Oldham East was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham in the north-east 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 at the 1950 general election, succeeding the former two-seat Oldham constituency, and was abolished at the 1983 general election. The constituency since 1997 is Oldham East and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency).
Boundaries
1950–1955: The County Borough of Oldham wards of Clarksfield, Mumps, St James', St Mary's, St Paul's, St Peter's, and Waterhead, and the Urban District of Lees.
1955–1983: As above plus Bardsley ward.
Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty 1950 Frank Fairhurst Labour 1951 Sir Ian Horobin Conservative 1959 Charles Mapp Labour 1970 James Lamond Labour1983 constituency abolished
Elections Elections in the 1950s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s
References