Royton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Royton
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
1918–1950
SeatsOne
Created from Middleton
Replaced by Heywood and Royton

Royton was, from 1918 to 1950, a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, centred on Royton in North West England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

Boundaries

The Urban Districts of Crompton, Littleborough, Milnrow, Norden, Royton, Wardle, and Whitworth.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1918 Sir Wilfrid Sugden Coalition Conservative
1923 William Gorman Liberal
1924 Arthur Vernon Davies Conservative
1931 Harold Sutcliffe
1950 constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Royton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist Wilfrid Hart Sugden 12,43457.1N/A
Labour James Crinion 4,87522.4N/A
Liberal Hugh Fullerton 4,45120.5N/A
Majority7,55934.7N/A
Turnout 21,76061.7N/A
Registered electors 35,239
Unionist win (new seat)
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Royton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Sir Wilfrid Hart Sugden 12,38842.1−15.0
Liberal William Gorman 11,29538.3+17.8
Labour John B Battle5,77619.6−2.8
Majority1,0933.8−30.9
Turnout 29,45983.4+22.7
Registered electors 35,318
Unionist hold Swing −16.4
General election 1923: Royton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Gorman 14,83649.6+11.3
Unionist Sir Wilfrid Hart Sugden 12,32041.2−0.9
Labour Rev. James Barton Turner2,7409.2−10.4
Majority2,5168.4N/A
Turnout 29,89682.9−0.5
Registered electors 36,041
Liberal gain from Unionist Swing +6.1
General election 1924: Royton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Arthur Vernon Davies 13,85944.1+2.8
Liberal William Gorman 11,43336.4−13.2
Labour Albert E. Wood 6,15619.6+10.4
Majority2,4267.7N/A
Turnout 31,44886.3+3.4
Registered electors 36,449
Unionist gain from Liberal Swing +8.0
General election 1929: Royton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Arthur Vernon Davies 15,05138.4−5.6
Liberal Harold Derbyshire 13,34734.1−2.3
Labour Albert E. Wood 10,76327.5+7.9
Majority1,7044.3−3.3
Turnout 39,16182.9−3.4
Registered electors 47,266
Unionist hold Swing −1.7

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Royton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Sutcliffe 21,04451.2+12.8
Liberal Ronald Fitz-John Walker 14,14234.4+0.3
Labour G Illingworth5,91314.4−13.1
Majority6,90216.8+12.5
Turnout 41,09985.9
Conservative hold Swing +6.2
General election 1935: Royton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Sutcliffe 20,51052.2+1.0
Liberal Ronald Fitz-John Walker 9,91025.2−9.2
Labour Leonard Oakes 8,84522.5+8.2
Majority10,60027.0+10.2
Turnout 39,26481.7−4.2
Conservative hold Swing +5.1

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

General election 1945: Royton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Harold Sutcliffe 15,38841.9−10.3
Labour Hervey Rhodes 13,75337.4+14.9
Liberal A Mayne Knight7,61820.7−4.5
Majority1,6354.5−25.2
Turnout 81.1−0.6
Conservative hold Swing -12.6

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References

Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN   0-900178-06-X.

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