Oldham West and Royton (UK Parliament constituency)

Oldham West and Royton
Borough constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Oldham West and Royton in Greater Manchester.
Location of Greater Manchester within England.
County	Greater Manchester
Electorate	72,402 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created	1997
Member of parliament	Jim McMahon (Labour and Co-operative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Oldham West and Oldham Central & Royton
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Oldham West and Royton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. It has been represented by Jim McMahon of the Labour Party and the Co-operative Party since 4 December 2015, after winning a by-election following the death of Michael Meacher on 21 October 2015.

1997-2010: The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Alexandra, Chadderton Central, Chadderton North, Chadderton South, Coldhurst, Royton North, Royton South, St Paul's, and Werneth.

2010-present: The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham wards of Chadderton Central, Chadderton North, Chadderton South, Coldhurst, Hollinwood, Medlock Vale, Royton North, Royton South, and Werneth.

The constituency is one of three covering the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham. It covers most of the western part of the borough, including Chadderton and Royton but not Failsworth which is in the Ashton-under-Lyne constituency.

In July 2006 fourteen representations were received by the Boundary Commission for England, which called for the inclusion of Chadderton in the name of the Oldham West and Royton parliamentary constituency. Many of these objectors pointed out that Chadderton was much larger and more populous than Royton. The commission rejected the proposed alternative name (Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton) because it was too long and they did not believe that there was a significant amount of support for a name change.

The present constituency was formed in 1997 from parts of the former Oldham Central and Royton and Oldham West constituencies and has to date been a safe seat for the Labour Party, having been held by Michael Meacher since the 1997 general election. Meacher had previously been the MP for Oldham West since 1970.