Royton was, from 1918 to 1950, a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, centred on Royton in North West England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
History
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries The Urban Districts of Crompton, Littleborough, Milnrow, Norden, Royton, Wardle, and Whitworth.
Members of Parliament
ElectionMemberParty 1918 Sir Wilfrid Sugden Coalition Conservative 1923 William Gorman Liberal 1924 Arthur Vernon Davies Conservative 1931 Harold Sutcliffe1950 constituency abolished
Election results Elections in the 1910s
Elections in the 1920s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1940s General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected; Conservative: Harold Sutcliffe Liberal: Mayne Knight
References Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. .