Oldham East (UK Parliament constituency)
Oldham East | |
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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 |
See also: current constituency Oldham East and Saddleworth
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 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.
Boundaries
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.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member[2] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1950 | Frank Fairhurst | Labour | |
1951 | Sir Ian Horobin | Conservative | |
1959 | Charles Mapp | Labour | |
1970 | James Lamond | Labour | |
1983 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Fairhurst | 21,510 | 45.0 | n/a | |
Conservative | William H L Richmond | 21,117 | 44.2 | n/a | |
Liberal | Miss Winifred Carrodus Kirkman | 5,206 | 10.9 | n/a | |
Majority | 393 | 0.9 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 84.1 | n/a | |||
Labour win | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Macdonald Horobin | 24,621 | 52.2 | ||
Labour | James Avery Joyce | 22,564 | 47.8 | ||
Majority | 2,057 | 4.4 | |||
Turnout | 83.0 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Ian Macdonald Horobin | 19,185 | 44.1 | ||
Labour | Charles Mapp | 18,805 | 43.2 | ||
Liberal | Roy Francis Leslie | 5,506 | 12.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 380 | 0.9 | |||
Turnout | 77.7 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Mapp | 19,329 | 44.4 | ||
Conservative | Ian Macdonald Horobin | 17,499 | 40.2 | ||
Liberal | Dennis I. Wrigley | 6,660 | 15.3 | ||
Majority | 1,830 | 4.2 | |||
Turnout | 79.8 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Mapp | 18,112 | 45.4 | ||
Conservative | Harold Anthony Nutting | 14,181 | 35.6 | ||
Liberal | Miss Muriel E Burton | 7,574 | 19.0 | ||
Majority | 3,931 | 9.9 | |||
Turnout | 76.8 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Charles Mapp | 18,431 | 50.5 | ||
Conservative | Paul Michael Beard | 12,796 | 35.1 | ||
Liberal | Derek E Mann | 5,262 | 14.4 | ||
Majority | 5,635 | 15.4 | |||
Turnout | 72.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Alexander Lamond | 17,020 | 51.1 | ||
Conservative | Hugh P Holland | 16,260 | 48.9 | ||
Majority | 760 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 65.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Alexander Lamond | 18,548 | 48.2 | ||
Conservative | Leith McGrandle | 12,246 | 31.8 | ||
Liberal | Chris Hilyer | 7,667 | 19.9 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,302 | 16.4 | |||
Turnout | 76.4 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Alexander Lamond | 19,054 | 52.8 | ||
Conservative | Leith McGrandle | 10,917 | 30.2 | ||
Liberal | Chris Hilyer | 6,142 | 17.0 | ||
Majority | 8,137 | 22.5 | |||
Turnout | 71.2 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Alexander Lamond | 18,248 | 50.7 | ||
Conservative | R. Walker | 13,616 | 37.8 | ||
Liberal | Chris Hilyer | 4,149 | 11.5 | ||
Majority | 4,632 | 12.9 | |||
Turnout | 68.7 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ "'Oldham East', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1950. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1951. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1955. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1959. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1964. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1966. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1970. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election February 1974. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election October 1974. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1979. Politics Resources. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
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