Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency)

Heywood and Middleton is a constituency[n 1] in Greater Manchester represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Chris Clarkson of the Conservative Party.[n 2]

Heywood and Middleton
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Heywood and Middleton in Greater Manchester
Location of Greater Manchester within England
CountyGreater Manchester
Electorate79,636 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsHeywood and Middleton
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentChris Clarkson (Conservative Party)
Number of membersOne
Created fromHeywood and Royton; Middleton and Prestwich

Boundaries

1983–1997: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Heywood North, Heywood South, Heywood West, Middleton Central, Middleton East, Middleton North, Middleton South, and Middleton West.

1997–2010: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Castleton, Heywood North, Heywood South, Heywood West, Middleton Central, Middleton East, Middleton North, Middleton South, Middleton West, and Norden and Bamford.

2010–present: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Bamford, Castleton, East Middleton, Hopwood Hall, Norden, North Heywood, North Middleton, South Middleton, West Heywood, and West Middleton.

The constituency is one of two covering the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, covering the west of the borough — it includes the towns of Heywood and Middleton, some of the western fringes of Rochdale itself (such as Castleton, and parts of Norden and Bamford) and some of the rural green buffer area to the north. Norden and Bamford are strong Conservative areas, but all other wards are mostly favourable to Labour.

History

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former seats of Heywood and Royton and Middleton and Prestwich and had been held by the Labour Party since then until the 2019 Election.

From 1983 until his retirement in 1997, the MP was Jim Callaghan, not to be confused with a former Prime Minister with the same name.

Members of Parliament
ElectionMember[2] Party
1983 Jim Callaghan Labour
1997 Jim Dobbin Labour Co-op
2014 by-election Liz McInnes Labour
2019 Chris Clarkson Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s
General election 2019: Heywood and Middleton[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Conservative Chris Clarkson 20,453 43.1 5.1
Labour Liz McInnes 19,790 41.7 11.6
Brexit Party Colin Lambert 3,952 8.3
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith 2,073 4.4 2.2
Green Nigel Ainsworth-Barnes 1,220 2.6 2.6
Majority 663 1.4 N/A
Turnout 47,488 59.2 3.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing 8.4
General election 2017: Heywood and Middleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Liz McInnes 26,578 53.3 10.2
Conservative Chris Clarkson 18,961 38.0 18.9
UKIP Lee Seville 3,239 6.5 25.7
Liberal Democrats Bill Winlow 1,087 2.2 1.1
Majority 7,617 15.3 4.4
Turnout 49,865 62.4 8.4
Labour hold Swing 4.4
General election 2015: Heywood and Middleton[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Liz McInnes 20,926 43.1 +3.0
UKIP John Bickley 15,627 32.2 +29.6
Conservative Iain Gartside 9,268 19.1 −8.1
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith 1,607 3.3 −19.4
Green Abi Jackson 1,110 2.3 +2.3
Majority 5,299 10.9 -2.0
Turnout 48,538 60.7 +3.2
Labour hold Swing -16.3
2014 Heywood and Middleton by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Liz McInnes 11,633 40.9 +0.8
UKIP John Bickley 11,016 38.7 +36.1
Conservative Iain Gartside[5] 3,496 12.3 −14.9
Liberal Democrats Anthony Smith[6] 1,457 5.1 −17.6
Green Abi Jackson[7] 870 3.1 +3.1
Majority 617 2.2
Turnout 28,472 36.0
Labour hold Swing −18.5
General election 2010: Heywood and Middleton[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Jim Dobbin 18,499 40.1 −8.2
Conservative Mike Holly 12,528 27.2 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Wera Hobhouse 10,474 22.7 +2.5
BNP Peter Greenwood 3,239 7.0 +2.6
UKIP Victoria Cecil 1,215 2.6 +0.7
Independent Chrissy Lee 170 0.4 N/A
Majority 5,971 12.9 −13.6
Turnout 46,125 57.5 +3.7
Labour Co-op hold Swing −6.8

Elections in the 2000s
General election 2005: Heywood and Middleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Jim Dobbin 19,438 49.8 −7.9
Conservative Stephen Pathmarajah 8,355 21.4 −6.2
Liberal Democrats Crea Lavin 7,261 18.6 +7.4
BNP Gary Aronsson 1,855 4.7 N/A
Liberal Philip Burke 1,377 3.5 +0.9
UKIP John Whittaker 767 2.0 N/A
Majority 11,083 28.4
Turnout 39,053 54.6 +1.5
Labour Co-op hold Swing −0.9
General election 2001: Heywood and Middleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Jim Dobbin 22,377 57.7 +0.0
Conservative Marilyn Hopkins 10,707 27.6 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Ian Greenhalgh 4,329 11.2 −4.5
Liberal Philip Burke 1,021 2.6 +1.1
Christian Democrats Christine West 345 0.9 N/A
Majority 11,670 30.1
Turnout 38,779 53.1 −15.3
Labour Co-op hold Swing −2.3

Elections in the 1990s
General election 1997: Heywood and Middleton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Co-op Jim Dobbin 29,179 57.7 +11.2
Conservative Sebastian Grigg 11,637 23.0 −8.6
Liberal Democrats David Clayton 7,908 15.6 -4.3
Referendum Christine West 1,076 2.1 N/A
Liberal Philip Burke 750 1.5 −0.3
Majority 17,542 34.7 +15.8
Turnout 50,550 68.4 -6.5
Labour Co-op win
General election 1992: Heywood and Middleton[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour James Callaghan 22,380 52.3 +2.4
Conservative Eric Ollerenshaw 14,306 33.4 −0.9
Liberal Democrats Michael B. Taylor 5,252 12.3 −3.6
Liberal Philip Burke 757 1.8 N/A
Natural Law Anne-Marie Scott 134 0.3 N/A
Majority 8,074 18.9 +3.3
Turnout 42,829 74.9 +1.1
Labour hold Swing +1.6

Elections in the 1980s
General election 1987: Heywood and Middleton[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jim Callaghan 21,900 49.9 +6.6
Conservative Roy Walker 15,052 34.3 +0.3
SDP Ian Greenhalgh 6,953 15.8 −6.3
Majority 6,848 15.6
Turnout 43,905 73.8
Labour hold Swing +3.2
General election 1983: Heywood and Middleton[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labour Jim Callaghan 18,111 43.3 N/A
Conservative Christine Hodgson 14,137 33.8 N/A
SDP Arthur Rumbelow 9,262 22.1 N/A
BNP Kenneth Henderson 316 0.8 N/A
Majority 3,974 9.5 N/A
Turnout 41,826 69.9 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also
  • List of Parliamentary constituencies in Greater Manchester

Notes and references
Notes
  1. A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.
References
  1. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 3)
  3. "Statement of persons nominated 2019" (PDF).
  4. "Heywood & Middleton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  5. "Iain Gartside Chosen as By-Election Candidate". Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Conservatives.
  6. "Lib Dems select Anthony Smith for Heywood and Middleton contest". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk.
  7. "Rochdale Green Party Announce Abi Jackson as their candidate for the Heywood & Middleton by-election" (Press release). Green Party of England and Wales. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  8. Council, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough (May 6, 2010). "Election results for Heywood & Middleton, 6 May 2010". democracy.rochdale.gov.uk.
  9. "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  10. http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge87/i11.htm
  11. http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge83/i11.htm

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