Oldham Central and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Oldham Central and Royton
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
OldhamCentralRoyton1983Constituency.svg
Oldham Central and Royton in Greater Manchester, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997
County Greater Manchester
1983–1997
SeatsOne
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.

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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

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

ElectionMember [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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Lamond 18,611 41.4
Conservative Joseph Farquhar15,29934.1
SDP Martin Jackson11,02224.5
Majority3,3127.3
Turnout 44,93266.9
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1987: Oldham Central and Royton [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour James Lamond 21,759 48.1 +6.7
Conservative Joseph Farquhar15,48034.3+0.2
SDP Ann Dunn7,95617.6−6.9
Majority6,27913.8+6.5
Turnout 45,19569.2+2.3
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Oldham Central and Royton [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bryan Davies 23,246 51.1 +3.0
Conservative Patricia Morris 14,64032.2−2.1
Liberal Democrats Ann Dunn7,22415.9−1.7
Natural Law Ian Dalling4030.9New
Majority8,60618.9+5.1
Turnout 45,51374.2+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.

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