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Oldham West — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Oldham West was won by Labour at the 1992 general election, with a majority of 8,333 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Oldham West from 1950 to 1992.

Full Election History, 1950–1992

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1950 Charles Leslie Hale (Labour) 22,533 47.6% Ian Macdonald Horobin (Conservative) 4,793 (10.1 pts) 85.1%
1951 Charles Leslie Hale (Labour) 23,712 50.4% John Edward Poynder Grigg (Conservative) 4,195 (8.9 pts) 83.5%
1955 Charles Leslie Hale (Labour) 23,164 54.6% John Edward Poynder Grigg (Conservative) 3,899 (9.2 pts) 78.1%
1959 Charles Leslie Hale (Labour) 22,624 55.0% John Harold Vick Sutcliffe (Conservative) 4,119 (10.0 pts) 79.3%
1964 Charles Leslie Hale (Labour) 21,588 58.8% William Arthur Bromley-Davenport (Conservative) 6,436 (17.5 pts) 75.1%
1966 Charles Hale (Labour) 20,648 61.2% Keith Campbell (Conservative) 7,572 (22.4 pts) 70.9%
1970 Michael Meacher (Labour) 16,062 48.1% Keith Campbell (Conservative) 1,675 (5.0 pts) 67.0%
Feb 1974 Michael Meacher (Labour) 17,933 48.4% David Trippier (Conservative) 6,305 (17.0 pts) 77.7%
Oct 1974 Michael Meacher (Labour) 18,444 53.2% David Trippier (Conservative) 8,037 (23.2 pts) 72.2%
1979 Michael Meacher (Labour) 17,802 52.4% John Peter Preece Smith (Conservative) 5,777 (17.0 pts) 72.6%
1983 Michael Meacher (Labour) 17,690 44.1% David Dickinson (Conservative) 3,180 (7.9 pts) 69.8%
1987 Michael Meacher (Labour) 20,291 49.4% Joan Jacobs (Conservative) 5,967 (14.5 pts) 71.9%
1992 Michael Meacher (Labour) 21,580 52.8% Jonathan Gillen (Conservative) 8,333 (20.4 pts) 75.7%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leslie Hale Labour 22,53347.6% Yes
Ian Macdonald Horobin Conservative 17,74037.5% No
James Taylor Middleton Liberal 6,63514.0% No
Willie Mawdsley Communist 4380.9% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leslie Hale Labour 23,71250.4% Yes
John Edward Poynder Grigg Conservative 19,51741.5% No
Charles Philip Fothergill Liberal 3,8238.1% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leslie Hale Labour 23,16454.6% Yes
John Edward Poynder Grigg Conservative 19,26545.4% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leslie Hale Labour 22,62455.0% Yes
John Harold Vick Sutcliffe Conservative 18,50545.0% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Leslie Hale Labour 21,58858.8% Yes
William Arthur Bromley-Davenport Conservative 15,15241.2% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Charles Hale Labour 20,64861.2% Yes
Keith Campbell Conservative 13,07638.8% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Meacher Labour 16,06248.1% Yes
Keith Campbell Conservative 14,38743.1% No
Brian Lomax Liberal 2,9448.8% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Meacher Labour 17,93348.4% Yes
David Trippier Conservative 11,62831.4% No
Anthony Limont Liberal 7,50520.2% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Meacher Labour 18,44453.2% Yes
David Trippier Conservative 10,40730.0% No
Kenneth Stocks Liberal 5,83816.8% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Meacher Labour 17,80252.4% Yes
John Peter Preece Smith Conservative 12,02535.4% No
Kenneth Stocks Liberal 3,60410.6% No
Granville Joseph James Halliwell National Front 5151.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Meacher Labour 17,69044.1% Yes
David Dickinson Conservative 14,51036.2% No
Rodney Smith Liberal 7,74519.3% No
James Street Independent 1800.4% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Meacher Labour 20,29149.4% Yes
Joan Jacobs Conservative 14,32434.9% No
Mary Mason Liberal 6,47815.8% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Michael Meacher Labour 21,58052.8% Yes
Jonathan Gillen Conservative 13,24732.4% No
John Smith Liberal Democrat 5,52513.5% No
Sheila Dalling Natural Law 5511.3% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1950: Labour margin 10.1 pts 1951: Labour margin 8.9 pts 1955: Labour margin 9.2 pts 1959: Labour margin 10.0 pts 1964: Labour margin 17.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 22.4 pts 1970: Labour margin 5.0 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 17.0 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 23.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 17.0 pts 1983: Labour margin 7.9 pts 1987: Labour margin 14.5 pts 1992: Labour margin 20.4 pts 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992

Trend

Oldham West has been contested at 13 general elections on record since 1950. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Oldham West in the 1992 general election?

Labour won Oldham West in 1992 with 21,580 votes (52.8%), a majority of 8,333 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won Oldham West since 1950?

Since 1950, Oldham West has been won by: Labour.

What was the closest result in Oldham West?

The closest result on record for Oldham West was 1970, when Labour beat Conservative by just 1,675 votes (5.0 percentage points).

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