Oldham West and Royton by-election, 2015
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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] | |||||
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| 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]
- Oldham West by-election, 1968
- United Kingdom general election, 2015
- Opinion polling for the next United Kingdom general election
References[edit]
- ^ "Labour MP Michael Meacher dies". BBC News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Oldham West & Royton". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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