Oldham Central and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)

Oldham Central and Royton
Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons
County	Greater Manchester
1983–1997
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Oldham East and Saddleworth and Oldham West and Royton
Created from	Heywood and Royton and Oldham East

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 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.

Boundaries

The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Alexandra, Coldhurst, Royton North, Royton South, St James, St Mary's, St Paul's, and Waterhead.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	1983	James Lamond	Labour
	1992	Bryan Davies	Labour
	1997	constituency abolished: see Oldham West and Royton

Elections

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1992: Oldham Central and Royton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bryan Davies	23,246	51.1	+2.9
	Conservative	Patricia Morris	14,640	32.2	−2.1
	Liberal Democrat	Ann Dunn	7,224	15.9	−1.7
	Natural Law	Ian Dalling	403	0.9	+0.9
Majority			8,606	18.9	+5.0
Turnout			45,513	74.2	+4.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+2.5

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Oldham Central and Royton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Lamond	21,759	48.1	+6.7
	Conservative	Joseph Alexander Farquhar	15,480	34.3	+0.2
	Social Democratic	Ann Dunn	7,956	17.6	−6.9
Majority			6,279	13.9	+6.5
Turnout			45,195	69.2	+2.3
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Oldham Central and Royton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	James Lamond	18,611	41.4	N/A
	Conservative	Joseph Alexander Farquhar	15,299	34.1	N/A
	Social Democratic	Martin Jackson	11,022	24.5	N/A
Majority			3,312	7.4	N/A
Turnout			44,932	66.9	N/A
	Labour win (new seat)