Royton (UK Parliament constituency)

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Royton
County constituency
Created: 1918
Abolished: 1950
Type: House of Commons
Members: One

Royton was a parliamentary constituency centred on the Royton district of Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.

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[edit] History

The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.

[edit] Boundaries


[edit] Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1918 Sir Wilfrid Sugden Coalition Conservative
1923 William Gorman Liberal
1924 Arthur Vernon Davies Conservative
1931 Harold Sutcliffe Conservative
1950 constituency abolished

[edit] Election results


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