Boundaries
1950–1955: The County Borough of Oldham wards of Clarksfield, Mumps, St James', St Mary's, St Paul's, St Peter's, and Waterhead, and the Urban District of Lees. [2]
1955–1983: As above plus Bardsley ward.
| Oldham East | |
|---|---|
| Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1950–1983 | |
| Number of members | one |
| Replaced by | Oldham Central & Royton and Littleborough & Saddleworth [1] |
| Created from | Oldham |
Oldham East was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham in the north-east of Greater Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created at the 1950 general election, succeeding the former two-seat Oldham constituency, and was abolished at the 1983 general election. The constituency since 1997 is Oldham East and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency).
1950–1955: The County Borough of Oldham wards of Clarksfield, Mumps, St James', St Mary's, St Paul's, St Peter's, and Waterhead, and the Urban District of Lees. [2]
1955–1983: As above plus Bardsley ward.
| Election | Member [3] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Frank Fairhurst | Labour | |
| 1951 | Sir Ian Horobin | Conservative | |
| 1959 | Charles Mapp | Labour | |
| 1970 | James Lamond | Labour | |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Frank Fairhurst | 21,510 | 45.0 | ||
| Conservative | William H L Richmond | 21,117 | 44.2 | ||
| Liberal | Winifred Carrodus Kirkman | 5,206 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 393 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 47,833 | 84.1 | |||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Horobin | 24,621 | 52.2 | +8.0 | |
| Labour | James Avery Joyce | 22,564 | 47.8 | +2.8 | |
| Majority | 2,057 | 4.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 47,185 | 83.0 | -1.1 | ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Horobin | 19,185 | 44.1 | -8.1 | |
| Labour | Charles Mapp | 18,805 | 43.2 | -2.6 | |
| Liberal | Roy Francis Leslie | 5,506 | 12.7 | New | |
| Majority | 380 | 0.9 | -3.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,496 | 77.7 | -5.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Mapp | 19,329 | 44.4 | +1.2 | |
| Conservative | Ian Horobin | 17,499 | 40.2 | -3.9 | |
| Liberal | Dennis I. Wrigley | 6,660 | 15.3 | +2.6 | |
| Majority | 1,830 | 4.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,488 | 79.8 | +2.1 | ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Mapp | 18,112 | 45.4 | +1.0 | |
| Conservative | Harold Nutting | 14,181 | 35.6 | -4.6 | |
| Liberal | Muriel E Burton | 7,574 | 19.0 | +3.7 | |
| Majority | 3,931 | 9.8 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 39,867 | 76.8 | -3.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Charles Mapp | 18,431 | 50.5 | +5.1 | |
| Conservative | Paul Michael Beard | 12,796 | 35.1 | -0.5 | |
| Liberal | Derek E Mann | 5,262 | 14.4 | -4.6 | |
| Majority | 5,635 | 15.4 | +5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 36,489 | 72.2 | -4.6 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Lamond | 17,020 | 51.1 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | Hugh P Holland | 16,260 | 48.9 | +13.8 | |
| Majority | 760 | 2.2 | -13.2 | ||
| Turnout | 33,280 | 65.2 | -7.0 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Lamond | 18,548 | 48.2 | -2.9 | |
| Conservative | Leith McGrandle | 12,246 | 31.8 | -17.1 | |
| Liberal | Chris Hilyer | 7,667 | 19.9 | New | |
| Majority | 6,302 | 16.4 | +14.2 | ||
| Turnout | 38,461 | 76.4 | +11.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Lamond | 19,054 | 52.8 | +4.6 | |
| Conservative | Leith McGrandle | 10,917 | 30.2 | -1.6 | |
| Liberal | Chris Hilyer | 6,142 | 17.0 | -2.9 | |
| Majority | 8,137 | 22.6 | +6.2 | ||
| Turnout | 36,113 | 71.2 | -5.2 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | James Lamond | 18,248 | 50.7 | -2.1 | |
| Conservative | R. Walker | 13,616 | 37.8 | +7.6 | |
| Liberal | Chris Hilyer | 4,149 | 11.5 | -5.5 | |
| Majority | 4,632 | 12.9 | -9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 36,013 | 68.7 | -2.5 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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