Oldham West (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Oldham West Borough constituency |
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|---|---|
| Created: | 1950 |
| Abolished: | 1997 |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Members: | one |
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 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Charles Leslie Hale, later Baron Hale | Labour | |
| 1968 | Keith Bruce Campbell | Conservative | |
| 1970 | Michael Hugh Meacher | Labour | |
| 1997 | constituency abolished - see Oldham West and Royton | ||
This page incorporates information from Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page.
