Oldham West was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham 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 1997 general election.
Boundaries
1950–1983: The County Borough of Oldham wards of Coldhurst, Hartford, Hollinwood, Werneth, and Westwood, and the Urban District of Chadderton.
1983–1997: The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Chadderton Central, Chadderton North, Chadderton South, Failsworth East, Failsworth West, Hollinwood, and Werneth.
Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberPartyNotes 1950 Leslie Hale Labour Previously MP for Oldham from 1945. Resigned May 1968 1968 by-election Bruce Campbell Conservative 1970 Michael Meacher Labour Subsequently, MP for Oldham West and Royton1997 constituency abolished
Elections Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1990s
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