Oldham East (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–1983 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
Quick Facts 1950–1983, Seats ...
Oldham East | |
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Former Borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
1950–1983 | |
Seats | one |
Created from | Oldham |
Replaced by | Oldham Central & Royton and Littleborough & Saddleworth[1] |
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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).