| Oldham East | |
| Type: | Borough |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1950 |
| Abolished: | 1983 |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Previous: | Oldham |
| Next: | Oldham Central & Royton and Littleborough & Saddleworth[1] |
Oldham East was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Oldham in the north-east of Greater Manchester. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The constituency was created at the 1950 general election, succeeding the former two-seat Oldham constituency, and was abolished at the 1983 general election. The constituency since 1997 is Oldham East and Saddleworth (UK Parliament constituency).
1950–1955: The County Borough of Oldham wards of Clarksfield, Mumps, St James', St Mary's, St Paul's, St Peter's, and Waterhead, and the Urban District of Lees.[2]
1955–1983: As above plus Bardsley ward.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Frank Fairhurst | Labour | ||
| 1951 | Sir Ian Horobin | Conservative | ||
| 1959 | Charles Mapp | Labour | ||
| 1970 | James Lamond | Labour | ||
| 1983 | constituency abolished | |||