# Oldham East (UK Parliament constituency)

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

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1950 | Frank Fairhurst | Labour |
| 1951 | Sir Ian Horobin | Conservative |
| 1959 | Charles Mapp | Labour |
| 1970 | James Lamond | Labour |
| 1983 | constituency abolished | constituency abolished |

## Elections
### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Frank Fairhurst | 21,510 | 45.0 | |
| | Conservative | William H L Richmond | 21,117 | 44.2 | |
| | Liberal | Winifred Carrodus Kirkman | 5,206 | 10.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 393 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,833 | 84.1 | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |
General election 1951: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Horobin | 24,621 | 52.2 | +8.0 |
| | Labour | James Avery Joyce | 22,564 | 47.8 | +2.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,057 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,185 | 83.0 | −1.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1955: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Ian Horobin | 19,185 | 44.1 | −8.1 |
| | Labour | Charles Mapp | 18,805 | 43.2 | −2.6 |
| | Liberal | Roy Francis Leslie | 5,506 | 12.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 380 | 0.9 | −3.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,496 | 77.7 | −5.3 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election 1959: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Mapp | 19,329 | 44.4 | +1.2 |
| | Conservative | Ian Horobin | 17,499 | 40.2 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | Dennis I. Wrigley | 6,660 | 15.3 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,830 | 4.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,488 | 79.8 | +2.1 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Mapp | 18,112 | 45.4 | +1.0 |
| | Conservative | Harold Nutting | 14,181 | 35.6 | −4.6 |
| | Liberal | Muriel E Burton | 7,574 | 19.0 | +3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,931 | 9.8 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,867 | 76.8 | −3.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1966: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Charles Mapp | 18,431 | 50.5 | +5.1 |
| | Conservative | Paul Michael Beard | 12,796 | 35.1 | −0.5 |
| | Liberal | Derek E Mann | 5,262 | 14.4 | −4.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,635 | 15.4 | +5.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,489 | 72.2 | −4.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Lamond | 17,020 | 51.1 | +0.6 |
| | Conservative | Hugh P Holland | 16,260 | 48.9 | +13.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 760 | 2.2 | −13.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,280 | 65.2 | −7.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Lamond | 18,548 | 48.2 | −2.9 |
| | Conservative | Leith McGrandle | 12,246 | 31.8 | −17.1 |
| | Liberal | Chris Hilyer | 7,667 | 19.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,302 | 16.4 | +14.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,461 | 76.4 | +11.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Lamond | 19,054 | 52.8 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Leith McGrandle | 10,917 | 30.2 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Chris Hilyer | 6,142 | 17.0 | −2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,137 | 22.6 | +6.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,113 | 71.2 | −5.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1979: Oldham East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | James Lamond | 18,248 | 50.7 | −2.1 |
| | Conservative | R. Walker | 13,616 | 37.8 | +7.6 |
| | Liberal | Chris Hilyer | 4,149 | 11.5 | −5.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,632 | 12.9 | −9.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,013 | 68.7 | −2.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |