Oldham West and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)







































Oldham West and Royton

Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Outline map
Boundary of Oldham West and Royton in Greater Manchester.


Outline map
Location of Greater Manchester within England.

County
Greater Manchester
Electorate
72,402 (December 2010)[1]
Current constituency
Created
1997
Member of parliament
Jim McMahon (Labour and Co-operative)
Number of members
One
Created from
Oldham West and Oldham Central & Royton
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency
North West England

Oldham West and Royton is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament[n 2]. It has been represented by Jim McMahon of the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party since 4 December 2015, after winning a by-election following the death of Michael Meacher on 21 October 2015.




Contents






  • 1 Boundaries


  • 2 Name


  • 3 History


  • 4 Members of Parliament


  • 5 Elections


    • 5.1 Elections in the 2010s


    • 5.2 Elections in the 2000s


    • 5.3 Elections in the 1990s




  • 6 See also


  • 7 Notes and references





Boundaries


1997-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Alexandra, Chadderton Central, Chadderton North, Chadderton South, Coldhurst, Royton North, Royton South, St Paul's, and Werneth.


2010-present: The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Chadderton Central, Chadderton North, Chadderton South, Coldhurst, Hollinwood, Medlock Vale, Royton North, Royton South, and Werneth.


The constituency is one of three covering the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. It covers most of the western part of the borough, including Chadderton and Royton but not Failsworth which is in the Ashton-under-Lyne constituency.



Name


In July 2006 fourteen representations were received by the Boundary Commission for England, which called for the inclusion of Chadderton in the name of the Oldham West and Royton parliamentary constituency. Many of these objectors pointed out that Chadderton was much larger and more populous than Royton. The commission rejected the proposed alternative name (Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton) because it was too long and they did not believe that there was a significant amount of support for a name change.[2]



History


The present constituency was formed in 1997 from parts of the former Oldham Central and Royton and Oldham West constituencies and has to date been a safe seat for the Labour Party, having been held by Michael Meacher since the 1997 general election. Meacher had previously been the MP for the successor seat of Oldham West since 1970.


Despite no part of the constituency, nor Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council ever having had a BNP councillor, the constituency gained a level of notoriety at the 2001 general election when the leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP), Nick Griffin, stood as a candidate. Griffin received 6,552 votes (a 16.4% share), beating the Liberal Democrats to third place and 524 votes behind the Conservative Duncan Reed in second. This was widely interpreted to be a reaction to the serious race riots that had occurred in Oldham (and other northern towns) a few months earlier.[citation needed] Because of the heightened tension, the Returning Officer took the decision not to allow any candidates to make speeches after the declaration of the results. This led to Griffin and fellow BNP candidate Michael Treacy, who ran in the neighbouring constituency of Oldham East and Saddleworth, symbolically gagging themselves on the platform wearing T-shirts bearing the slogan "Gagged for Telling the Truth".[3]


In local elections following the 2001 race riots, the BNP also received considerable support: specifically in the two wards of Royton North and Royton South. However, from 2008 the BNP share of the vote has been markedly lower, with BNP and former BNP candidates coming in third or fourth in Royton North and other Oldham West and Royton Wards.[4]


At the 2005 and 2010 general elections the BNP managed to retain their deposits (polling around 7% on both occasions) but have only achieved fourth place, with the Conservative Party second behind veteran politician Michael Meacher of the Labour Party, who stood at the 2015 general election. Meacher's death in October 2015 triggered a by-election, the first of the new Parliament, which was held on 3 December 2015 and was won by Jim McMahon of the Labour Party. [5]



Members of Parliament




















Election
 Member[6]
 Party


1997
Michael Meacher
Labour


2015 by-election
Jim McMahon
Labour


Elections



Elections in the 2010s









































































General Election 2017: Oldham West and Royton[7]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Jim McMahon

29,846

65.2

+10.4


Conservative
 Christopher Glenny
 12,648
 27.6
 +8.6


UKIP
 Ruth Keating
 1,899
 4.1
 -16.5


Liberal Democrat
 Garth Harkness
 956
 2.1
 -1.6


Green
 Adam King
 439
 1.0
 -1.0
Majority
 17,198
 37.6
 +3.4

Turnout
 45,788
 63.2
 +3.6


Labour hold
Swing
 +0.9
















































































By-election, 2015: Oldham West and Royton[8]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Jim McMahon
 17,209
 62.1
 +7.3


