Oldham West (UK Parliament constituency)

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Oldham West
Former borough constituency
for the House of Commons
OldhamWest1983Constituency.svg
Oldham West in Greater Manchester, showing boundaries used from 1983–1997
1950–1997
Seatsone
Created from Oldham
Replaced by Oldham West and Royton, Ashton-under-Lyne

Oldham West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham in the north-west of Greater Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

The constituency was created for the 1950 general election, and abolished for the 1997 general election.

Boundaries

Oldham West in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-1983 OldhamWest1974Constituency.svg
Oldham West in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974–1983

1950–1983: The County Borough of Oldham wards of Coldhurst, Hartford, Hollinwood, Werneth, and Westwood, and the Urban District of Chadderton.

1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Chadderton Central, Chadderton North, Chadderton South, Failsworth East, Failsworth West, Hollinwood, and Werneth.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [1] PartyNotes
1950 Leslie Hale Labour Previously MP for Oldham from 1945. Resigned May 1968
1968 by-election Bruce Campbell Conservative
1970 Michael Meacher Labour Subsequently, MP for Oldham West and Royton
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Oldham West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Hale 22,533 47.6
Conservative Ian Horobin 17,74037.5
Liberal James Taylor Middleton6,63514.0
Communist W. Mawdsley4380.9
Majority 4,79310.1
Turnout 47,34685.1
Labour win (new seat)
General election 1951: Oldham West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Hale 23,712 50.4 +2.8
Conservative John Grigg 19,51741.5+4.0
Liberal Philip Fothergill 3,8238.1−5.9
Majority 4,1958.9−1.2
Turnout 47,05284.8−0.3
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Oldham West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Hale 23,164 54.6 +4.2
Conservative John Grigg 19,26545.4+3.9
Majority 3,8999.2+0.3
Turnout 42,42978.1−7.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Oldham West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Hale 22,624 55.0 +0.4
Conservative John Sutcliffe 18,50545.0−0.4
Majority 4,11910.0+0.8
Turnout 41,12979.3+1.2
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Oldham West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Hale 21,588 58.8 +3.8
Conservative William Arthur Bromley-Davenport15,15241.2−3.8
Majority 6,43617.6+7.6
Turnout 36,74075.1−4.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Oldham West [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Leslie Hale 20,648 61.2 +2.4
Conservative Bruce Campbell 13,07638.8−2.4
Majority 7,57222.4+4.8
Turnout 33,72472.4−2.7
Labour hold Swing
1968 Oldham West by-election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bruce Campbell 11,904 46.5 +7.7
Labour Michael Meacher 8,59333.6−27.6
All Party Alliance John Creasey 3,38913.2New
Liberal David Green1,7076.7New
Majority 3,31112.9N/A
Turnout 25,593
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +17.7

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Oldham West [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Meacher 16,062 48.1 −13.1
Conservative Bruce Campbell 14,38743.1+4.3
Liberal Brian Lomax2,9448.8New
Majority 1,6755.0−17.4
Turnout 33,39367.0−5.4
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Oldham West [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Meacher 17,933 48.4 +0.3
Conservative David Trippier 11,62831.4−11.7
Liberal Anthony Limont7,50520.3+11.5
Majority 6,30517.0+12.0
Turnout 37,06677.8+10.8
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Oldham West [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Meacher 18,444 53.2 +4.8
Conservative David Trippier 10,40730.0−1.4
Liberal K. Stocks5,83816.8−3.5
Majority 8,03723.2+6.2
Turnout 34,68972.2−5.6
Labour hold Swing +3.1
General election 1979: Oldham West [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Meacher 17,802 52.4 −0.8
Conservative J. Smith12,02535.4+5.4
Liberal K. Stocks3,60410.6−6.2
National Front G. Halliwell5151.5New
Majority 5,77717.0−6.2
Turnout 33,94672.6+0.4
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1983: Oldham West [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Meacher 17,690 44.1 −8.3
Conservative David Dickinson14,51036.2+0.8
Liberal Rodney A. M. Smith7,74519.3+8.7
Independent James Street1800.5New
Majority 3,1807.9−9.1
Turnout 40,12569.9−2.7
Labour hold Swing
General election 1987: Oldham West [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Meacher 20,291 49.4 +5.3
Conservative Joan Jacobs14,32434.9−1.3
Liberal Mary Mason6,47815.8−3.5
Majority 5,96714.5+6.6
Turnout 41,09371.9+2.0
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1992: Oldham West [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Michael Meacher 21,580 52.8 +3.4
Conservative Jonathan Gillen13,24732.4−2.5
Liberal Democrats John D. Smith5,52513.5−2.3
Natural Law Sheila Dalling5511.3New
Majority 8,33320.4+5.9
Turnout 40,90375.6+3.7
Labour hold Swing +2.9

References

  1. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
  2. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1950. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1951. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1955. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1959. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1964. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1966. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  8. ↑ "1968 By Elections". British Elections Ephemera Archive. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  9. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1970. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  12. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  13. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  14. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  15. ↑ "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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