Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983
Heywood and Royton Former borough constituencyfor the House of Commons 1950 –1983 Seats one Created from Heywood and Radcliffe and Royton[ 1] Replaced by Littleborough & Saddleworth, Heywood & Middleton, Oldham Central & Royton, Rossendale & Darwen and Rochdale[ 2]
Heywood and Royton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Heywood and Royton districts in the north-west 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 for the 1950 general election , and abolished for the 1983 general election , when its territory was largely divided between the new constituencies of Heywood & Middleton and Oldham Central & Royton.
Boundaries Heywood and Royton in Lancashire, boundaries used 1974-83 The Borough of Heywood, and the Urban Districts of Crompton, Littleborough, Milnrow, Royton, Wardle, and Whitworth.
Members of Parliament Election Member Party 1950 Sir Harold Sutcliffe Conservative 1955 Tony Leavey 1964 Joel Barnett Labour 1983 constituency abolished: see Heywood and Middleton & Oldham Central and Royton
Elections
Elections in the 1950s General election 1950 : Heywood and Royton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Harold Sutcliffe 23,518 44.04 Labour Charles J Hurley 21,482 40.23 Liberal William Hibbert Watkinson 8,404 15.74 Majority 2,036 3.81 Turnout 87.98 Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955 : Heywood and Royton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tony Leavey 25,824 53.31 Labour Alan Lever Tillotson 22,614 46.69 Majority 3,210 6.63 Turnout 81.82 Conservative hold Swing
General election 1959 : Heywood and Royton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Tony Leavey 19,742 40.25 Labour Harry Nevin 17,588 35.86 Liberal Geoffrey Eugene MacPherson 11,713 23.88 Majority 2,154 4.39 Turnout 84.75 Conservative hold Swing
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s General election 1970 : Heywood and Royton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joel Barnett 25,081 45.70 Conservative Ian MacGregor 24,178 44.06 Liberal Francis Joseph Beetham 5,620 10.24 Majority 903 1.65 Turnout 76.13 Labour hold Swing
General election 1979 : Heywood and Royton[ 2] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Joel Barnett 28,489 45.24 Conservative Peter Morgan 26,202 41.61 Liberal M Hewitt 7,644 12.14 National Front R Marsh 641 1.02 Majority 2,287 3.63 Turnout 76.61 Labour hold Swing
References ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972 . Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4 . ^ a b c d " 'Heywood and Royton', Feb 1974 - May 1983". ElectionWeb Project . Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2016 . [permanent dead link ] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)