UKIP
 John Bickley
 6,487
 23.4
 +2.8


Conservative
 James Daly
 2,596
 9.4
 −9.6


Liberal Democrat
 Jane Brophy
 1,024
 3.7
 0.0


Green
 Simeon Hart
 249
 0.9
 −1.0


Monster Raving Loony
 Sir Oink A-Lot
 141
 0.5
N/A
Majority
 10,722
 38.7
 +4.5

Turnout
 27,706
 40.3
 −19.3


Labour hold
Swing
 +2.3








































































General Election 2015: Oldham West and Royton[9][10]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Michael Meacher
 23,630
 54.8
 +9.3


UKIP
 Francis Arbour
 8,892
 20.6
 +17.4


Conservative
 Kamran Ghafoor
 8,187
 19.0
 −4.7


Liberal Democrat
 Garth Harkness
 1,589
 3.7
 −15.4


Green
 Simeon Hart
 839
 1.9
N/A
Majority
 14,738
 34.2

Turnout
 43,137
 59.6


Labour hold
Swing
 −4.0
















































































General Election 2010: Oldham West and Royton[11][12]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Michael Meacher
 19,503
 45.5
 −2.9


Conservative
 Kamran Ghafoor
 10,151
 23.7
 +2.6


Liberal Democrat
 Mark Alcock
 8,193
 19.1
 −2.1


BNP
 Dave Jones
 3,049
 7.1
 +0.3


UKIP
 Helen Roberts
 1,387
 3.2
 +0.7


Respect
 Shahid Miah
 627
 1.5
 N/A
Majority
 9,352
 21.8
 −5.3

Turnout
 42,910
 59.1
 +5.1


Labour hold
Swing
 −2.7


Elections in the 2000s









































































General Election 2005: Oldham West and Royton[13]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Michael Meacher
 18,452
 49.1
 −2.1


Conservative
 Sean Moore
 7,998
 21.3
 +3.6


Liberal Democrat
 Stuart Bodsworth
 7,519
 20.0
 +7.6


BNP
 Anita Corbett
 2,606
 6.9
 −9.5


UKIP
 David Short
 987
 2.6
 +2.6
Majority
 10,454
 27.8

Turnout
 37,562
 53.3
 −4.3


Labour hold
Swing
 −2.8








































































General Election 2001: Oldham West and Royton[14]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Michael Meacher
 20,441
 51.2
 −7.6


Conservative
 Duncan Reed
 7,076
 17.7
 −5.7


BNP
Nick Griffin
 6,552
 16.4
N/A


Liberal Democrat
 Marc Ramsbottom
 4,975
 12.4
 +0.6


Green
 David Roney
 918
 2.3
N/A
Majority
 13,365
 33.5

Turnout
 39,962
 57.6
 −8.5


Labour hold
Swing



Elections in the 1990s














































































General Election 1997: Oldham West and Royton[15]
Party
 Candidate
 Votes
 %
 ±


Labour
Michael Meacher
 26,894
 58.8
 +9.7


Conservative
Jonathan Lord
 10,693
 23.4
 −14.7


Liberal Democrat
 Howard Cohen
 5,434
 11.9
 +0.4


Socialist Labour
 Gias Choudhury
 1,311
 2.9
N/A


Referendum
 Peter Etherden
 1,157
 2.5
N/A


Natural Law
 Sheila Dalling
 249
 0.5
N/A
Majority
 16,201
 35.4

Turnout
 45,738
 66.1


Labour win (new seat)


See also



  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

  • Oldham West and Royton by-election, 2015



Notes and references


Notes




  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)


  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.



References




  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Final Recommendations for Parliamentary Counstituency Boundaries in Greater Manchester, Boundary Commission for England, published July 19, 2006. URL accessed October 24, 2006.


  3. ^ BNP: Under the Skin, BBC News. URL accessed December 11, 2006.


  4. ^ [1], Oldham Council Election Results 2008.


  5. ^ "Oldham West and Royton: Parliamentary By-Election".


  6. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "O"


  7. ^ "Oldham West & Royton parliamentary constituency". BBC News.


  8. ^ "Oldham West and Royton: Parliamentary By-Election Results". Oldham Council. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2015.


  9. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  10. ^ "Oldham West & Royton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.


  11. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.


  12. ^ Guardian Online


  13. ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  14. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.


  15. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.




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