983	James Lamond	Labour
	1992	Bryan Davies	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished: see Oldham West and Royton

Elections

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Oldham Central and Royton ^[3]

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)

General election 1987: Oldham Central and Royton ^[4]

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

General election 1992: Oldham Central and Royton ^[5]

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

1. "'Oldham Central and Royton', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
3. "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
4. "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
5. "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.