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.
History
[edit]![[icon]](/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg){kind=small} | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (December 2010) |
Boundaries
[edit]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
[edit]| Election | Member[2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | James Lamond | Labour | |
| 1992 | Bryan Davies | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished: see Oldham West and Royton | ||
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1980s
[edit]| 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) | |||||
| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "'Oldham Central and Royton', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1983. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1987. Politics Resources. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.