Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Heywood and Middleton County constituency |
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| Heywood and Middleton shown within Greater Manchester, and Greater Manchester shown within England | |
| Created: | 1983 |
| MP: | Jim Dobbin |
| Party: | Labour Co-operative |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Greater Manchester |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Heywood and Middleton is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency is one of three 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 Norden), and some of the rural area to the north.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Greater Manchester, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended the creation of a modified Heywood and Middleton constituency using the following electoral wards from within the Rochdale Borough:
- Bamford, Castleton, East Middleton, Hopwood Hall, Norden, North Heywood, North Middleton, South Middleton, West Heywood, West Middleton
[edit] History
The constituency was formed in 1983, from parts of the old Heywood and Royton and Middleton and Prestwich constituencies. It is a safe seat for the Labour Party, with them having held it since its formation. From 1983 until his retirement in 1997, the MP was James Callaghan, who should not be confused with the former Prime Minister with the same name. Since 1997, the seat has been held by Jim Dobbin.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1983 – 1997: James Callaghan, Labour
- 1997 – present: Jim Dobbin, Labour Co-operative
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Heywood and Middleton | |||||
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| 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 | |
| British National | Gary Aronsson | 1,855 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
| Liberal | Philip Burke | 1,377 | 3.5 | +0.9 | |
| UK Independence | John Whittaker | 767 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
| 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 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Jim Dobbin | 22,377 | 57.7 | N/A | |
| 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 Democrat | Christine West | 345 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Majority | 11,670 | 30.1 | |||
| Turnout | 38,779 | 53.1 | -15.3 | ||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
| General Election 1997: Heywood and Middleton | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour Co-op | Jim Dobbin | 29,179 | 57.7 | ||
| Conservative | Sebastian Grigg | 11,637 | 23.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | David Clayton | 7,908 | 15.6 | ||
| Referendum Party | Mrs C West | 1,076 | 2.1 | ||
| Liberal | Philip Burke | 750 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | 17,542 | 34.7 | |||
| Turnout | 50,550 | 68.4 | |||
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ||||
