Oldham West and Royton by-election, 2015

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Oldham West by-election, 2015
United Kingdom
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OldhamWestRoyton2007Constituency.svg

Location of Oldham West and Royton constituency within Greater Manchester

Incumbent MP

Michael Meacher
Labour

The Oldham West and Royton by-election of 2015 is an expected by-election for the British House of Commons constituency of Oldham West and Royton, in Greater Manchester.

The election is expected as Michael Meacher, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton, died on 21 October 2015 after a short illness.[1] Meacher had held the constituency since its creation in the 1997 election, while Meacher had previously held the predecessor seat of Oldham West since the 1970 election.

It will be the first by-election of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Result at the 2015 general election[edit]

General Election 2015: Oldham West and Royton[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Meacher 23,630 54.8 +9.3
UKIP Francis Arbour 8,892 20.6 +17.4
Conservative Kamran Ghafoor 8,187 19.0 -4.7
Liberal Democrat Garth Harkness 1,589 3.7 -15.4
Green Simeon Hart 839 1.9 +1.9
Majority 14,738 34.2
Turnout 43,137 59.6
Labour hold Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Labour MP Michael Meacher dies". BBC News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015. 
  2. ^ "Oldham West & Royton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.