Heywood and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983

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Heywood and Royton

Former Borough constituency
for 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[edit]

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[edit]

Election | Member | Party

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| 1950 | Sir Harold Sutcliffe | Conservative
| 1955 | Tony Leavey
| 1964 | Joel Barnett | Labour
| 1983 | constituency abolished: see Heywood and Middleton & Oldham Central and Royton

## Elections[edit]

### Elections in the 1950s[edit]

General election 1950: Heywood and Royton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 1951: Heywood and Royton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Harold Sutcliffe | 28,086  | 53.84  |
| Labour | Charles J Hurley  | 24,083  | 46.16  |
Majority  | 4,003  | 7.67  |
Turnout |  | 85.08  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Heywood and Royton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

General election 1964: Heywood and Royton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joel Barnett | 20,174  | 40.80  |
| Conservative | Tony Leavey | 19,358  | 39.15  |
| Liberal | Wilfred Eric Critchley  | 9,914  | 20.05  |
Majority  | 816  | 1.65  |
Turnout |  | 82.78  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |
General election 1966: Heywood and Royton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joel Barnett | 24,701  | 48.93  |
| Conservative | David Waddington | 19,048  | 37.73  |
| Liberal | James Clarney  | 6,732  | 13.34  |
Majority  | 5,653  | 11.20  |
Turnout |  | 79.58  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s[edit]

General election 1970: Heywood and Royton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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 February 1974: Heywood and Royton[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joel Barnett | 28,216  | 44.32  |
| Conservative | Ian MacGregor  | 21,054  | 33.07  |
| Liberal | Viv Bingham | 14,392  | 22.61  |
Majority  | 7,162  | 11.25  |
Turnout |  | 82.62  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Heywood and Royton[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joel Barnett | 27,206  | 45.74  |
| Conservative | Peter Morgan  | 19,307  | 32.46  |
| Liberal | Viv Bingham | 12,969  | 21.80  |
Majority  | 7,899  | 13.28  |
Turnout |  | 76.55  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1979: Heywood and Royton[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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[edit]

1. ^ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1972). Boundaries of parliamentary constituencies 1985-1972. Chichester, Sussex: Political Reference Publications. ISBN 0-900178-09-4.
2. ^ 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)